TERRORIST CAPTURED!

“SPRINGFIELD�Acting U.S. Attorney Jeffrey B. Lang of the Central District of Illinois and Karen E. Spangenberg, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI, Springfield Division, today announced that Michael C. Finton, aka., �Talib Islam,� has been arrested on charges of attempted murder of federal employees and attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction (explosives) in connection with a plot to detonate a vehicle bomb at the federal building in Springfield, Ill.

In his alleged efforts to carry out the plot, Finton ultimately dealt with undercover FBI agents and confidential sources who continuously monitored his activities up to the time of the arrest. Further, in his alleged efforts, Finton drove a vehicle containing inactive explosives to the Paul Findley Federal Building and Courthouse in Springfield and attempted to detonate them, according to a criminal complaint filed today in the Central District of Illinois. The arrest of Finton is not in any way related to the ongoing terror investigation in New York and Colorado.

Finton, 29, a resident of Decatur, Ill., is charged in the criminal complaint with one count of attempted murder of federal officers or employees and attempted use a weapon of mass destruction. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of life in prison. Finton made his initial appearance today in federal court in Springfield.

�This alleged plot drives home the stark reality that we must avoid complacency and remain ever vigilant to the threats that violent extremists may pose to public safety,� said Acting U.S. Attorney Jeffrey B. Lang. �A number of different law enforcement agencies and officers worked closely together to avert the potential tragedy alleged in the complaint.�

�The criminal complaint alleges that Michael Finton sought and attempted to bomb a federal courthouse, but fortunately a coordinated undercover law enforcement effort was able to thwart his efforts and ensure no one was harmed,� said David Kris, Assistant Attorney General for National Security.

�The FBI, working in conjunction with our law enforcement partners through the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), is working behind the scenes every day to proactively identify and neutralize potential threats before they come to fruition,� said Karen E. Spangenberg, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI, Springfield Division. �This case is a prime example of our commitment to protect Americans from terrorist attacks, through prevention.�

According to the affidavit filed in support of the criminal complaint, Finton came to the attention of law enforcement. As a part of the investigation, his parole officer was contacted. After his parole officer learned that Finton had committed a parole violation, he was arrested in August 2007 and his parole was revoked. Several of Finton�s writings recovered after his arrest indicate that he had written a letter to John Walker Lindh, an American who was captured fighting for the Taliban and is imprisoned on terrorism violations. After his release from prison, in a January 2008 interview with the FBI, Finton allegedly explained that he idolized Lindh. The affidavit further alleges that, in March 2008, Finton received funds from an individual in Saudi Arabia that he used to travel to Saudi Arabia in April 2008. He returned to the United States in May 2008.

According to the affidavit, over the next few months, Finton communicated with an individual who, unbeknownst to him, was a law enforcement source. The affidavit alleges that during these talks, Finton expressed his desire to receive military training and to travel to Gaza or other overseas locations to become a jihadist fighter.

In February 2009, Finton was introduced to an undercover FBI special officer posing as a low-level al-Qaeda operative. According to the affidavit, Finton expressed his desire to receive military training at a camp and to fight in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Somalia or other locations. The undercover agent told Finton several times that it was Finton�s decision and that he could walk away from the decision anytime. According to the affidavit, Finton indicated that he was excited and had no second thoughts about attending a camp.

In the ensuing months, the affidavit alleges that Finton discussed possibly targeting locations in the United States. The affidavit alleges that Finton ultimately suggested the Paul Findley Federal Building and Courthouse in downtown Springfield as a primary target. According to the affidavit, Finton conducted surveillance of the building and proposed a remotely-detonated car bomb for the attack. Further, according to the affidavit, Finton observed that U.S. Congressman Aaron Schock�s office, located at the corner of East Monroe and 6th Streets, would be a secondary target.

The affidavit alleges that on Aug. 14, 2009, Finton and the undercover officer made a video recording in which Finton provided his own political rationale for attacking the United States. Days later, Finton allegedly made two more videos in which he spoke of his belief that America is at war with Islam.

