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NY man charged with building 200-lb bomb to allegedly detonate on Election Day
WRAL ^ | 10 10 2018 | Sophie Tatum and Jessica Schneider

Posted on 10/10/2018 5:11:16 PM PDT by yesthatjallen

A New York man has been charged with building a 200-pound bomb he allegedly planned to detonate on Washington's National Mall on Election Day.

Paul Rosenfeld, 56, appeared in federal court on Wednesday after law enforcement agents found an explosive device in his basement on Tuesday, according to a news release from the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.

Rosenfeld was pulled over while driving, and in an interview with law enforcement agents, he admitted to purchasing black powder online, transporting it to his house in New York from New Jersey and constructing an explosive device in his basement, the news release said. He also said he has previously built smaller explosives to test the devices, according to the release.

A series of letters and text messages sent during August and September also show Rosenfeld intended to detonate the device as a way to bring attention to a political ideology called "sortition," according to the news release, which it describes as a "theory that advocates the random selection of government officials."

It was not immediately clear if Rosenfeld is being represented by an attorney.

"As alleged in the complaint, Paul M. Rosenfeld planned to detonate a large explosive to kill himself and draw attention to his radical political beliefs. Had he been successful, Rosenfeld's alleged plot could have claimed the lives of innocent bystanders and caused untold destruction," US Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said in a statement.

(Excerpt) Read more at wral.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: fnjb; terrorism
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To: Sooth2222

I guess he agrees with William F. Buckley that 100 people chosen at random from the phone book is better than the Senate.


41 posted on 10/10/2018 5:56:01 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: yesthatjallen

Well. Apparently this guy was completely incapable of keeping his mouth shut about anything.


42 posted on 10/10/2018 5:57:40 PM PDT by The Toll
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To: yesthatjallen

Sortition sounds a lot like anarchy to me. Anarchists were literal bomb-throwers a hundred years ago.


43 posted on 10/10/2018 5:59:03 PM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest)
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To: Celerity

“He’s from NY, he IS a democrat. Period. Many have chosen to go toe-to-toe with me on this topic, but I stick to my guns. There is no such thing as a conservative in NY and it’s nearby states. They are all “But” conservatives.”

Congratulations. That is the STUPIDEST thing I have read on FR in years.


44 posted on 10/10/2018 6:08:09 PM PDT by Brooklyn Attitude (The first step in ending the war on white people is to recognize it exists.)
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To: ex91B10

Since serious allegations justify fake evidence, I’m going with:
“Sir, I just clocked you doing 65 mph in a 60 mph zone. What’s the rush?”
“Well Officer, with Election Day right around the corner, I need to get all this black powder back to my basement pronto. Can I go now?”


45 posted on 10/10/2018 6:11:21 PM PDT by Chewbarkah
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To: yesthatjallen

Are they certain it wasn’t Mohammad bin-Rosenfeld?


46 posted on 10/10/2018 6:12:00 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: yesthatjallen
💣. How did he ever get that close to hildabeast? 👹
47 posted on 10/10/2018 6:14:43 PM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: yesthatjallen

“Resist!”


48 posted on 10/10/2018 6:16:11 PM PDT by MountainWalker
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To: Bonemaker

I was hoping in Illinois


49 posted on 10/10/2018 6:19:08 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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To: Celerity
You really need to stop posting such utter, unalloyed tripe.

We could all easily say the same stupid thing about your home state Pa.; however, unlike you, we have more than 3 working brain cells!

Is President Trump really a DEM?

How about all of the posters, who are from or now live in NYC or N.Y. State?

50 posted on 10/10/2018 6:25:05 PM PDT by nopardons
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From the first Article I saw on this : He had no plans to hurt anyone else, officials said.

B.S. if he had no intention of hurting anyone else, he would have bought a razor blade to slit his wrists. not built a 200 Lb Bomb.

51 posted on 10/10/2018 6:28:41 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: BigEdLB

According to Fox News, he was going to detonate it at the Washington Mall.


52 posted on 10/10/2018 6:31:11 PM PDT by miss marmelstein
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To: familyop

““Black powder?” LOL!”

Black powder is a serious explosive. But 200 lbs of it would cost probably close to two grand. And buying it anyplace in that quantity would draw serious attention unless you are a club firing replica guns, civil war reinactors, etc.


53 posted on 10/10/2018 6:31:40 PM PDT by redfreedom
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To: yesthatjallen

Sounds like a Democrat voter...Crazy...


55 posted on 10/10/2018 6:32:45 PM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
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To: ping jockey

just. That where he threatened to poke him in the nose?


56 posted on 10/10/2018 6:34:01 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (If you want a definition of "bullying" just watch the Democrats in the Senate)
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To: Celerity

“He’s from NY, he IS a democrat. Period.”

Same applies to many Californians. My sister lives out there and claims to be a Republican. Listen to her talk, especially when she thinks global warming is real, and you’d swear she was a leftist nutjob.


57 posted on 10/10/2018 6:34:19 PM PDT by redfreedom
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To: Celerity

I’m originally from NJ.
There are a lot of conservatives there AND in NY.
It takes more courage to be a conservative in those areas than anywhere else.


58 posted on 10/10/2018 6:41:44 PM PDT by ZULU (MAGA)
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To: yesthatjallen

Was he working with Madonna?


59 posted on 10/10/2018 6:55:02 PM PDT by trublu
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To: firebrand

“here is no such thing as a conservative in NY and it’s nearby states. They are all “But” conservatives. Those who will agree with any right-wing perspective always including a “... but...” in their response.”

look at the troll jackass ping.


60 posted on 10/10/2018 7:02:00 PM PDT by BTerclinger (MAGA)
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