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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,568823,00.html
Mass. Man Charged With Alleged Terror Plot to Attack U.S. Shopping Malls
A 27-year-old Massachusetts man has been charged with conspiring with others to support and plan violent jihad in and outside the United States, including terror plots to attack U.S. shopping malls and U.S. military in Iraq.
Authorities in Boston say Tarek Mehanna of Sudbury worked with others from 2001 to May of 2008 to provide support and resources in a conspiracy to "kill, kidnap, main or injure" people in foreign countries and to kill prominent U.S. politicians.
Mehanna was charged in a complaint with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, according to the Department of Justice.
The complaint further alleges that the coconspirators attempted to radicalize others and inspire each other by, among other things, watching and distributing jihadi videos.
Federal prosecutors say Mehanna and his conspirators planned the logistics of a mall attack — including the possibility of attacking emergency responders. However, authorities say the plot was not carried out because they could not get automatic weapons.
Mehanna's attorney J.W. Carney Jr. did not immediately return calls for comment.
If convicted on the material support charge, Mehanna faces up to 15 years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release and a $250,000 fine, the Justice Department said.
Mehanna was arrested in November 2008 for allegedly lying to authorities about the whereabouts of a man who trained with Al Qaeda members with the goal of overthrowing the Somali government.
In December 2006, Mehanna got a phone call from American Daniel Maldonado, who urged Mehanna to join him in Somalia, where he was training for jihad.
But when interviewed by FBI a few days later, he told FBI that Maldonado was in Egypt working for a Web site.
The FBI also interviewed Mehanna about a trip he and two othes made to Yemen in 2004.
The Associated Press and Fox News' Mike Levine contributed to this report.
What a bastard. Attacking the malls is attacking the very core of US.
The people of Massachusetts hate America. :(
Quote from: DGuller on October 21, 2009, 10:45:22 AM
What a bastard. Attacking the malls is attacking the very core of US.
Indeed. Malls are American Unique Buildings. It's like attacking Roman fora or English stock exchanges.
Quote from: Caliga on October 21, 2009, 11:07:23 AM
The people of Massachusetts hate America. :(
They are the dogs that bite the hand that feeds them. Like with the King. :(
Wasn't that the plot of the Tom Clancy novel where he not only jumps the shark, but goes back and metaphorically feeds whatever professional pride he once had to the fish?
Teeth of the Tiger.
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on October 21, 2009, 11:56:38 AM
Wasn't that the plot of the Tom Clancy novel where he not only jumps the shark, but goes back and metaphorically feeds whatever professional pride he once had to the fish?
No, Executive Orders was different.
-What do we want?
-Brains!
-When do we want it?
-Brains!
Quote from: ulmont on October 21, 2009, 12:12:50 PM
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on October 21, 2009, 11:56:38 AM
Wasn't that the plot of the Tom Clancy novel where he not only jumps the shark, but goes back and metaphorically feeds whatever professional pride he once had to the fish?
No, Executive Orders was different.
Teeth of the Tiger was beyond that. In fact, I think he had it ghost written by English majors at an unaccredited state college.
Quote from: KRonn link=topic=2608.msg129364#msg129364Mehanna was arrested in November 2008 for allegedly lying to authorities about the whereabouts of a man who trained with Al Qaeda members with the goal of overthrowing the Somali government.
At this point, isn't that sort of like Al-Qaeda training someone for a heavyweight title match with Joe Louis?
:D Maybe they're talking about the government of Puntistan, or whatever that area is called.
Very difficult to overthrow the Somali government, first you would have to find it :huh:
Quote from: Martinus on October 21, 2009, 11:24:16 AM
Quote from: DGuller on October 21, 2009, 10:45:22 AM
What a bastard. Attacking the malls is attacking the very core of US.
Indeed. Malls are American Unique Buildings. It's like attacking Roman fora or English stock exchanges.
cf. Invasion USA, that prophetic movie, where Chuck Norris has to defend them from terrorists.
Quote from: Martinus on October 21, 2009, 11:24:16 AM
Indeed. Malls are American Unique Buildings. It's like attacking Roman fora or English stock exchanges.
Odd that there are so few around then.
Anyway, regarding the OP, this is my most frequent nightmare scenario.
Quote from: Richard Hakluyt on October 22, 2009, 01:33:32 AM
Very difficult to overthrow the Somali government, first you would have to find it :huh:
See? Clever!
