THE SUN.co.uk: "25 BRITS IN JET BOMB PLOTS Cops fear that 25 British-born Muslims are plotting to bomb airliners." (SNIPPET: "The 25 suspects, of Pakistani and Somali descent, were radicalised in UK mosques. Some had been to university and studied engineering or computer sciences. Others were former street gang members. Special Branch monitored them as they flew to Yemen, in the Middle East, from British airports in the spring and summer. In almost every case, their tickets were paid for in cash and bought less than a week before travel. The source added: "Imams would have promised them rewards in heaven for becoming suicide bombers prepared to kill Westerners."") (December 27, 2009)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - blog: "'HUNDREDS' MORE AL QAEDA OPERATIVES IN YEMEN PLANNING ATTACKS, FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS" (SNIPPET: ""Of course there are a number of Al Qaeda operatives in Yemen and some of their leaders. We realize this danger," Al-Qirbi said. "They may actually plan attacks like the one we have just had in Detroit. There are maybe hundreds of them - 200, 300."") (December 29, 2009, 3:32)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "OFFICIAL LAUDS YEMENI GOVERNMENT FOR TAKING ON AL-QAIDA" (SNIPPET: "The Yemeni government said the strikes were a success, but there has not been an accounting of casualties in the strikes.") (December 28, 2009)
COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "AL-QAIDA IN YEMEN CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR CHRISTMAS DAY AIRLINE TERROR PLOT" by Evan Kohlmann (SNIPPET: "The group acknowledged that the device had failed to properly detonate, but promised that it would "continue on this path until we achieve success."") (December 28, 2009, 08:51 pm)
ABC NEWS.go.com - The Blotter: "TWO AL QAEDA LEADERS BEHIND NORTHWEST FLIGHT 253 TERROR PLOT WERE RELEASED BY U.S. (SNIPPET: "American officials agreed to send the two terrorists from Guantanamo to Saudi Arabia where they entered into an "art therapy rehabilitation program" and were set free, according to U.S. and Saudi officials. Guantanamo prisoner #333, Muhamad Attik al-Harbi, and prisoner #372, Said Ali Shari, were sent to Saudi Arabia on Nov. 9, 2007, according to the Defense Department log of detainees who were released from American custody. Al-Harbi has since changed his name to Muhamad al-Awfi." (December 28, 2009)
ABC NEWS.go.com - The Blotter: "TWO AL QAEDA LEADERS BEHIND NORTHWEST FLIGHT 253 TERROR PLOT WERE RELEASED BY U.S. (SNIPPET: "American officials agreed to send the two terrorists from Guantanamo to Saudi Arabia where they entered into an "art therapy rehabilitation program" and were set free, according to U.S. and Saudi officials. Guantanamo prisoner #333, Muhamad Attik al-Harbi, and prisoner #372, Said Ali Shari, were sent to Saudi Arabia on Nov. 9, 2007, according to the Defense Department log of detainees who were released from American custody. Al-Harbi has since changed his name to Muhamad al-Awfi." (December 28, 2009)
ABC NEWS.go.com - The Blotter - Exclusive: "PHOTOS OF THE NORTHWEST AIRLINES BOMB Accused Bomber Abdulmutallab's Underwear, Explosive Packet and Detonator" (SNIPPET: "It is a six-inch long packet of the high explosive chemical called PETN, less than a half cup in volume, weighing about 80 grams. A government test with 50 grams of PETN blew a hole in the side of an airliner. That was the amount in the bomb carried by the so-called shoe bomber Richard Reid over Christmas 2001. The underpants bomb would have been one and a half times as powerful.") (December 28, 2009)
stepping back in time...INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "FUN WITH BINARY EXPLOSIVES" (SNIPPET: "Binary explosives are bad, bad stuff. The jihadis have not yet learned how to make the stuff, but they have enough chemical engineers in their ranks that it should only be matter of time.") (January 14, 2007)
Video (CNN): "Intended Victims of Northwest Flight 253 Apprehended Islamic Terrorist" (Note: THANK YOU PASSENGER JASPER SCHURINGA for your quick action. -Cindy) (December 26, 2009)
