Let's saying it like it is and hurt the feelings of Muslims. A 21year old Muslim male attempts to blow up the Federal Reserve in New York with 1,000 pound car bomb as a terrorist pledging to destroy America.

Man, 21, 'attempts to blow up Federal Reserve in New York with 1,000lbs car bomb in terrorist attack after leaving video pledge to destroy America'

Quazi Nafis, 21, arrested this morning in elaborate FBI sting
Nafis supplied with fake 1,000-pound bomb and parked it in front of Federal Reserve Bank in lower Manhattan this morning
Tried repeatedly to detonate 'bomb' with cell phone but failed
FBI and NYPD said that general public was never in any danger

By Beth Stebner
PUBLISHED:14:47 EST, 17 October 2012

A terror plot to blow up the Federal Reserve Bank in lower Manhattan with a remotely-detonated 1,000-pound car bomb was foiled today in a dramatic FBI sting.
In a major security operation only a few blocks from the World Trade Center, officers arrested a 21-year-old Bangladeshi man who had been supplied with fake explosives by an undercover agent.
It emerged this afternoon that the suspect - Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis - had left a chilling video message in which he pledged to 'destroy America.'
According to the FBI complaint, the Jamaica, Queens resident was acting on behalf of al-Qaeda, and had come to the United States with jihadist intentions.
The elaborate sting represents a major coup for the FBI, and is likely to heighten tension in a city haunted by the 9/11 attacks 11 years ago.

According to a release from the FBI, Nafis believed that he was going to detonate a 1,000 in front of the Federal Reserve Building, located on Liberty Street, and had recorded a video message prior to the attack saying that he intended to deal a major blow to the American economy.
After receiving the false bomb, he drove with the FBI agent from a warehouse outside the city to the Federal Reserve building. The two parked the van in front of the bank and walked to the nearby Millennium Hotel, according to WABC.
At the hotel, he recorded a video where he said: ‘We will not stop until we attain victory or martyrdom.’

Sting operation: The FBI arrested a man who allegedly plotted to blow up the Federal Bank in New York, which is only blocks away from ground zero

Plot: Pedestrians pass the Federal Reserve Building today; authorities arrested a Bangladeshi man they said was plotting to blow up the Federal Reserve

Keeping watch: Federal Reserve Police stand in front of the Federal Reserve Bank after the alleged attack plot was revealed

Nafis appeared in federal court in Brooklyn earlier today to face charges of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to provide material support to al-Qaida.

Destruction: Narfis allegedly told the undercover agent that he wanted to 'destroy America'

Wearing a brown T-shirt and black jeans, he was ordered held without bail and did not enter a plea. His defense attorney had no comment outside court.
The defendant 'reported having connections' to al-Qaida, prosecutors said. But there was no allegation that he received training or direction from the terrorist group.

More...

He told the undercover FBI agent during the drive to the Federal Reserve that his jihadist views had been shaped by al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki.
According to the criminal complaint, Nafis said: 'All I had in my mind are how to destroy America... I came up to this conclusion that targeting America’s economy is most efficient way to draw the path of obliteration of America as well as the path of establishment of Khilapha.’
He continued, according to the complaint: 'I decided to attack the Federal Reserve bank of New York which is by far the largest (by assets),most active (by volume) and most influential of the 12 regional Federal Reserve Banks. New York Federal Reserve Bank implements monetary policy, supervises and regulates financial institutions and helps maintain the nation’s payment systems.'

Rights: A courtroom sketch shows Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, second right, being arraigned in Brooklyn today

No plea: Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, 21, center, and his attorney Heidi Cesare, left, in Brooklyn Federal Court today; he did not offer a plea

Prosecutors say Nafis traveled to the U.S. in January to carry out an attack.
In July, he contacted a confidential informant, telling him he wanted to form a terror cell, the criminal complaint said.
In further conversations, authorities said Nafis proposed several spots for his attack, including the New York Stock Exchange - and that in a written letter taking responsibility for the Federal Reserve job he was about to carry out, he said he wanted to 'destroy America.'
Other communications took place through Facebook, the complaint said.
Federal prosecutors said that Nafis was closely monitored by the FBI in New York and members of the Joint Terrorism Task Force, as well as the NYPD, and the public was never in danger.

The building is only blocks away from ground zero and the nearly-complete One World Trade Center construction, an area full of NYPD officers and other law enforcement officials.
According to NBC New York, the man was arrested earlier today, and lives in Queens.

Arrest: Police cars are stationed outside a building in Jamaica, Queens, today, where Nafis was arrested in connection with a plot to detonate a bomb at the Federal Reserve Bank

Authorities said that the public was never at risk of being in danger, as the operation was carefully monitored by both the FBI and the NYPD.
NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly praised his police force, saying in a statement, 'Al-Qaeda operatives and those they have inspired have tried time and again to make New York City their killing field.
'We are up to 15 plots and counting since 9/11, with the Federal Reserve now added to a list of iconic targets that previously included the Brooklyn Bridge, the New York Stock Exchange, and Citicorp Center.
He said that while it may be easy to get complacent, more than 1,000 NYPD officers are assigned to counterterrorism duties daily.
He concluded: ‘I want to commend the NYPD detectives and FBI agents of the Joint Terrorism Task Force for the work they did in the case and U.S. Attorney Lynch and her dedicated team in prosecuting it.'

Location: The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is located in the Financial District in lower Manhattan, blocks away from ground zero and One World Trade Center

Proximity: The Federal Reserve is only blocks away from the new World Trade Center constructions

When he met this morning with the undercover FBI agent, Nafis mentioned that he had a ‘Plan B’ should his van bombing plot fail. He allegedly told the agent that he was also considering a suicide attack.
He faces charges of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction in addition to attempting to provide material support to al Qaeda.
According to the FBI release, Nafis believed that he was going to detonate a 1,000 pound bomb in front of the Federal Reserve Building, located on Liberty Street.
The bank, located at 33 Liberty St, is one of 12 branches around the country that, along with the Board of Governors in Washington, make up the Federal Reserve System that serves as the central bank of the United States. It sets interest rates.
The Bangladeshi native reported having overseas connections to al-Qaida, and traveled to the U.S. in January to carry out an attack, according to a complaint filed in federal court in Brooklyn.
He was trying to recruit people, but one was a secret FBI source, and Nafis was closely monitored as he tried to act out his plot.
Nafis was awaiting a federal court hearing later Wednesday where he is facing a charge of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to provide material support for al-Qaeda.
Nafis was living in Queens. It's not clear if he had a lawyer yet.

visit www.lorettamiller4president.com

Wednesday, October 17, 2012