On Sept. 1, 2009, Finton met with the undercover FBI officer and was told the vehicle for the attack would be carrying close to one ton of explosives. According to the affidavit, Finton indicated an awareness that the bomb would cause civilian casualties, but expressed his view that such casualties were justified. Unbeknownst to Finton, the FBI ensured that the vehicle for the attack contained no actual explosive materials.

The affidavit alleges that yesterday, on September 23, 2009, Finton drove a van containing what he understood to be explosive material and parked it directly in front of the northwest corner of the federal building. Finton got out of the van, locked the door and got into another vehicle driven by the undercover FBI officer and drove away. Within a few blocks of the federal building, Finton made a cell phone call to remotely detonate the purported bomb in the van. FBI agents arrested Finton immediately after he attempted to detonate the device.

The investigation was conducted by the Springfield FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force and assisting law enforcement agencies. The prosecution is being handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney David E. Risley from the U.S. Attorney�s Office for the Central District of Illinois, with assistance from Trial Attorney Joanna Baltes from the Counterterrorism Section of the Justice Department�s National Security Division.

The public is reminded that a criminal complaint contains mere allegations and that a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.

http://springfield.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/2009/si092409.htm”

“DALLAS�James T. Jacks, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, and Robert E. Casey, Jr., Special Agent in Charge for the Dallas Office of the FBI, announced today that Hosam Maher Husein Smadi, 19, has been arrested and charged in a federal criminal complaint with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. Smadi, who was under continuous surveillance by the FBI, was arrested today near Fountain Place, a 60-story glass office tower located at 1445 Ross Avenue in downtown Dallas, after he placed an inert/inactive car bomb at the location. Smadi, a Jordanian citizen in the U.S. illegally, lived and worked in Italy, Texas. He has repeatedly espoused his desire to commit violent jihad and has been the focus of an undercover FBI investigation.

�The highest priority of the FBI and the Department of Justice remains the prevention of another terrorist attack within the United States,� said U.S. Attorney Jacks. �In that effort, it is the job of the FBI to locate and identify individuals intent upon carrying out any type of attack upon this country and its citizens/residents. Whether as part of a group or acting alone, persons contemplating such acts need to know that all components of the government are working together to ferret out their activities and to insure that such individuals face the full measure of the law. The identification and apprehension of this defendant, who was acting alone, is a sobering reminder that there are people among us who want to do us grave harm,� Jacks continued.

Special Agent in Charge Casey said, �Today�s arrest of Hosam Maher Husein Smadi underscores the FBI�s unwavering commitment to bring to justice persons who attempt to bring harm to citizens of this country and significant danger to this community. Smadi made a decision to act to commit a significant conspicuous act of violence under his banner of �self jihad.� He will now face justice. The many agents, detectives, analysts, and prosecutors who helped to bring about Thursday�s arrest deserve special thanks for their efforts. This case serves as a reminder of the continuing threats of terrorism we face as a nation and the FBI�s resolve to meet those threats. The arrest of Smadi is not in any way related to the ongoing terror investigation in New York and Colorado.�

�The criminal complaint alleges that Hosam Smadi sought and attempted to bomb the Fountain Place office tower, but a coordinated undercover law enforcement action was able to thwart his efforts and ensure no one was harmed,� said David Kris, Assistant Attorney General for National Security.

Smadi will make his initial appearance tomorrow in U.S. District Court before U.S. Magistrate Judge Irma C. Ramirez.

According to affidavits filed today with the complaint and search warrants:

Smadi was discovered by the FBI espousing his desire to commit significant acts of violence. Smadi stood out because of his vehement intention to actually conduct terror attacks in the U.S.

The FBI developed an investigative plan to determine Smadi�s true intent while also protecting the public�s safety. Smadi made clear his intention to serve as a soldier for Usama Bin Laden and al Qaeda, and to conduct violent jihad. Undercover FBI agents, posing as members of an al Qaeda �sleeper� cell, were introduced to Smadi, who repeatedly indicated to them that he came to the U.S. for the specific purpose of committing �Jihad for the sake of God.� Smadi clarified that he was interested in �self-jihad,� because it was �the best type of jihad.� Smadi was interested in violent jihad against those he deemed to be enemies of Islam. The investigation determined Smadi was not associated with other terrorist organizations.

