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August 16, 2005

Chicago man admits giving FBI bogus terrorism tips

"War is deceit," said Muhammad. From AP, with thanks to Jeffrey Imm:

Abdul Rauf Noormohamed pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of making false statements to federal agents and now faces up to five years in prison....

When Noormohamed was arrested, FBI agents said he named five relatives and two others as members of bin Laden's al-Qaida network and the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization because he had been quarreling with them.

Authorities say Noormohamed made 10 phone calls to state and federal officials between Dec. 12, 2003 and Jan. 5, 2004. The first call was to the Illinois deputy governor's office. Other calls went to the Department of Homeland Security and the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection.

During the calls, Noormohamed falsely told authorities the "terrorists" were planning to detonate bombs to blow up the Sears Tower, Soldier Field, City Hall, O'Hare International Airport and the Lake Point Tower apartments.

Authorities said members of an FBI-led terrorism task force spent hundreds of hours investigating the accusations.

Posted by Robert at August 16, 2005 8:48 AM
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They should also wash his mouth out with soap for being such a liar.

Posted by: DCWatson [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 16, 2005 9:09 AM

"War is deceit," said Muhammad.
How did this have to do with jihad and how much did it have to do with the fact the guy is a punk?

f.g.

Posted by: f.g. [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 16, 2005 9:41 AM

ecil;
i'm having a hard time "getting" this. what's the benefit, and to who? if this guy isn't just a little b!tch, where do the benefits lie.

1. to make the FBI cast a jaded eye on the next informer?
2. some sort of dry run?
3. how does this story warn perps against turning on each other?
4. diversion? 100s of hours wasted?

i tend to think he's just a little b!tch, not very bright, who got his panties in a bunch and stepped on his johnson trying to "get" someone.
jackasses come in any flavor, religion's got nothing to do with that.

Posted by: t-ham [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 16, 2005 10:40 AM

The point to learned from this is we need a lot more non-muslim's learning arabic and infiltrating thier mosques etc..Prevention lies in gathering information from the sources as close as we can get.

Posted by: kevin [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 16, 2005 4:25 PM