Archive for the ‘Christmas Bomber’ Category

New Jersey jihadist arrested in Yemen worked at nuclear power plants His mother says he is a “good Muslim.” She said it. “NJ Terror Suspect Worked at Nuclear Power Plants,” by Vince Lattanzio for NBC Philadelphia, March 11 (thanks to Benedict): The South Jersey man who Yemini officials are calling a terrorist with links to [...]

February 6, 2010 How the Christmas Bomber Spent his Summer in the United States Steve Emerson In August of 2008, an Islamist student made his way from London to Houston to attend a two-week program put on by the AlMaghrib Institute. This was his third course with the Institute, including two in London. On Christmas [...]

Holder Admits He Made Decision to Charge Abdulmutallab as Criminal Defendent BY Thomas Joscelyn February 3, 2010 1:58 PM // <![CDATA[// // <![CDATA[// ShareThis Attorney General Eric Holder has sent a letter defending the decision to charge Abdulmutallab as a criminal and read him his Miranda rights. This paragraph stuck out immediately: “I made the [...]

Malaysia arrests ten tied to Christmas underwear jihadist Isolated Extremist Update: “Nigerian underwear bomber: 10 terror suspects held,” from New Straits Times, January 28: KUALA LUMPUR: Police last week acted quickly to forestall a serious threat to national security when they nabbed 10 terror suspects with links to international terrorist organisations.The nine foreigners and a [...]

SAVE THIS | EMAIL THIS | Close Politics [Print] [Email] On bombing suspect, tough questions for Eric Holder By: Byron York Chief Political Correspondent January 22, 2010 It seems like a pretty simple question. Who made the decision to charge Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the accused terrorist arrested for trying to blow up a Northwest Airlines [...]