For those who think that nothing has been attempted by radical Muslims in America since 9/11, here is a short list from the Star Tribune of terror-related arrests since then in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area alone. It starts with Zacarias Moussaoui, the famous “20th hijacker,” and adds:
“¢ August 2002: Abdel-Ilah Elmardoudi, a Moroccan who lived in Minneapolis, was indicted and later convicted of conspiring to provide material support or resources to terrorists, of fraud and of misusing documents. …
“¢ November 2002: Indictment unsealed against Ilyas Ali, who was born in India and lived in St. Paul. He pleaded guilty to charges that he conspired to supply weapons to terrorists through the sale of drugs.
“¢ December 2003: Mohammed A. Warsame, 30, a Canadian man born in Somalia who lived in Minneapolis, was arrested in the Twin Cities. He has been charged with conspiring to provide aid to Al-Qaida, and federal prosecutors allege he fought with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
“¢ April 2004: Agents began questioning Mohamad Elzahabi, 41, a Lebanese man who was later charged with lying to federal agents after saying that he didn’t send walkie-talkies to Pakistan. Elzahabi, who lived in Minneapolis, is also charged with lying about his role in helping a man fraudulently obtain a Massachusetts driver’s license. An FBI affidavit says he admitted to participating in an Al-Qaida training camp.
“¢ July 7: Ali Mohamed Almosaleh was arrested at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport carrying a suspicious note hinting at a public suicide. It hasn’t been determined if he has terrorist ties.