[conservative in nyc]

Assem Hammoud is Lebanese, not Canadian. He lived in Beirut, but had visited Canada on occasion. Some other members of his cell were living in Canada.

Canadian authorities helped sweep this cell up. The investigation might still be ongoing. Whoever leaked the story to the New York Daily News did our counterterrorism officials no favor.

[FairOpinion]

I am not blaming the Canadians.


Canadian suspected in NYC terror plot

http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/National/2006/07/08/1674445-sun.html


Authorities believe a Canadian co-conspirator was involved in the alleged plot to blow up New York tunnels and submerge lower Manhattan under a torrent of flood waters.

CTV News reported the man was from Montreal.

CTV also said Canadian authorities are looking into whether alleged ringleader Assem Hammoud ever spent time in Canada.

[BluH2o]

Whoever leaked the story to the New York Daily News did our counterterrorism officials no favor.

Well, they could have leaked it to the NY Times whose circulation exceeds the NY Daily News (or, at least, use to).