Terrorism is still a real threat
9/11 may have been 8 years ago, but the motivation and planning that led to that day still exists and “people” (they don’t even deserve to be called that) are out planning to kill Americans. I’m glad we caught this but I worry that one day we won’t catch a plot in time.
The FBI arrested three men overnight on charges they lied to federal agents during an investigation of a terror plot against New York City that authorities say was “the real deal.”
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electronic intercepts revealed Zazi had sent text messages suggesting, in code, the plot was nearing the attack stage. “The wedding cake is ready,” Zazi allegedly wrote.
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A computer belonging to Zazi showed he had researched baseball and football stadiums and sites used in the recent Fashion Week event in New York City
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A recipe for homemade explosives found on Zazi’s computer would have produced a bomb of the same size and type used in London, authorities said. The suicide bombers in London used backpacks and plastic containers to carry the explosive mixtures.
