Possible Al Qaeda attempt to blow up Federal Reserve

[cratehorus]

Federal authorities running a sting operation arrested a 21-year-old Bangladeshi man, who came to the U.S. on a student visa and was allegedly planning to blow up the Federal Reserve Bank of New York with what he believed was a 1,000-pound bomb, officials said.

Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis was detained Wednesday after an alleged attempt to detonate the device, which was inert and part of an elaborate investigation by federal authorities and NYPD detectives.

Prosecutors say Nafis was apparently motivated by al Qaeda and traveled to the United States in January under the pretext of attending college in Missouri in order carry out "a terrorist attack on U.S. soil" and to recruit members to form a terrorist cell.

It's not clear whether Nafis maintained al Qaeda ties, but authorities say he apparently claimed that the plot was his own, and that it was his sole motivation for the U.S. trip.

this is why all that youtube anti-semitic propaganda should be outlawed

http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/17/justice/ne...index.html

[Darth]

What utter nonsense. Your post says he is from al Qaeda or at least motivated by them

The libertarians would say that the Fed is harming the U.S.
This guy is al Qaeda (or motivated by them), says so right there in your post.
He was trying to help the U.S (albeit by ineffective violent means) then?
libertarian =/= nazi and libertarian =/= al Qaeda, I can't believe I have to type these words...

Yes, let's use this as a justification for outlawing free speech, great idea. Never mind that antisemitism seems to be irrelevant in this story...
You've been getting more and more ridiculous recently.

[Tiberius]

You really are a pathetic moron cratehorus. You don't see Stue or I taking acts of terrorism and trying desperately to link then to communism. Grow up.

[Autumnlicious]

As usual, cratehorus is full of shit.

[Faith No More]

(Yes, I know it's photoshopped, but I thought it adequately represented the level of fail in this thread.)

[Jackalope]

Trolls gonna troll.

[Autumnlicious]

I've changed the title to reflect the facts of the case as currently known, which is a potential Al Qaeda driven attempt on the Federal Reserve.

[Tino]

It's just the religion of peace trying to spread it's message.

[cratehorus]

I've changed the title to reflect the facts of the case as currently known, which is a potential Al Qaeda driven attempt on the Federal Reserve.

How sure are you about that?

Howard Willie Carter II was arraigned Thursday in federal court in San Diego on three counts of child pornography. He pleaded not guilty.

Investigators discovered child porn on Carter’s computer after he communicated online with Nafis.

The official was not authorized to speak publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Carter wasn’t charged in the bomb plot, but he’s listed as an unnamed co-conspirator in the federal complaint against Nafis.

http://nation.time.com/2012/10/19/confli...r-suspect/

[Annik]

He said 'currently'. Herpderp.

EDIT: Furthermore, your original title was/is still wildly inaccurate.