Throughout the investigation, undercover FBI agents repeatedly encouraged Smadi to reevaluate his interpretation of jihad, counseling him that the obligations a Moslem has to perform jihad can be satisfied in many ways. Every time this interaction occurred, Smadi aggressively responded that he was going to commit significant, conspicuous acts of violence as his jihad.

In June 2009, Smadi identified potential targets in the Dallas area; but in mid-July, he notified an undercover FBI agent that he had changed his mind regarding the targets. On July 21, 2009, Smadi met with an undercover FBI agent and directed the agent to drive them to a Wells Fargo Bank in downtown Dallas. Smadi and the undercover FBI agent then drove to 1445 Ross Avenue where the Fountain Place office tower is located. A Wells Fargo Bank is located in that building. Smadi went into the building where he conducted his own reconnaissance.

In late August 2009, while meeting with one of the undercover FBI agents in Dallas, Smadi discussed the logistics and timing of the bombing, stating that he would have preferred to do the attack on �11 September,� but decided to wait until after the month of Ramadan, which ended on September 20, 2009. At the conclusion of the meeting, Smadi decided that a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) would be placed at the foundation of the Fountain Place office tower. Unbeknownst to Smadi, the FBI ensured the VBIED contained only an inert/inactive explosive device which contained no explosive materials.

A federal complaint is a written statement of the essential facts of the offenses charged, and must be made under oath before a magistrate judge. A defendant is entitled to the presumption of innocence until proven guilty. The offense of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction carries, upon conviction, a maximum statutory sentence of life in prison and a $250,000 fine.

The case is being investigated by the FBI in conjunction with members of the FBI-sponsored North Texas Joint Terrorism Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson is in charge of the prosecution. The Counterterrorism Section of the Justice Department�s National Security Division is assisting in the prosecution.

http://dallas.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel09/dl092409.htm”

“Thank you FBI.”

“Good catches.”

“Excellent! [/Mr. Burns]

Too bad Obama is DEGRADING our ability to stop terrorists from entering the country:

(CNSNews.com) - Even though the Border Patrol now reports that almost 1,300 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border is not under effective control, and the Department of Justice says that vast stretches of the border are “easily breached,” and the Government Accountability Office has revealed that three persons “linked to terrorism” and 530 aliens from “special interest countries” were intercepted at Border Patrol checkpoints last year, the administration is nonetheless now planning to decrease the number of Border Patrol agents deployed on the U.S.-Mexico border.”

“Well that and prosecuting (even though he PROMISED he wouldn't) the interrogators who have done so much to prevent this stuff.”

“It's gonna be sooooo fun squashing the libbies in oh-twelve!”

“Then we get to turn into Stovie and post silly cartoons”

“OOOH good comeback there WK, yeah charging the Other side for "not pursuing terrorists"

Face it Libbies have absolutely NO grasp of the concept of how to perform one of the primary constitutional responsibilities of the Federal Government.”

“WELLLL GAWLLLIE.....sista is sucking at her job.

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/60446”

“An american co. caught in car part terrorism.
cbsnews.com/stories/2010/01/28/business/main6150882.shtml
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“Homeland Security Announces Major Arrest

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Nappertaliano announced that �our efforts against terror have taken a significant step forward with the arrest of James O�Keefe and his accomplices in Louisiana this past week.�

O�Keefe is the journalist who gained notoriety last September for exposing corruption in the offices of Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN). He and three associates were arrested in the Louisiana office of Senator Mary Landrieu (D-La) and accused of attempting to �bug� the Senator�s phone lines.

�Based on his past activities, it is clear that Mr. O�Keefe represents a real threat to the government of the United States,� Nappertaliano said. �His defamation of ACORN, an organization of crucial importance to the success of President Obama�s agenda and continuation in office, helped put him on our Department�s radar screen. Now that we actually have him in custody, I think we can all rest a lot easier.�

The Secretary gave a public demonstration of the reassuring comfort the arrest has provided as she was observed dozing in her seat at President Obama�s �State of the Union� speech on Wednesday.”

“'Journalist, LMAO!!!”

“Somebody finally dropped a net on Cheney comma Dick?”

“And what's up with the DUH-bya where the boot logo used to be?”

