Feds: Mass. Man Plotted Terrorist Attacks

2009_10_tamk.jpg As suspected terrorist Najibullah Zazi sits in federal custody, the feds announced another terrorism-related arrest: The Boston Globe reports that 27-year-old Tarek Mehanna of Sudbury, MA and co-conspirators "allegedly plotted terrorist assaults on shopping malls in which he and his fellow conspirators would use automatic weapons to mow down civilians, federal authorities said today as they announced his arrest...The conspirators were inspired to prepare for the shopping mall attacks by the Washington, D.C., sniper shootings of 2002 and viewed civilians as fair game because they were taxpayers and nonbelievers, [acting US Attorney Michael] Loucks said. The plot never materialized because the conspirators could not obtain automatic weapons."

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Wow, MA has strict gun laws? How were they planning to single out tax payers?

"The plot never materialized because the conspirators could not obtain automatic weapons."

They were apprehended while effecting their backup plan- placing neon signs of Cartoon Network characters around the city.

it's always the beardy ones that get themselves in trouble.

That's because it's always the unbeardy ones in power who think the beardy ones are more likely to be troublemakers.

oh come on love, you can certainly do better than that.

another huh case?
makes you wonder why they just didnt make them meet up in some warehouse discussing plots around wooden boxes stenciled M16.

the article is confusing, saying he was arrested leaving the country in Nov 2008.


charged with making false statements?
indicted in Jan 2009,
but then rearrested yesterday at his home for BLOG POSTINGS?

sounds familiar?

"conspirators viewed and disseminated jihadist videos"

a huh...

funny it sounds more like they wanted some press attention after obama was praising NYC for foiling the beauty supplies plot...

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