What's curious about these alleged attacks is the focus on Jewish centres in New York. Blaming Israel for the war in Afghanistan is a stretch; but blaming New York Jews for the war is delusional. Unfortunately, such delusions seem widespread. Israel is to blame for all the wrongs in the world, Israel = Jews, hence, Jews ought to be blown up - QED.
New York terror sting detailed
Four men have been arrested shortly after allegedly planting mock [n.b. they thought the bombs were real -- they had been given dummies by the police] explosive devices and bombs outside a Jewish temple and community centre in New York, US authorities say.
They are also accused of planning to shoot down US military planes using surface-to-air missiles in a simultaneous attack.
The arrests followed an investigation carried out with the help of an informer and detailed in an affidavit from an FBI special agent, which was obtained by the New York Times.
The first meeting recorded between the informer and the suspect who is mentioned most often in the FBI account, James Cromitie, took place in June 2008 in a mosque in Newburgh, New York state.
The suspect said his parents were of Afghan origin and he was upset about the war there, according to the affidavit. He said that if he were to die a martyr, he would go to paradise, and spoke of wanting to do "something to America".
Some subsequent meetings involving the suspects and the informer were held in a Newburgh house that the FBI had bugged.
In November the informer and James Cromitie discussed possible targets in New York as they travelled to a meeting of a Muslim group in Philadelphia, the affidavit says. The suspect said that "the best target [the World Trade Centre] was hit already".
Shortly afterwards, at the Newburgh house, he asked the informer to supply him with surface-to-air missiles and explosive devices.
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