AF.REUTERS.com: Amsterdam - "DUTCH PROBE CLAIMS OF NIGERIAN BOMBER ACCOMPLICE" (SNIPPET: "A U.S. couple on the flight, Kurt and Lori Haskell, told Reuters and other news agencies that they saw a tall, well-dressed man aged about 50 with the suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on Friday morning at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport.") (December 28, 2009, 7:37 am GMT)
JIHAD WATCH.org (MLIVE.com, December 26, 2009): "WHO WAS THAT SHARPLY DRESSED MAN" (SNIPPET: "Haskell said he and his wife were sitting on the ground near their boarding gate in Amsterdam, which is when they saw Mutallab approach the gate with an unidentified man. Kurt and Lori Haskell are attorneys with Haskell Law Firm in Taylor. Their expertise includes bankruptcy, family law and estate planning. While Mutallab was poorly dressed,his friend was dressed in an expensive suit, Haskell said. He says the suited man asked ticket agents whether Mutallab could board without a passport. "The guy said, 'He's from Sudan and we do this all the time.'" Mutallab is Nigerian.") (December 27, 2009)
JIHAD WATCH.org (ABC NEWS): "SUSPECT IN ATTEMPTED BOMBING OF DETROIT FLIGHT HAD VISA TO ATTEND 'RELIGIOUS CEREMONY'" (SNIPPET: "The suspect was identified as Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, who according to federal documents is an engineering student at University College of London.") (December 25, 2009)
THE JAWA REPORT - blog: "FLIGHT 253 BOMBER CLAIMS AL-QAEDA IN YEMEN LINKS (Updated - Video Image of Abdulmutallab added)" (SNIPPET: "I received a copy of this video the other day. The 23rd to be exact. It was the subject of some chatter on a the boards talking about "Was it really safe to fly". No kidding.") (December 26, 2009, 07:27 am)
DAWN.com: "BRITISH EMBASSY IN YEMEN TARGETED BY AL-QAEDA" (SNIPPET: "Sanaa: The British embassy in Sanaa was the target of an al-Qaeda suicide plot foiled by Yemeni authorities last week, a defence ministry-linked website said on Thursday.") (December 24, 2009)
WASHINGTON POST.com: "SIX YEMENI DETAINEES AT GUANTANAMO BAY TO BE REPATRIATED" (SNIPPET: "The Obama administration is planning to repatriate six Yemenis held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a transfer that could be a prelude to the release of dozens more detainees to Yemen, according to sources with independent knowledge of the matter.") (December 18, 2009, 5:04 am)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "ICT JIHADI WEBSITES MONITORING GROUP..." (SNIPPET: "One of the surfers suggests using a low power laser in order to bring planes down. Several surfers show enthusiasm for this suggestion, but one surfer doubts it, including suggestions made by other surfers to use higher powered lasers, such as those appearing on the website of the...") (December 23, 2009)
Thanks to Freeper Kristinn for his research and post on the FR link listed below. Please click on the FR link to read his thread and check his hyper-text links. Thank you. -Cindy
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“Plane Bomber Was Anti-War Activist in London (Freeper Research Thread)”
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 | Kristinn
Posted on December 29, 2009 5:44:58 PM PST by kristinn
Blog:
http://michellemalkin.com/2009/12/30/yemen-gitmo-and-jihadi-revolving-doors/
“Yemen, Gitmo, and jihadi revolving doors”
By Michelle Malkin
December 30, 2009 03:15 AM
http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2009/12/flight_253_passenger_tells_msn.html
“Second person was detained by U.S. Customs after alleged attack on Flight 253”
By Sheena Harrison | MLive.com
December 29, 2009, 6:46PM
SNIPPET: “A person was detained by customs at Detroit Metro Airport on Friday following Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s alleged attack on Northwest Airlines Flight 253, according to a spokesman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
It is unknown why the person was detained or whether the person will face any charges, spokesman Ron Smith told MLive.com.
Update: In an interview on Wednesday afternoon, Smith said MLive.com’s story was accurate. He clarified that the man taken into custody came to Detroit aboard a separate flight and was detained for issues unrelated to the attack on Flight 253.
Bill Carter, a spokesman with the FBI in Washington, D.C., said in an interview Tuesday that Abdulmutallab was the only person arrested or charged in relation to Friday’s foiled attack.”