New York, NY - Al Qaida Operative Tied to NY Subway Bomb Plot |
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New York, NY - Counterterrorism officials have linked one of the nation’s most wanted terrorists to last year’s thwarted plot to bomb the New York subway system.
Authorities believe that Adnan Shukrijumah (ahd-NAHN’ el SHOOK’-ree joohm-HAH’) met with one of the would-be suicide bombers in a plot that Attorney General Eric Holder called one of the most dangerous since 9/11.
Officials say Shukrijumah is among the top candidates to be al-Qaida’s next head of external operations, the man in charge of planning attacks worldwide.
Federal prosecutors have named Shukrijumah in a draft indictment but were still discussing whether to pursue it. Some feared the extra attention would hinder efforts to capture him.
Current and former officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it.
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Jun 30, 2010 at 05:48 PM US Citizen Says:Report as Inappropriate
It's long overdue to recognize who are our friends and who are our enemies. Unless we take immediate action and alienate our enemies regardless of race, we will eat the consequences.
The same thing was done during world war II. However, unfortunately based on the current occupier of the white house, we may reasonably assume that the UN together with the blessings of the white house will take immediate inaction.
Accordingly, we better get ready.