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UPDATE III: The news conference. (live blogging) Representatives from just about every organization in the U.S. were present.

The video shows the men in military garb, shouting jihadi threats, was the beginning of this investigation. The cell was infiltrated by law enforcement. They had jihadist video tapes, two of the September 11 hijackers, al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden.

They were prepared to die for Allah. They wanted to cause a power outage, to make their attack easier. They regretted missing an opportunity to kill military and civilians at the Army-Navy football game.

They watched a video of an American getting his arm blown off, and they laughed. They planned to do ‘big things’.

(This is the model for the post-September 11 era. Jihad doesn’t always come in the form of large scale attacks with airplanes and buildings. The point of jihad is to cause terror. They identified their target, did their surveillance, they obtained some of their weapons, …)

Feds: Today we dodged a bullet. Thanks to the private citizen for coming forward. The clerk who saw the jihadist video is a hear.

**END LIVE BLOGGING**

This reminds me of the private citizens on the airlines who reported the ‘flying imams’. Our future safety may depend on private citizens reporting what they perceive as a threat!

UPDATE II: These Muslim men had access to the base because one of them was a pizza delivery person who was allowed into the base. They already had some AK-47’s in their possession (as well as other weapons?), and were trying to purchase more, along with M 16 battle rifles.

The six were illegal aliens from Yugoslavia, (Albania ?) and Jordan. Fox News is reporting one is from Turkey. Now there are suspected Al-Qaeda connections:

U.S. Attorney’s Office spokesperson Greg Reinert stated that those picked up in the terror sweep were “Islamic radicals” and it is believed that the six may have been operating under the direction of al-Qaeda. (source)

They had reportedly been under surveillance by the FBI for months, and

… practiced by shooting paintball guns and real weapons in a rural area of the Poconos, one source said. They also allegedly watched jihadist videos in which Osama bin Laden urged them toward martyrdom.

“They were prepared to die,” said the law enforcement source. “We became increasingly convinced this was for real and these guys were ready to roll.”… (The Star Ledger)

Here is the criminal complaint (pdf) and the names of the terrorists (Hot Air):

Dritan Duka (illegal alien)

Eliver Duka (illegal alien)

Shain Duka (illegal alien)

Serdar Tatar

Mohamad Shnewer

Agron Abdullahu

Confederate Yankee reports, “A total of ten men were seen on the video that launched the investigation, as reported in this document obtained by The Smoking Gun.”

So where are the other four men on the video?

Chad at In The Bullpen reported yesterday on Zawahiri’s latest video and the fact that al-Qaeda is trying to recruit ‘white’ jihadists from all nations.

Zawahiri claims membership into Al Qaida is open-ended and welcomes all.

“Al-Qaida is not merely for the benefit of Muslims,” he said. “That’s why I want blacks in America, people of color, American Indians, Hispanics, and all the weak and oppressed in North and South America, in Africa and Asia, and all over the world.” [snip]

Read the full translation and see a brief video clip at Laura Mansfield’s site.

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