“he's as much a journalist as those guys on Dateline”

“http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=abWDWCsGSN00

The rules mean nada.
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“Gates demurs on question of NY terrorism trial

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9DK607G0&show_article=1”

“LOL...they need to hold the trial in Chicago. And have Big SIS DARE the Terrorists to try something.”

“ROTFLMAO.......

Let me Preface this with Eric Holder was a Defense Attorney.....NOW any Criminal Trial will undoubtedly pay BIG buck to one of Holders buddies....

For weeks it has been asked "Who mirandized the Crotch Bomber"

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0210/32486.html


Attorney General Eric Holder says he made the decision to read the underwear bomber suspect his Miranda rights � and he�s hammering Republicans for politicizing a practice he says they backed when George W. Bush was in office.


�I made the decision to charge Mr. Abdulmutallab with federal crimes, and to seek his detention in connection with those charges, with the knowledge of, and with no objection from, all other relevant departments of the government,� Holder wrote in a letter to senators Monday.


He called the decision �fully consistent� with precedents set by �administrations of both parties.�


�Those policies and practices, which were not criticized when employed by previous administrations, have been and remain extremely effective in protecting national security,� he said.


The Holder letter is the Obama administration�s latest round in an ongoing battle with congressional Republicans, who have accused the president of jeopardizing national security by informing the alleged terror plotter of his right to remain silent.


Holder said intelligence and law enforcement officials explicitly discussed whether to use the military tribunal system to try Abdulmutallab.



Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0210/32486.html#ixzz0ea2uCtgK


NOW we find out...http://cnsnews.com/news/article/60913

Mueller, Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and National Counterterrorism Center Director Michael Leiter all told congressional committees they were not consulted about the Christmas decision to Mirandize Abdulmutallab.
On Jan. 21, all Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans signed a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder asking him who at Justice decided to Mirandize Abdulmutallab. On Jan. 26, Sessions joined McConnell and the ranking Republicans on the Intelligence, Homeland Security and Armed Services committees in signing a letter to Holder asking him to provide written answers to questions about the Christmas Day decisions and to testify about those decisions.

As of Tuesday, the administration had not responded to either letter. Now the questions should go to Obama: What did you decide, and when did you decide it?

Okay here are the REAL facts...we are eventually GOING to get hit. BAD, I am talking people who do medical first response are being trained to "Cataloge Bodies" meaning no intent on treatment, just box and bury.

The most likely targets are the areas that ironically voted overwhelmingly for this bunch.”

“Do you masturbate when you fantasize about your fellow Americans being murdered or does it just seem that way from your posts?



I've been searching the threads for where you were all upset that Richard Reid was read his rights within 5 minutes of being removed from the plane and again 3 more times over the next two days but I can't seem to find it.

Stop being an ass.”

“Still into lying, vile?”

“Rev...http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dean/20011123.html


yeah might want to read the PRECEDENT (the thing that law is supposed to be based on)....

However defined, Safire's charge is unjustified because the president is not setting up courts, nor did he act hastily. As the Supreme Court stated in Ex Parte Quirin, "military tribunals � are not courts in the sense of the Judiciary Article [of the Constitution]." Rather, they are the military's administrative bodies to determine the guilt of declared enemies, and pass judgment.

There is nothing hasty about this military order, which has been in the works for two months. Clearly, it has been reviewed by attorneys in the Department of Justice, the Department of Defense, and the White House.

But more importantly, it is merely the first step, for the order directs the Secretary of Defense to promulgate the rules and procedures for the military tribunals. Setting rules and procedures is antithetical to offering the "arbitrary and summary justice" that is the hallmark of a true kangaroo court.

The reality is these are not 'bad kids who broke a window". These are trained killers who intend to kill as many innocent Americans as they can.”

“Last April, the president visited CIA headquarters to boost morale. "Speaking before some of the very intelligence officers he had publicly accused of complicity in torture," as Bush White House chief speechwriter Marc Thiessen writes in his new book defending the CIA's enhanced interrogation, "Courting Disaster," President Obama admitted to them that under his new policies, "you've got a harder job."

"The president has, by his own admission, forced the CIA to operate with one hand tied behind its back" � Obama's own analogy � and "made the agency's job of protecting us from terror harder," adds Thiessen.

