FBI Continues Ongoing Terror Probe of Alleged Bombing Plot with Suspected Ties to al Qaeda - Update 2

Post Date: Thursday, September 24, 2009
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AP brings us the following report and it starts off like this... An Afghan immigrant plotted for more than a year to detonate homemade bombs in the United States, had recently bought bomb-making supplies from beauty supply stores and was looking for "urgent" help in the past two weeks to make explosives, an indictment charged Thursday... Najibullah Zazi -- a 24-year-old airport shuttle driver who authorities said received explosives and weapons training from al-Qaida during a trip to Pakistan last year -- was charged in New York with conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction...
Read the full report at link below...
Feds: Suspect hit beauty stores for bomb supplies
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The DenverPost.com has the following report...
FBI: Terror suspect cooked bomb materials in Aurora

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CBS Unplugged: The Zazi Indictment

About this video: Terror suspect Najibullah Zazi was indicted by a federal grand jury in New York on a count of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction. Bob Orr and CBS News National Security Analyst Juan Zarate discuss the ongoing investigation.
This News Video posted on YouTube by CBS
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FBI Continues Ongoing Terror Probe of Alleged Bombing Plot with Suspected Ties to al Qaeda - Update 1

Post Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009
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* The Wall Street Journal has the following report posted up on their website this Tuesday and it starts off like this... Federal investigators probing an alleged bombing plot with suspected ties to al Qaeda are trying to track purchases of chemicals that could be used to make explosives, as three men charged as a result of the probe appeared in court Monday... Two officials familiar with the probe said investigators were combing records on the purchases of chemicals, particularly hydrogen peroxide, that could be used to make bombs. Peroxide-based explosives were used in a deadly attack on London's subway and bus system in July 2005, and al Qaeda's interest in such explosives has been a top concern for the Federal Bureau of Investigation for almost two years, according to intelligence assessments made public...
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Chemicals a Focus of U.S. Bomb Probe
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* TheHawkEye.com website has the following report today...
Transit systems warned to watch for terrorists
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* CBSNews.com is reporting... Counterterrorism officials have issued security bulletins to police around the U.S. about terrorists' desire to attack stadiums, entertainment complexes and hotels - the latest in a flurry of such internal warnings as investigators chase a possible bomb plot in Denver and New York... In the two bulletins - sent to police departments Monday and obtained by The Associated Press - officials said they know of no specific plots against such sites, but urged law enforcement and private companies to be vigilant. These two bulletins followed on the heels of a similar warning about the vulnerabilities of mass transit systems...
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Terror Alerts Issued for Stadiums, Hotels

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Mass Transit Terror Warning

About this news video: No plots confirmed, but the Zazi investigation turned up materials like the ones used for Madrid train bombing, leading officials to warn mass transit security to be on their guard...
This Video posted on YouTube by CBSNewsOnline
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FBI Arrests Colorado Father, Son and Another from New York Connected With Ongoing Terror Probe

Post Date: Sunday, September 20, 2009
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* Bloomberg.com had this report posted up on their website late this Sunday morning and it starts off like this... The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested three men from Afghanistan on charges of making false statements in connection with a terrorist investigation, according to the Department of Justice... Federal authorities in Colorado arrested Najibullah Zazi, 24, and his father, Mohammed Wali Zazi, 53, the Justice Department said in an e-mailed statement. The third man, Ahmad Wais Afzali, 37, was apprehended in New York... “The arrests are part of an ongoing and fast-paced investigation,” David Kris, assistant attorney general for national security, said in the statement. “It is important to note that we have no specific information regarding the timing, location or target of any planned attack.”...
Read the full report at link below...
FBI Arrests Afghan Men Connected With Terrorism Probe
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* NYDailyNews.com reports it this way... An alleged al-Qaeda terror operative told investigators he received training in "weapons and explosives" from Osama Bin Laden's goons last year, according to documents released Sunday... Najibullah Zazi admitted he visited Pakistan's war torn tribal areas for the training, documents said... Zazi, 25, was collared by the FBI late Saturday night in Aurora, Colo., along with his father, Mohammed Wali Zazi... Also arrested was Ahmad Wais Afzali, 37, the imam of a mosque in Flushing, Queens... All three face initial charges of lying to investigators from Joint Terrorism Task Forces in Denver and New York...
Read the rest at link below...
Najibullah Zazi admitted receiving 'weapons and explosives' training from al-Qaeda: court documents

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> Here’s a VERY Informative, Sunday, FBI Press Release...
Three Arrested in Ongoing Terror Investigation
Above Image by FBI
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Much more to come over the next few days on this ongoing... fast-paced investigation! I’ll find some good videos to post up too so check back...
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DAVID C. KERNELL INDICTED FOR ALLEGED HACK OF GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN’S E-MAIL ACCOUNT

United States Attorney James R Dedrick
Eastern District of Tennessee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2008

DAVID C. KERNELL INDICTED FOR ALLEGED HACK OF GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN’S E-MAIL ACCOUNT

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(KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE) - David C. Kernell, 20, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Knoxville, Tennessee, for intentionally accessing without authorization the e-mail account of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney James R. Dedrick for the Eastern District of Tennessee announced today. Kernell turned himself into federal authorities for arrest and will be arraigned today before the Honorable C. Clifford Shirley, United States Magistrate Judge, Eastern District of Tennessee.
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The single count indictment, returned on October 7, 2008, and unsealed today, alleges that on approximately September 16, 2008, Kernell, a resident of Knoxville, obtained unauthorized access to Governor Sarah Palin’s personal e-mail account by allegedly resetting the account password. According to the indictment, after answering a series of security questions that allowed him to reset the password and gain access to the e-mail account, Kernell allegedly read the contents of the account and made screenshots of the e-mail directory, e-mail content and other personal information. According to the indictment, Kernell posted screenshots of the e-mails and other personal information to a public website. Kernell also allegedly posted the new e-mail account password, thus providing access to the account by others.
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If convicted of the charge, the defendant faces a maximum of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and a three year term of supervised release. A trial date has not been set.
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"Cyber crime is the FBI's top criminal investigative priority. We would like to thank all of the Internet service providers and others who partnered with us to bring this matter to a quick and successful resolution," said Richard Lambert, Special Agent in Charge, FBI, Knoxville Field Division.
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The case is being prosecuted by Section Chief Michael DuBose and Trial Attorney Mark Krotoski of the Criminal Division’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section in Washington, D.C. and Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg Weddle of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Tennessee. The case is being investigated by the FBI’s Anchorage and Knoxville Field Offices.
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An indictment is merely an allegation. Defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.
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From press release by United States Attorney’s Office – Eastern District of Tennessee