An Afghan immigrant named Najibullah Zazi who received explosives training from Al-Qaeda was arrested approximately a couple of weekends ago in Denver and was charged along with his father and a New York City imam with lying to investigators. It's alleged that Zazi, who's 24 years old, was traveling from one beauty supply store to another, purchasing large quantities of hydrogen peroxide and nail polish remover to build homemade bombs. He was a shuttle driver at a Denver airport. He's been indicted in New York on charges of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction. There were bomb-making instructions found on his computer's hard drive and it's alleged that Zazi used a hotel room in Colorado to try to cook up explosives a few weeks before his trip to New York.
It's not clear to what extent is Zazi's ties to Al-Qaeda are. However, if the allegations are proven to be true, then this could be the first operating Al-Qaeda cell uncovered in the U.S. since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Prosecutors haven't been able to determine where the Zazi attacks would take place. Attorney General Eric Holder said, "We believe any imminent threat arising from this case has been disrupted." Authorities felt last week that Zazi and others might have been planning to detonate bombs on New York trains. Warnings went out to transit systems, stadiums, and hotels nationwide.
Authorities stated that Zazi, a legal resident that immigrated to the U.S. in 1999, began plotting as early as August 2008, to "use one or more weapons of mass destruction." That was when he and others traveled from Newark, N.J. to Pakistan to receive explosives training. Zazi moved to the Denver area within days of returning from Pakistan. He used a computer to research homemade bomb ingredients and to locate beauty supply stores to purchase the ingredients. A law enforcement official said authorities had been so worried about Zazi--and his September 10 trip to New York City which coincided with President Obama's that they considered arresting him as soon as he reached New York City. Zazi left a Denver court last Thursday with no comments and will soon be transferred to New York.
During the summer, Zazi and three unidentified associates bought "unusually large quantities" of hydrogen peroxide and acetone--a flammable solvent in nail polish remover, from beauty supply stores in the Denver area. A second law enforcement official said associates of Zazi's visited Colorado from New York to help him purchase the chemicals with stolen credit cards.
When reading about this case, one knows it was the FBI that helped uncover this potential terrorist cell in America. It was the FBI who helped bring this case to light. The question that I would like to pose is--where's the Department of Homeland Security? The Department of Homeland Security was created in 2002 to aid in counterrorism efforts. Janet Napolitano is too busy worried about "right wing" extremists instead of being concerned about Muslim extremists from the Middle East that could set off nuclear bombs in our country. The Department of Homeland Security is a joke. Here was a possible Al-Qaeda cell operating in this country for the past year and The Department of Homeland Security is nowhere to be found. It's another bureaucracy that was created by the Bush administration that is nothing but a drain on the American taxpayers. We have more layers of government, but we don't have a safer America because of it. It's too politically correct. It overlooks Islamic extremists but wants to go after Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and Michael Savage, to name a few. Rush Limbaugh and his kind aren't going to blow up America. But these Islamic extremists will. Also, what about the National Intelligence Director, Mike McConnell. That position is over the CIA and the purpose of that position is to help with intelligence matters. How has the position of National Intelligence Director helped in keeping America safe? That position and the Department of Homeland Security are a waste of time and taxpayers' dollars if they won't search for the true terrorists.
I'm thankful the FBI was on this case. I'm thankful they took the time to uncover this case last week. There's a great probability we would've had another major terrorist attack somewhere in the U.S. if the FBI wasn't onto the case and helped uncover it last week. The Zazi case shows we need to tighten security around our borders. I agree with talk show host Jim Sumpter the United States needs to build a border fence. Janet Napolitano and Mike McConnell need to be fired and replaced with competent people that are patriotic and have enough sense and backbone to know who are America's real enemies. We can't afford to appease the enemy. We must recognize who are enemies are and bring them to justice.
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