Arrests over US army base 'plot'

**uscitizen** · 05-08-2007, 12:22 PM

Arrests over US army base 'plot'

The army base at Fort Dix is mainly used for training reservists
Six men have been arrested on charges of plotting to attack Fort Dix army base in the US state of New Jersey.

They allegedly planned to use automatic weapons "with the intention of killing as many US soldiers as possible", said the US Attorney's Office in New Jersey.

Four of the men were born in the former Yugoslavia, one in Jordan and one in Turkey, a spokesman said. He described the suspects as "Islamic radicals".

The six were due to appear in court in Camden, New Jersey, on Tuesday.

Some of the suspects were US citizens and others were illegal immigrants, said US Attorney's Office spokesman Michael Drewniak.

They will face charges of conspiracy to kill US servicemen.

"They were planning an attack on Fort Dix in which they would kill as many soldiers as possible," he said.

Five of the suspects lived in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, about 20 miles (32 km) south-west of Fort Dix, where they were arrested on Monday evening.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6635669.stm

**Cancel7** · 05-08-2007, 12:38 PM

Originally Posted by uscitizen

Arrests over US army base 'plot'

The army base at Fort Dix is mainly used for training reservists
Six men have been arrested on charges of plotting to attack Fort Dix army base in the US state of New Jersey.

They allegedly planned to use automatic weapons "with the intention of killing as many US soldiers as possible", said the US Attorney's Office in New Jersey.

Four of the men were born in the former Yugoslavia, one in Jordan and one in Turkey, a spokesman said. He described the suspects as "Islamic radicals".

The six were due to appear in court in Camden, New Jersey, on Tuesday.

Some of the suspects were US citizens and others were illegal immigrants, said US Attorney's Office spokesman Michael Drewniak.

They will face charges of conspiracy to kill US servicemen.

"They were planning an attack on Fort Dix in which they would kill as many soldiers as possible," he said.

Five of the suspects lived in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, about 20 miles (32 km) south-west of Fort Dix, where they were arrested on Monday evening.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6635669.stm

Umm, I'm thinking they wouldn't have lasted very long. You know, this is the big "threat" we face. A smarter group might say, let's go to the mall with some automatic weapons, we'll take out hundreds and bring their economy to a standstill for a period of time. These guys say, hey, let's go to the US military base! We'll last two seconds, if we even get in!

**uscitizen** · 05-08-2007, 01:03 PM

And some were illegal immigrants that obviously needed deporting..

**Cypress** · 05-08-2007, 01:27 PM

I'm not going to get worked up about this, until more facts come out, or there's a grand jury and an indictment.

The FBI and law enforcment have had a habit of totally exaggerating these "terror cells" and their alleged plots in the United States. How many times have we seen these "blockbuster" arrests fall apart upon further investigation? It's usually just a group of thugs sitting around drinking beer, and trying to be bad asses by talking about a bunch of crap.

**Cancel7** · 05-08-2007, 01:32 PM

Originally Posted by Cypress

I'm not going to get worked up about this, until more facts come out, or there's a grand jury and an indictment.

The FBI and law enforcment have had a habit of totally exaggerating these "terror cells" and their alleged plots in the United States. How many times have we seen these "blockbuster" arrests fall apart upon further investigation? It's usually just a group of thugs sitting around drinking beer, and trying to be bad asses by talking about a bunch of crap.

True.

**Thorn** · 05-08-2007, 01:37 PM

The latest I read about this said that in addition to their being brought to the attention of the authorities because of the DVD, they apparently tried to purchase assault weapons from an undercover FBI agent. So it went at least beyond the "drunk talk" phase. Also all these "plans", etc., apparently took place over a long period of time, so impulse wasn't a factor either. Guess we'll see what shakes out over time.