It might not have played as important a role. From what I've read and heard it seems like law enforcement attempts to get closer to and more friendly with the Muslim communities around NYC helped the most.
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It might not have played as important a role. From what I've read and heard it seems like law enforcement attempts to get closer to and more friendly with the Muslim communities around NYC helped the most.
Being friendlier with the respective communities and entities where potential suspects may exist is probably one of the more useful tools in intelligence gathering these days.... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by NcSchu
I was going to comment, but instead I'll just quote Ron White...
"Next time you have a thought-- just let it go"
I'm not so sure the Patriot Act had much of a role in all of this...
Sounds like they used some drug-dealer informant to collar these guys...
You're absolutely right, but pols exploit whatever is being hyped up in the media regardless of the actual threat. What these guys sought to do was impossible, and they didn't have the resources to even attempt it anyway. We should be far more worried about car bombs in Midtown and suicide bombers on subways, but instead they will put airport security under the microscope again.Quote:
Originally Posted by T-Bird76
On the bright side, you're probably right about Google. Looky here:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1129/...8808918a_o.jpg
And the indictment here: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/ye ... ogle2.html
Bloomberg RE: the JFK plot...
"There are lots of threats to you in the world. There's the threat of a heart attack for genetic reasons. You can't sit there and worry about everything. Get a life," he said. "You have a much greater danger of being hit by lightning than being struck by a terrorist," he added.
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Fourth Suspect in JFK plot surrenders in Trinidad
Tue Jun 5, 2007 1:34PM EDT
By Linda Hutchinson-Jafar
PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) - A fourth suspect in what U.S. authorities said was a plot to blow up New York's JFK International Airport surrendered to police on Tuesday in Trinidad and Tobago, officials in the Caribbean island state said.
A senior police official said Abdel Nur of Guyana, the only one of four suspects who was still at large, turned himself in shortly after midday (1600 GMT) at a police station in Diego Martin in western Trinidad.
U.S. authorities have said Nur belonged to Jamaat al Muslimeen, a Muslim group behind a 1990 coup attempt in Trinidad.
Not to beat dead horse but this past Saturday, Eric, Bill, Nick, and I were out spotting at Bayswater and had no problems what so ever. Three NYCPD officers were even around and didn't say boo to us, camera in hand to. As I thought and stated if you spot in the areas highlighted on the maps in a responsible manner you have nothing to worry about.