At the risk of being accused of a schoolyard taunt, does the certainty of another attack have anything to do with one of America's hands being tied?

http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=520077


Rev...my question is How prepared are you? Given your proclivities I would suggest you get a tattoo of your SSN on your right Bicep.”

“Terrorist Toyota(TM) up 3%.”

“http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,586721,00.html?test=latestnews

The U.S. Army is investigating allegations that soldiers were attempting to poison the food supply at Fort Jackson in South Carolina.

The ongoing probe began two months ago, Chris Grey, a spokesman for the Army�s Criminal Investigation Division, told Fox News.

The Army is taking the allegations �extremely seriously,� Grey said, but so far, "there is no credible information to support the allegations."

Five suspects, detained in December, were part of an Arabic translation program called "09 Lima" and use Arabic as their first language, two sources told Fox News. Another military source said they were Muslim. It wasn't clear whether they were still being held.

Grey would not confirm or deny the sources� information.

Treason or "a bad misunderstanding?"”

“They didn't own a airplane for a quick fix.”

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Armed man spotted at North Carolina airport just as President Obama, Air Force One took off

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - An armed man spotted at a North Carolina airport parking lot just after Air Force One departed Sunday told an officer he wanted to see the President and had a car equipped with police gear, including a siren and flashing lights, authorities said.

Joseph Sean McVey, 23, of Coshocton, Ohio, is charged with going armed in terror of the public, a misdemeanor, said Asheville Regional Airport Police Capt. Kevan Smith.

Security was heightened at the airport because President Obama was leaving after spending the weekend vacationing in Asheville. He was headed to a memorial service for 29 West Virginia coal miners killed in an explosion.

At about 2 p.m., airport police saw McVey get out of a maroon car with Ohio plates and that he had a sidearm, Smith said. Both airport police and the Secret Service questioned him and he was taken into custody. The suspect was nowhere near the president's plane, which had just departed, and was in a rental car return lot that is open to the public, Smith said.

His car was equipped with clear LED law enforcement-style strobe lights in the front and rear dash, Smith said. The car also had a mounted digital camera in the front window, four large antennas on the trunk lid, and under the steering wheel was a working siren box. Smith said McVey was not in law enforcement.

When McVey got out of the car, he was listening to a handheld scanner and radio that had a remote earpiece, Smith said. Police said he was monitoring local agencies and had formulas for rifle scopes on a note in his cup holder. Police did not immediately elaborate on what the formulas might mean and Smith was not available to comment late Sunday.

McVey gave authorities an Ohio driver's license, but a computer check failed to show the number was valid, police said. His hometown of Coshocton is about halfway between Pittsburgh and Columbus, Ohio.

When Officer Kaleb Rice asked him what he was doing, McVey told him he heard the president was in town and wanted to see him.

Rice removed the firearm and took McVey into custody.



Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2010/04/26/2010-04-26_armed_man_spotted_at_north_carolina_airport_just_as_president_obama_air_force_on.html#ixzz0mOXX8Lcn”

“poosers (R) danger U.S. Diss boy shud B cent bak to Sonny daz skool.”

“So if I got this right, Joseph McVey is a terrorist, but Nidal Malik Hasan is just some guy who lost his way. Is that right?”

“Dper iz a terriorist unt trade door.”

“The motorcade was probably speeding and he was going to pull them over to check Daddy-Os proof of insurance and birth certificate.”

“going armed in terror of the public

I had to look up the gun laws of North Carolina to see what this is. Basically, open carry is legal unless otherwise prohibited, but there's this law that says if a liberal bedwetter spots a person open carrying for no good reason (i.e. hunting, shooting range) then they can call the police and the police can arrest the guy.

So, this story is just more politicized, emotional bullsh*t from the biggest pansy on this site.”

“Arrest is one thing conviction is another. Remember when the police arrest you you still have a right to trial. Unless you are a conservative then its pretty much over.”

“Victims like Sarah and Rush, all Victims of the non-x-tian world of infidels. The dude is a fruit cake that visits his 'How Many Guns' site each day and searches the web for gun laws, so he san find a place to show off.”