'Islamic radicals' arrested in plot to kill Fort Dix soldiers

chagrin · 05-08-2007, 08:59 AM

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http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/08/for...lot/index.html

'Islamic radicals' arrested in plot to kill Fort Dix soldiers
POSTED: 10:25 a.m. EDT, May 8, 2007
Story Highlights• NEW: Those arrested are "Islamic radicals," U.S. attorney's office says
• News conference scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET
• Sources say six men were planning to shoot soldiers at Army base
• Informant played key role in investigation, sources say

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Six "Islamic radicals" involved in a plot to kill U.S. soldiers at Fort Dix in New Jersey were arrested Monday night, the U.S. attorney's office in New Jersey said Tuesday.

One of the suspects was born in Jordan, another in Turkey, the U.S. attorney's office said. The rest are believed to be from the former Yugoslavia, "either U.S. citizens or living illegally in the United States," the office said in a statement.

"Their alleged intention was to conduct an armed assault on the army base and to kill as many soldiers as possible," according to the statement.

The six are expected to appear in U.S. District Court in Camden on Tuesday afternoon, the U.S. attorney's office said in a statement.

The district attorney scheduled a news conference at 2:30 p.m. ET to discuss the case.

The men were planning to use automatic weapons to shoot soldiers at the Army post, according to a federal law enforcement source and a senior government source.

The men, some of whom were related to each other, had been doing surveillance and planning "for a while," and they trained in the Poconos Mountains in northeastern Pennsylvania, according to the federal law enforcement source.

They played paintball and test-fired weapons, a law enforcement source said.

New Jersey state troopers and the FBI were involved in investigating and arresting the suspects. An informant played a key role in the investigation, the sources said.

One of the sources said there is a video and an audiotape of the planning.

The Newark Star-Ledger reported on its Web site that the men took a videotape of their practice sessions to a store to have it burned to a DVD, and that a store employee contacted the FBI because of the video's contents.

Sources told the Star-Ledger the men were lured to a meeting with an FBI informant posing as an arms dealer. The newspaper's sources requested anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case.

While authorities are glad to have arrested them, the individuals are "hardly hard core terrorists," one law enforcement source said.

Another source said that while the allegations are "troubling," they are "not the type that made the hair on the back of your neck stand up."

Fort Dix is used to train members of the Army Reserve and National Guard for missions in Iraq, Afghanistan and around the world.

It was used in 1999 to house ethnic Albanian refugees from Kosovo, according to the Defense Department Web site.

CNN's Kevin Bohn and Kelli Arena contributed to this report.

4th and Long · 05-08-2007, 09:00 AM

Off to DC in 3, 2, 1 ...

chagrin · 05-08-2007, 09:01 AM

Yeah, but I figured this might deserve some other spin than the usual garbage from over there

MODS - I suppose this should be moved?

Frazod · 05-08-2007, 09:02 AM

They should have let the motherfuckers go ahead with the attack and ambushed them.

Eleazar · 05-08-2007, 09:04 AM

I'm not sure that an Army base is the first place I would choose to 'assault'.

**Nzoner** · 05-08-2007, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by frazod

They should have let the motherfuckers go ahead with the attack and ambushed them.

I do like the way you think.

**Saulbadguy** · 05-08-2007, 09:08 AM

"Is that anywhere near Fort Nuts?"

**Donger** · 05-08-2007, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

"Is that anywhere near Fort Nuts?"

It's just north of there, yes.

**Donger** · 05-08-2007, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Cochise

I'm not sure that an Army base is the first place I would choose to 'assault'.

I suspect it will come to light that these chaps aren't the brightest of the bunch.

Radar Chief · 05-08-2007, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Cochise

I'm not sure that an Army base is the first place I would choose to 'assault'.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Donger

I suspect it will come to light that these chaps aren't the brightest of the bunch.

It’s probably not quite as stupid an idea as you guys might think. The only ones walking around with a weapon will be the MP’s. I’m sure there are combat troops stationed there, but their weapons are all locked up in armories. It’d take probably 30 minutes or more for the armors to dispatch weapons and in that time, these guys could’ve caused some serious damage, killed several soldiers. Then imagine the coup that’d be for the radical Islamist cheerleaders.

**Donger** · 05-08-2007, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Radar Chief

It’s probably not quite as stupid an idea as you guys might think. The only ones walking around with a weapon will be the MP’s. I’m sure there are combat troops stationed there, but their weapons are all locked up in armories. It’d take probably 30 minutes or more for the armors to dispatch weapons and in that time, these guys could’ve caused some serious damage, killed several soldiers. Then imagine the coup that’d be for the radical Islamist cheerleaders.

I see your point. My only point of reference is Whiteman AFB, and that seemed pretty hairy if one showed up with weapons. And, I suppose if these guys are of Eastern European origin, they don't look the typical Islamic terrorist.

Eleazar · 05-08-2007, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radar Chief

It’s probably not quite as stupid an idea as you guys might think. The only ones walking around with a weapon will be the MP’s. I’m sure there are combat troops stationed there, but their weapons are all locked up in armories. It’d take probably 30 minutes or more for the armors to dispatch weapons and in that time, these guys could’ve caused some serious damage, killed several soldiers. Then imagine the coup that’d be for the radical Islamist cheerleaders.

De debbil has all the imporant equipment in Irak!

**Iowanian** · 05-08-2007, 09:24 AM

Have Wu Feed them to the pigs on National TV.

Now....someone hurry along and make sure they're being treated kindly and in an unoffensive manner that doesn't disparage or insult their religion or culture while giving them due process.

chagrin · 05-08-2007, 09:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Donger

I see your point. My only point of reference is Whiteman AFB, and that seemed pretty hairy if one showed up with weapons. And, I suppose if these guys are of Eastern European origin, they don't look the typical Islamic terrorist.

This statement says alot:

"One of the suspects was born in Jordan, another in Turkey, the U.S. attorney's office said. The rest are believed to be from the former Yugoslavia, "either U.S. citizens or living illegally in the United States," the office said in a statement."

Redrum_69 · 05-08-2007, 09:30 AM

"The Newark Star-Ledger reported on its Web site that the men took a videotape of their practice sessions to a store to have it burned to a DVD, and that a store employee contacted the FBI because of the video's contents."

THis is what happens when people play in the sandbox all their life...

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