The FBI’S Latest Muslim Terrorist Sting UPDATE

 Unbelievable! No Larry I blame the FBI. I don’t blame them for the sting. But they are playing the press up as well. You and I know that the reporters are talking with their FBI buddies off the record and getting the unofficial word. We have already lost a ton of civil liberties because we have overplayed the threat. Now watch Pete King and those idiots go to town.

No doubt he’ll serve his life sentence in a SuperMax, so the taxpayers can pay millions over his lifetime sentence at the SuperMax day rate.

Not that this half wit could escape from the rustiest of local yokel lockups.

Here is the DOJ Presser…. Read it carefully…. I fthis is stopping terrorism then we are wasting our time. Don’t get me wrong its good that the FBI got this wacko off the street. But who scripted this sting? George Lucas?

Department of Justice
Office of Public Affairs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, February 17, 2012

Virginia Man Accused of Attempting to
Bomb U.S. Capitol in Suicide Attack
Explosives Had Been Rendered Inoperable by Authorities and Posed No Threat

WASHINGTON – A 29-year-old man residing in Alexandria, Va., was arrested
today for allegedly attempting to detonate a bomb in a suicide attack
on the U.S. Capitol Building as part of what he intended to be a
terrorist operation.

The charges were announced by Neil MacBride, U.S. Attorney for the
Eastern District of Virginia; Lisa Monaco, Assistant Attorney General
for National Security; and James W. McJunkin, Assistant Director in
Charge of the FBI Washington Field Office.

Amine El Khalifi, an immigrant from Morocco who is illegally present in
the United States, was charged today by criminal complaint with
attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction against property that is
owned and used by the United States.  He made his initial appearance
today at 4:15 p.m. before Judge T. Rawles Jones Jr.  If convicted, El
Khalifi faces a maximum penalty of life in prison.

The arrest of El Khalifi was the culmination of an undercover operation
during which he was closely monitored by the FBI Washington Field
Office’s Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF).  The explosives and firearm
that he allegedly sought and attempted to use had been rendered
inoperable by law enforcement and posed no threat to the public.

“The complaint filed today alleges that Amine El Khalifi sought to blow
himself up in the U.S. Capitol Building,” said U.S. Attorney MacBride.
“El Khalifi allegedly believed he was working with al-Qaeda and devised
the plot, the targets and the methods on his own.”

“Today’s case underscores the continuing threat we face from homegrown
violent extremists,” said Assistant Attorney General Monaco.  “Thanks to
a coordinated law enforcement effort, El Khalifi’s alleged plot was
thwarted before anyone was harmed.”

“This individual allegedly followed a twisted, radical ideology that is
not representative of the Muslim community in the United States,” said
FBI Assistant Director in Charge McJunkin. “He became known to the JTTF
because of his stated desire to carry out attacks in the U.S.,
specifically, the U.S. Capitol building.  This arrest is the result of
dedicated special agents, task force officers and intelligence analysts
from the FBI and our partner law enforcement agencies that make up the
JTTF.”

According to the criminal complaint affidavit, in January 2011, a
confidential human source reported to the FBI that El Khalifi met with
other individuals at a residence in Arlington, Va., on Jan. 11, 2011. 
During this meeting, one individual produced what appeared to be an
AK-47, two revolvers and ammunition.  El Khalifi allegedly expressed
agreement with a statement by this individual that the “war on
terrorism” was a “war on Muslims” and said that the group needed to be
ready for war.

The affidavit alleges that El Khalifi sought to be associated with an
armed extremist group, and on Dec 1, 2011, he was introduced by a man he
knew as “Hussien” to an individual named “Yusuf,” who was, in reality,
an undercover law enforcement officer.  Throughout December 2011 and
January 2012, El Khalifi allegedly proposed to carry out a bombing
attack. His proposed targets included a building that contained U.S.
military offices, as well as a synagogue, U.S. Army generals and a
restaurant frequented by military officials.

During meetings with the undercover officer, El Khalifi allegedly
handled an AK-47and indicated his desire to conduct an operation in
which he would use a gun and kill people face-to-face.  He also
allegedly selected a restaurant in Washington, D.C., for a bombing
attack; handled an explosive as an example of what could be used in the
attack; conducted surveillance to determine the best place and time for
the bombing and purchased materials as part of the planned operation.

On Jan. 7, 2012, “Hussien” informed El Khalifi that he was an al-Qaeda
operative.  El Khalifi allegedly discussed the possibility that his
planned bombing of the restaurant would be followed by a second attack
against a military installation to be conducted by others who El Khalifi
believed to be associated with al-Qaeda. The affidavit alleges that El
Khalifi understood that his attack on the restaurant would be part of an
al-Qaeda operation that would include both his restaurant bombing and
the attack against a military installation.

The affidavit alleges that on Jan. 15, 2012, El Khalifi stated that he
had modified his plans for his attack.  Rather than conduct an attack on
a restaurant, he wanted to conduct a suicide attack at the U.S. Capitol
Building. That same day at a quarry in West Virginia, as a
demonstration of the effects of the proposed suicide bomb operation, El
Khalifi dialed a cell phone number that he believed would detonate a
bomb placed in the quarry.  The test bomb detonated, and El Khalifi
expressed a desire for a larger explosion in his attack.  He also
selected Feb. 17, 2012, as the day of the operation, according to the
affidavit.

The affidavit alleges that over the next month, El Khalifi traveled to
the U.S. Capitol Building on multiple occasions to conduct surveillance,
choosing the spot where he would be dropped off to enter the building
for the martyrdom operation, the specific time for the attack and the
method he would use to avoid attracting the attention of law
enforcement. El Khalifi also asked Hussien to remotely detonate the bomb
he would be wearing on the day of the attack if El Khalifi encountered
problems with security officers, and to provide El Khalifi with a gun
that he could use during the attack to shoot any officers who might
attempt to stop him.

On February 17, 2012, El Khalifi allegedly traveled to a parking garage
near the U.S. Capitol Building.  El Khalifi took possession of a MAC-10
automatic weapon and put on a vest containing what he believed to be a
functioning bomb.  Unbeknownst to El Khalifi, both the weapon and the
bomb had been rendered inoperable by law enforcement.  El Khalifi walked
alone from the vehicle toward the United States Capitol, where he
intended to shoot people and detonate the bomb.  El Khalifi was arrested
and taken into custody before exiting the parking garage.

This investigation is being conducted by the FBI’s Washington Field
Office.  The prosecution is being handled by Assistant U.S. Attorneys
Gordon Kromberg and Michael Ben’Ary of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for
the Eastern District of Virginia, as well as Trial Attorneys Joseph
Kaster and Courtney Sullivan from the Counterterrorism Section of the
Justice Department’s National Security Division.

The charges contained in the criminal complaint are mere allegations. 
As in any criminal case, the defendant is presumed innocent until proven
guilty in a court of law.
 

Outside of the operation…. Its hard to tell the difference between a criminal complaint and a movie script these days. Its not what is in the complaint, but what has been withheld from the complaint. Then again, why go the lengths of playing with Capitol Hill? We have enough elected nut cases wanting to further erode our civil liberties. Why give them more ammo with a false flag? Why not just script the bombing a federal building? No they had to go to the Hill?

Why?

media and backtrack bunch treat taliban better then our own troops

http://bigpeace.com/jtreese/2012/02/17/media-and-obama-administration-reserve-harsher-treatment-for-u-s-soldiers-than-taliban/

Did backtrack really study law??? He does not seem to know a lot about it
does not seem to know about import -export bank and it’s federal charter

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/02/obama_perverts_ex-im_bank_into_competitor_for_domestic_banks.html