There's Another One...
Another al-Qaeda agent held to account, in the personage of an Afghan immigrant, a legal U.S. resident who planned to blow up the subway system in New York. As a most emphatic statement in protest against the war in Afghanistan. The accused, Najibullah Zazi, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction, conspiracy to commit murder in a foreign country, and providing material support to terrorists.Mr. Zazi had formerly claimed innocence. Now, however, he was prepared to "sacrifice myself" in order to "draw the attention to what the United States is doing in Afghanistan". Odd, since the world over has that knowledge, it vibrates in the public sphere. But then, so too would have a violent attack on the New York subway system, a reprise of the horror visited on New York with 9/11.
Although the man faces a sentence of life in prison for the first two charges and 15 years for the third, he does not appear unduly concerned. Having been seen to be smiling occasionally during the 45-minute proceeding before the Brooklyn federal court regarding his planned "mortal operations" on the underground train system. This will most certainly serve as a heads-up to any other U.S.-based Muslims feeling very irritated with America.
Still, Mr. Zazi made it abundantly clear that American actions in Afghanistan had driven him to install himself within the global Islamist terror network. He was not born a jihadist, America transformed him into one. And the country had ample opportunity to do so, since he attended high school in Queens. And two of his classmates at Flushing High School have also been arrested; contaminated by association, one assumes.
But then his father, and his uncle too have been arrested, and Mr. Zazi, it seems, was concerned that an ongoing enquiry might flush out others of his family members for involvement, most notably his mother. A definite encouragement toward co-operation leading to a 10-page plea agreement. And labelling Mr. Zazi an invaluable future source of information.
Pity; now he'll never get to travel back to Afghanistan and Pakistan to join other al-Qaeda associates and the Taliban in rescuing both countries from the evil talons of the U.S. military machine.
Labels: Terrorism, United States
posted by Pieface @ Tuesday, February 23, 2010
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