“The real thing — a dangerous terrorist.” Or another bungled arrest? Babar may have been trying to raise money for Al-Muhajiroun. From CNN, :
(CNN) — The FBI has had in custody since April a Pakistani-American who is believed linked to al Qaeda and who allegedly participated in plots to attack Americans overseas, law enforcement sources said.
Mohammed Junaid Babar is cooperating with authorities, the sources said. He is being held as a material witness as part of an ongoing investigation, which means details of his case are under seal. …
Babar, a naturalized American citizen, was arrested in Queens. The sources said he is believed to have been involved in a financing operation in the United States to send money to a group in London known to law enforcement as “al Muhajiroun,” which includes Pakistani terrorists.
That group allegedly was plotting bombings and assassinations overseas. …
Law enforcement sources said Babar “is the real thing — a dangerous terrorist.”