Feds arrest a Somali-born teen after car-bomb sting

2010-11-26 23:49:03

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Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6877|132 and Bush

AP - Feds arrest a Somali-born teen after car-bomb sting at Portland, Oregon Christmas tree ceremony. Mohamed Osman Mohamud, 19, accused of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction.

The arrest occurred on Friday and that the suspect had attempted to use a cellphone to detonate what he thought was a bomb in a van.

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/ameri … 53451.html

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2010-11-27 00:42:13

#2

mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|6931

Keep up the good work. Not much else to say.

2010-11-27 00:46:58

#3

Reciprocity: Member; +721|6857|the dank(super) side of Oregon

don't fuck with our trees. we've got a lot of 'em and they're all special.

2010-11-27 00:54:21

#4

mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|6931

Do these guys get fucked for life for dozens of counts of attempted murder?

2010-11-27 01:11:01

#5

Spark: liquid fluoride thorium reactor; +874|6951|Canberra, AUS

Nicely done from the police, 'bout it really.

The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
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2010-11-27 04:08:50

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ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|6925

A weapon of mass destruction? Since when did car bombs fall under that category?

Last edited by ghettoperson (2010-11-27 04:09:17)

2010-11-27 04:12:13

#7

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,054|7048|PNW

Lighting ceremony sabotage...so 'Batman Returns."

2010-11-27 04:31:53

#8

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6687|'Murka

ghettoperson wrote:
A weapon of mass destruction? Since when did car bombs fall under that category?

It isn't limited to CBRNE. Any weapon intended to kill large numbers of people and/or destroy large amounts of property falls in that category.

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2010-11-27 05:07:20

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ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|6925

Does it depend on ownership or something? Because based on that logic I guess Saddam did have WMD.

2010-11-27 05:11:02

#10

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6687|'Murka

ghettoperson wrote:
Does it depend on ownership or something? Because based on that logic I guess Saddam did have WMD.

It's been a bit politicized. I wouldn't categorize what Saddam had as WMD. Now, if he tried to use them to blow up a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Oregon that was packed with people...that's a different story. The use case makes it a WMD, not it's components.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2010-11-27 06:10:36

#11

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6814|Long Island, New York

Some local police forces really have incredible intel departments. My stepmom's cousin was just involved in one if the biggest heroin busts in the Bronx ever, and the intel and undercover work that was done to achieve their goal was simply astounding. Obviously I didn't hear everything, but they really do put their hearts and souls into their work. 'Spect.

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula said they were going to focus on attacks like this, so local police departments need to receive more funding for intel ops and sting operations.

2010-11-27 06:21:40

#12

11 Bravo: Banned; +965|5513|Cleveland, Ohio

i dont trust somalians. after living in two of the four safe haven cities for somalians they just dont seem to want to be americans, they just dont want to live in africa. well, i understand that but yall made your bed over there so time to lay in it.

2010-11-27 06:24:59

#13

SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|6844|Mountains of NC

have you ever been so pissed off that you start swinging a catus

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2010-11-27 07:26:00

#14

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6814|Long Island, New York

PORTLAND, Ore. – Federal agents in a sting operation arrested a Somali-born teenager just as he tried blowing up a van he believed was loaded with explosives at a crowded Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Portland, authorities said. The bomb was an elaborate fake supplied by the agents and the public was never in danger, authorities said. Mohamed Osman Mohamud, 19, was arrested at 5:40 p.m. Friday just after he dialed a cell phone that he thought would set off the blast but instead brought federal agents and police swooping down on him. Yelling "Allahu Akbar!" — Arabic for "God is great!" — Mohamud tried to kick agents and police after he was taken into custody, according to prosecutors.

Scary shit.

2010-11-27 07:30:39

#15

jord: Member; +2,382|6954|The North, beyond the wall.

Kick? This is sparta!

2010-11-27 07:43:02

#16

Doctor Strangelove: Real Battlefield Veterinarian.; +1,758|6744

Poseidon wrote:
PORTLAND, Ore. – Federal agents in a sting operation arrested a Somali-born teenager just as he tried blowing up a van he believed was loaded with explosives at a crowded Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Portland, authorities said. The bomb was an elaborate fake supplied by the agents and the public was never in danger, authorities said. Mohamed Osman Mohamud, 19, was arrested at 5:40 p.m. Friday just after he dialed a cell phone that he thought would set off the blast but instead brought federal agents and police swooping down on him. Yelling "Allahu Akbar!" — Arabic for "God is great!" — Mohamud tried to kick agents and police after he was taken into custody, according to prosecutors.
Scary shit.

I'm scared of fake bombs too.

Last edited by Doctor Strangelove (2010-11-27 08:13:17)

2010-11-27 07:44:36

#17

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6747

terror level: ALERT ALERT ALERT

has iran been especially naughty this month or something

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2010-11-27 07:45:31

#18

Chou: Member; +737|7067

1 cockroach down, many left to go.

2010-11-27 07:46:51

#19

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6814|Long Island, New York

Doctor Strangelove wrote:
Poseidon wrote:
PORTLAND, Ore. – Federal agents in a sting operation arrested a Somali-born teenager just as he tried blowing up a van he believed was loaded with explosives at a crowded Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Portland, authorities said. The bomb was an elaborate fake supplied by the agents and the public was never in danger, authorities said. Mohamed Osman Mohamud, 19, was arrested at 5:40 p.m. Friday just after he dialed a cell phone that he thought would set off the blast but instead brought federal agents and police swooping down on him. Yelling "Allahu Akbar!" — Arabic for "God is great!" — Mohamud tried to kick agents and police after he was taken into custody, according to prosecutors.
Scary shit.
I'm scared of fake bombs to.

I live in the Financial District. If anyone should be worried most, it's me and other residents of Manhattan/large scale cities. Typically I'm not, but it's clear they're going for small scale car bomb attacks now. And that's worrying. One slips under the radar...

2010-11-27 07:47:43

#20

11 Bravo: Banned; +965|5513|Cleveland, Ohio

Poseidon wrote:
If anyone should be worried most, it's me and other residents of Manhattan/large scale cities

no

2010-11-27 07:48:38

#21

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6747

there's about as much chance of a nutter with a home-made bombing something now as there was before 9/11

about as much chance as there has ever been and as there ever will be

it's sad that you get so caught up in this huge 'war on terrorism' political rhetoric. people are just doing their jobs.

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2010-11-27 07:51:52

#22

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6814|Long Island, New York

11 Bravo wrote:
Poseidon wrote:
If anyone should be worried most, it's me and other residents of Manhattan/large scale cities
no

Nobody's attacking Cleveland, don't worry. Pretty sure most people there are already terrified.

2010-11-27 07:54:40

#23

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6747

you don't sound terrified, alarmed or scared in the slightest by this, poseidon

And that's worrying

GREAT SUCCESS!

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2010-11-27 07:57:00

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Trotskygrad: бля; +354|6275|Vortex Ring State

don't let the terrorists win, stay calm, like Obama

2010-11-27 07:58:54

#25

Chou: Member; +737|7067

Trotskygrad wrote:
don't let the terrorists win, stay calm, like Obama

Yeah, rather focus on next term.

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