Four peaceful Muslims arrested for dissent

I assume CAIR and other America haters will be coming to their defense soon enough:

Four New York men were arrested Wednesday in connection with an alleged plot to blow up area Jewish centers and military targets. The plot, however, was foiled by undercover agents.
       
Raids by the FBI-NYPD Joint Terrorist Task Force in the Bronx captured the suspected ringleader and three followers in what law enforcement sources are calling a homegrown terrorist plot. 

Agents and police watched Wednesday night as the suspects allegedly planted what they thought were bombs outside two Jewish community centers in Riverdale, a Bronx, New York neighborhood. In one case the suspected terrorists planted a bomb inside a parked car.  However, officials said the suspects were actually using fake explosives given to them in an earlier sting operation to make sure they didn't get their hands on real bombs. 

"The bombs had been made by the FBI technicians, they were totally inert, no one was ever at risk," Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said.

The four suspects were identified as James Cromitie, David Williams, Onta Williams and Laguerre Payen, of Newburgh in upstate New York, where authorities were conducting raids at their homes, sources said.

Authorities said they had the plotters under surveillance since June of 2008 and there was "no chance" the alleged scheme could succeed. They credited the work of a long time informant with keeping tabs on the group.

The FBI said the Muslim suspects were angry and full of hate for America.  

"Hatred of the West. The leader of the group, James Cromitie was concerned about deaths at the hands of the U.S. military in Afghanistan," and also expressed anti-Jewish sentiment, Joseph Demarest the head of the New York FBI said.

According to the criminal complaint, Cromitie said "I hate those f-ing Jewish bastards." He bragged that it would be a "piece of cake" to bomb a Jewish Center in Riverdale, according to the complaint. 

He said his father lives in Afghanistan and he was upset about U.S. military presence there. 

Cromitie was the first to approach the informant, authorities said.  He said told the informant he has ties to the terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammad.  Authorities said Cromitie had 27 past arrests and had recently been working at a nation-wide discount retailer, authorities said.

Several of the suspects have previously been arrested on drug charges and may have converted to Islam in prison, authorities said.

Or perhaps had attended Jeremiah Wright's church in Chicago, after all doesn't he preach the same hatred for America and for Jews?

Seriously.

Comments

[tim aka The Godless Heathen]

"Several of the suspects have previously been arrested on drug charges and may have converted to Islam in prison".

Yea, let's put the scum down in Gitmo in some prisons up here. What could possibly go wrong?

[Locutisprime]

A quick review of the particulars of this story this morning? Revealed more than a few curiosities to me.

Firstly...these are not middle eastern Muslims that infiltrated with means and ability. These are indigenous individuals who have been lured into the black Muslim American world of black nationalism.

Secondly.....their terror abilities were apparently non existent, outside of what the FBI provided for them to solidify their desires and hatred of this nation.

These four are but further evidence of the multiple layered brigades of fifth column anarchist that permeate or modern and "multicultural" American society.

[Mommynator]

Which is also of concern as the REAL terrorists aren't that dumb - they're trained.

But good on the NYPD and FBI.

[Eric]

Yeah lets hope someone comes to their defense soon because we all know Muslims aren't capable of violence and terrorism.. This ungodly religion should be banned from America and washed from the earth!! They preach violence in the koran for non muslims and they are slowly trying to take over America and Europe we must stop them now!! You don't believe me you must pick up " Stealth Jihad " by Robert Spencer and find out for yourself!!! This is a judeo christian nation not a muslim nation go back to your middle east and take your terrorist friends with you before I have to stop you!!