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Diagramma fare scoppiare l'aeroporto di JFK interrotto
Domenica 3 giugno 2007
Greg Mugnaio e Erika Hayasaki I ricercatori federali il sabato hanno detto che avevano interrotto un diagramma dagli estremisti islamici fare scoppiare le costruzioni, i carri armati del combustibile e le condutture a John F. L'aeroporto internazionale del Kennedy, un altro programma da prendere punta sull'America aria-viaggia sistema e un limite nella relativa più grande città. Gli arresti degli Stati Uniti il cittadino dalla Guyana ed i complici presunti in Trinidad hanno sottolineato che funzionari di counterterrorism hanno descritto come la diffusione globale della minaccia del terrorista oltre i paesi musulmani il Medio Oriente ed in Asia connessi con Al-Qaida ed altri gruppi. Un operaio pensionato del carico dell'aeroporto e un ex parlamentare in Guyana erano fra quattro uomini caricati di un diagramma che i funzionari detti sono stati intesi per causare gli incidenti ed il cripple totali uno dei mozzi di corsa più occupati del mondo. I ricercatori riconosciuti, tuttavia, che lo schema era così nascente che non ci era programma sviluppato per come i tracciatori otterrebbero gli esplosivi, e tanto meno accedono ai carri armati ed alle condutture ch'hanno sperato di designare. I tracciatori avevano riunito la sorveglianza dettagliata dell'aeroporto, avevano reso a viaggi d'oltremare ripetuti ed avevano cercato l'assistenza di un'organizzazione islamica radicale in Trinidad, secondo i funzionari federali che hanno citato le informazioni ottenute da una ricerca in corso dal gennaio 2006. “La devastazione che sarebbe stata causata ha avuta questo diagramma riuscito è impensabile,„ Roslynn Mauskopf, Stati Uniti avvocato per il distretto orientale di New York, ad esempio ad un congresso di notizie di pomeriggio di sabato a Manhattan per annunciare gli arresti. Nondimeno, i funzionari downplayed il pericolo ai viaggiatori, sollecitanti che il diagramma era lontano “da operativo„ e che non ci era intelligenza suggerire una minaccia imminente negli Stati Uniti. I funzionari anche detti là erano indicazione di tutti i collegamenti alla rete del terrorista di Al-Qaida. Giocatore centrale La figura principale nel diagramma presunto è stata identificata come Russell Defreitas, Stati Uniti di 63 anni cittadino dalla Guyana che ha lavorato a JFK che maneggia il carico fino al 1995. È stato arrestato ad una notte di venerdì del diner de Brooklyn. Altri due sospetti si sono detti per essere nella custodia in Trinidad, mentre un quarto è rimasto a grande. “Defreitas stava guidando questo,„ ha detto gli Stati Uniti funzionario federale di legge-applicazione al corrente della ricerca. “But he was trying to hook up with some heavy hitters who had connections for backing and financing.” Authorities described Defreitas in contradictory terms. New York City Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly called Defreitas a “self-radicalized New Yorker” who was “plotting to betray his adopted country with a catastrophic attack.” But a federal law-enforcement official said the suspect seemed more like a “sad old guy who’s got a lot of spit and vinegar in him.” Defreitas was arraigned at a Brooklyn courthouse Saturday and was denied bail. The case is the latest in a series of alleged domestic terrorist threats involving Muslims residing legally in the United States, including one last month targeting the Fort Dix military base in New Jersey. And it appears to carry some of the same complications of those earlier investigations and prosecutions ? including the reliance on a paid FBI informant with a lengthy criminal record, and questions about some of the alleged plotters’ intentions and capabilities. Investigators indicated Saturday that they were forced to move more quickly than they had planned to roll up the alleged scheme, prompted by the unexpected arrest of one of the primary suspects, Abdul Kadir, in Trinidad on Friday. Kadir was described as an imam, a former Guyanese lawmaker and the former mayor of Linden, Guyana. “We had to move real fast after the Trinidadians arrested [Kadir],” the federal law-enforcement official said. He said it was unclear why authorities in Trinidad had made the arrest, but that it prompted fears among law-enforcement officials that others under investigation would flee. Defreitas was arrested a short time later in Brooklyn. A third suspect, Kareem Ibrahim, a citizen of Trinidad, was arrested in that country. The fourth suspect, Abdel Nur, a citizen of Guyana, is still at large and believed to be in Trinidad, officials said. The United States is seeking the extradition of Kadir and Ibrahim. All four suspects could face life in prison if convicted. The aim of the plot, officials said, was to deliver a crippling psychological and economic blow to the United States by blowing up pieces of Kennedy’s elaborate jet-fuel-storage and pipeline system ? which stretches across several of the city’s boroughs through New Jersey to a supply point in Allentown, Pa. Kennedy airport is among the world’s busiest, with about a thousand flights a day, and is expected to handle about 45 million passengers this year and 1.5 million tons of cargo. Informant’s help Much of the U.S. government’s case is built on information obtained with the help of an FBI informant who is not named in the complaint but is described as having been convicted of federal drug trafficking and criminal-conspiracy charges. The informant’s sentence for his latest conviction “is pending as part of his cooperation agreement with the government,” according to the complaint filed Friday and unsealed Saturday. Defreitas said he knew the informant from an unidentified Brooklyn mosque, according to the complaint, and drew him into his alleged scheme. The two are described as making repeated visits to JFK together to conduct surveillance and make videotapes of potential targets. The two also traveled to Guyana together. The complaint details efforts to tap into Muslim extremists from the United States, Guyana and Trinidad, including the Jamaat al Muslimeen, a group that was responsible for a coup attempt in Trinidad in 1990. It stated that the men tried to solicit money, expertise and technical help from overseas contacts. The complaint includes transcripts of recorded conversations between Defreitas and the FBI informant. In one section, Defreitas describes his desire to launch a strike that would surpass the impact of the Sept. 11 attacks and explains that his former job had given him “unique knowledge of the airport.” In other conversations cited in the complaint, Defreitas describes being angered while working at JFK to see military parts being shipped to Israel “that he felt would be used to kill Muslims.” Defreitas also talks about the psychological impact on Americans of striking a target bearing the Kennedy name. “Anytime you hit Kennedy, it is the most hurtful thing to the United States,” he said, according to the complaint. “To hit John F. Kennedy, wow. They love John F. Kennedy like he’s the man. If you hit that, this whole country will be in mourning. It’s like you can kill the man twice.” The complaint outlines elaborate efforts by Defreitas and others to gather information on the airport, including making videotapes of areas where planes are parked, and downloading satellite images from Web sites to map the airport’s layout. Defreitas also made repeated trips to Guyana in recent months in an effort to enlist help from Kadir and others to carry out the attack, according to the complaint. Defreitas “had some ideas” about what he wanted to do, said the U.S. law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity. “But he was a long way of from being operational or even coming close to getting explosives or posing a direct threat to JFK.” The official characterized the seriousness of the plot as “a notch below Fort Dix” ? the recent case in which a group of Muslim men in New Jersey were charged with planning a sniper attack on the military base. The complaint lists at least a dozen other unnamed figures who are believed to be connected to the plot or are being sought for questioning, officials said. “We had hopes to get a lot more people but they are still at large,” the U.S. law-enforcement official said. “They’re not charged, but they are still involved.” Copyright ? 2007 The Seattle Times Company Have Your Say: Plot to blow up JFK airport disrupted Please read our posting guidelines before posting. Alternatively you can discuss this report here. Related News
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