Quote from: Maximus on October 22, 2009, 06:27:42 AM
Quote from: Martinus on October 21, 2009, 11:24:16 AM
Indeed. Malls are American Unique Buildings. It's like attacking Roman fora or English stock exchanges.
Odd that there are so few around then.
Anyway, regarding the OP, this is my most frequent nightmare scenario.
Perhaps you are specializing your cities?
Quote from: Admiral Yi on October 21, 2009, 05:15:57 PM
:D Maybe they're talking about the government of Puntistan, or whatever that area is called.
Puntland :contract:
Quote from: Maximus on October 22, 2009, 06:27:42 AM
Odd that there are so few around then.
I invite you to see the wonder of New Jersey. No scribes allowed.
Quote from: DGuller on October 22, 2009, 08:31:58 AM
Quote from: Maximus on October 22, 2009, 06:27:42 AM
Odd that there are so few around then.
I invite you to see the wonder of New Jersey. No scribes allowed.
Malls? Better off hitting PA- Park City and King of Prussia pretty much pwn the malls NJ has to offer.
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on October 21, 2009, 01:00:19 PM
Quote from: ulmont on October 21, 2009, 12:12:50 PM
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on October 21, 2009, 11:56:38 AM
Wasn't that the plot of the Tom Clancy novel where he not only jumps the shark, but goes back and metaphorically feeds whatever professional pride he once had to the fish?
No, Executive Orders was different.
Teeth of the Tiger was beyond that. In fact, I think he had it ghost written by English majors at an unaccredited state college.
The sad part is I have finished reading all of his books, they are good airplane reading material. :(
I can't agree on that book. I never even bothered with Red rabbit.
Teeth of the Tiger was horrendous.
Quote from: DontSayBanana on October 22, 2009, 08:41:17 AM
Malls? Better off hitting PA- Park City and King of Prussia pretty much pwn the malls NJ has to offer.
Are you talking mall-malls or strip malls? Strip malls we have in abundance.
Quote from: Maximus on October 22, 2009, 11:26:07 AM
Quote from: DontSayBanana on October 22, 2009, 08:41:17 AM
Malls? Better off hitting PA- Park City and King of Prussia pretty much pwn the malls NJ has to offer.
Are you talking mall-malls or strip malls? Strip malls we have in abundance.
:( Norge where are you??!??
Quote from: Maximus on October 22, 2009, 11:26:07 AM
Quote from: DontSayBanana on October 22, 2009, 08:41:17 AM
Malls? Better off hitting PA- Park City and King of Prussia pretty much pwn the malls NJ has to offer.
Are you talking mall-malls or strip malls? Strip malls we have in abundance.
I was talking about mall malls, the kinds where you can go to all the stores without going outside.
Quote from: DontSayBanana on October 22, 2009, 08:41:17 AM
King of Prussia
One of the weirder U.S. place names. We regularly have courier shipments there. When I first saw "Vienna to King of Prussia" on an invoice I was like WTF? :huh:
Quote from: DGuller on October 22, 2009, 12:25:44 PM
I was talking about mall malls, the kinds where you can go to all the stores without going outside.
Yea, I sure haven't seen many of those in the US.
Quote from: Maximus on October 22, 2009, 12:55:17 PM
Quote from: DGuller on October 22, 2009, 12:25:44 PM
I was talking about mall malls, the kinds where you can go to all the stores without going outside.
Yea, I sure haven't seen many of those in the US.
As I said, come to New Jersey, you'll see those as far as the eye can see (which, admittedly, is not that far, but we're working on our heavy smog issues).
Quote from: Maximus on October 22, 2009, 12:55:17 PM
Quote from: DGuller on October 22, 2009, 12:25:44 PM
I was talking about mall malls, the kinds where you can go to all the stores without going outside.
Yea, I sure haven't seen many of those in the US.
I've seen them all over when I lived there even in small towns
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Quote from: Maximus on October 22, 2009, 12:55:17 PM
Quote from: DGuller on October 22, 2009, 12:25:44 PM
I was talking about mall malls, the kinds where you can go to all the stores without going outside.
Yea, I sure haven't seen many of those in the US.
:huh:
Really? They're everywhere.
Quote from: Syt on October 22, 2009, 12:53:21 PM
Quote from: DontSayBanana on October 22, 2009, 08:41:17 AM
King of Prussia
One of the weirder U.S. place names. We regularly have courier shipments there. When I first saw "Vienna to King of Prussia" on an invoice I was like WTF? :huh:
1866 flashbacks?