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FBI Foils Plot to Bomb Federal Reserve Building in New York

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:10:59 +0000

A man drove from Long Island, New York, into Lower Manhattan earlier today in a van he thought was filled with explosives. He parked the van close to the Federal Reserve building, just a few blocks from the World Trade Center, and planned to detonate it using a cell phone from a nearby hotel.

The explosives, however, were fake.

David Letterman Threatened on Jihadist Website [VIDEO]

Jade Walker — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:08:14 +0000

The FBI is investigating a threat made against talk show host David Letterman on a popular Internet destination for radical Muslims. A frequent contributor to the Shumuka al-Islam forum, a jihadist website, issued the threat in response to a joke the 64-year-old comic made on his CBS program ‘The Late Show With David Letterman.’ The [...]

31 American Troops Killed in Afghanistan After Taliban Attack on Helicopter

KLAW Morning Crew — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 20:47:58 +0000

Taliban insurgents shot down an American military helicopter in Afghanistan Saturday, killing 31 American troops and 7 Afghan commandos, multiple news outlets are reporting. The helicopter was shot down with a rocket-propelled grenade just outside of Kabul, according to one Western military official. The Taliban has officially taken credit for the attack. The AP reports [...]

2 Arrested in Plot to Attack Seattle Military Center

Stephanie Berning — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:34:30 +0000

Two men were arrested late Wednesday after federal officials said they planned to attack a military processing center in Seattle using grenades and firearms. Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif, also known as Joseph A. Davis, and Walli Mujahidh, also known as Frederick Domingue Jr., were arrested on charges of conspiracy to murder federal officers and employees, conspiracy [...]