When the media insisted that no Muslim refugee had ever engaged in terrorism in the United States, and even rolled out fact checks defending this false claim, Najibullah Zazi was a clear counterexample.
And now Najibullah Zazi, who had gotten a free ride, is about to get another one.
A Queens man caught preparing for a 9/11 anniversary suicide bomb attack on the subways under Grand Central will soon walk out of prison thanks to a sentence that amounts to his time already served, a judge ruled Thursday.
Najibullah Zazi, 33, had faced up to life in prison after his 2009 arrest, but spent nearly the next 10 years cooperating against al Qaeda.
Brooklyn federal Judge Raymond Dearie agreed, letting Zazi off with little more than a tongue-lashing as he noted that the one-time jihadist had come to the US in 1999 as a 14-year-old refugee from Pakistan.
Zazi will be at least the third admitted New York City-based terrorist in the past year to be sentenced to zero or very little additional prison time in exchange for his cooperation.
The others are Bryant Neal Vinas, 34, who had served just eight years when he was cut loose last May, and Zazi’s pal and co-conspirator, Zarein Ahmedzay, who had also faced life in prison but was freed in December after a decade of cooperation.
In August 2009, Zazi, Ahmedzay and Medunjanin plotted in New York to make suicide vests and blow themselves up during rush hour at Grand Central. The three had begun gathering bomb-making materials, but the plot was thwarted by law enforcement, which had already had the trio under surveillance.
“I tried my best to correct my horrific mistake by cooperating with the government,” Zazi told the judge in asking for forgiveness — and leniency.
“I am not the same person,” he said. “I have a deeper knowledge of myself, and understanding of the true meaning of Islam and almost find it hard to imagine what I was involved with in 2009 and 2008.”
The “true meaning of Islam” was the whole problem here.
Cooperation by terrorists has often been proven to be meaningless. The terrorists have been able to wind agents around their little fingers by doling out meaningless and misleading info.
The question is how long before this decision backfires on us?
Patriot2G says
Oh, another bombing? Sir prize, sir prize, sir prize, as Gomer Pyle would say.
StacyGirl says
A deeper understanding of terrorism, er, imitating the perfect man. Keep your eye on this dude, he’s going places. Just not back to jail.
Darryl Kerney says
His horrible mistake was getting caught, the cooperation deal should have been life in prison instead of death penalty, take it or leave it.
underbed cat says
UNfortunately his new deeper meaning of Islam will not lead him away from his original attempt at terrorizing it just may make him more determined. Every judge in this country should get a security briefing on the facts to understand the deceptive talk of Islam. He might have even had said he would fight against terrorism, as most muslims are allowed to say, but not allowed to explain he considers Americans that are non – beleivers in Islam terrorists. That would be breaking sharia law to expose the doctrine. Clever terrorist, uninformed judge perhaps.
underbed cat says
Underbed cat posted a comment.. new rules to not use some words something has changed.? Did I miss something, can’t use words from the law of the doctrine?
rubiconcrest says
“I have a deeper knowledge of myself, and understanding of the true meaning of Islam”, yeah right. I wish the judge had pressed him to elaborate a bit on the true meaning of Islam off the cuff. Walid Phares suggested sometime way back that we needed special judges to try these cases. Ones who know the Koran and can ask pointed questions. I would not believe this guy for a second unless he had renounced Islam.
observer says
What a fortunate fellow he is.
He gets another stab at blowing someone or something up… or to run folk down with a stolen/hired truck.
Perhaps next time he’ll do better than he’s managed to do previously.
It’s insane really that we’re having discussions like this.
CRUSADER says
Ever seen this (2006) movie
“THE WAR WITHIN” —
about a terror plot to explode
Grand Central Station ?
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Written and directed by Joseph Castelo, “The War Within” is the story of Hassan, a Pakistani engineering student who is apprehended by western intelligence services for suspected terrorist activities. After his interrogation, Hassan undergoes a radical transformation and embarks upon a terrorist mission, surreptitiously entering the United States to join a cell based in New York City. After meticulous planning for an event of maximum devastation, all the members of the cell are arrested, except for Hussan and one other. With no alternative and nowhere else to turn, Hassan must rely on the hospitality of his former best friend Sayeed, who is living the American dream with his family in New Jersey. Deciding to go forward and carry out his own attack, Hassan takes advantage of Sayeed’s generosity while plotting his strategy and amassing materials to create explosives. Eventually, Hassan’s skewed religious fervor clashes with his feelings….
https://www.traileraddict.com/the-war-within/trailer
Max says
“I am not the same person,” he said. What he means is that he made mistakes that got him caught, but now he is wiser and will avoid making mistakes.
gravenimage says
Muslim Refugee Who Plotted New York 9/11 Anniversary Bombing to be Freed
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More suicidal insanity.
mortimer says
It’s interesting how shallow the jihadist streak runs in some of these would-be suicide bombers. As soon as they are caught, they repent and turn their backs on jihadism, but often, they do not turn their backs on Islam… so their deprogramming is incomplete.
I doubt Najibullah Zazi will return to jihadism. He has betrayed the jihadists and will never again be trusted by them or by most Muslims. He will live in a limbo. What a price to pay!
What a severe brainwashing Islam performs on the mind! Even after rejecting Islam’s MOST IMPORTANT ACTION (JIHAD), Muslims are often unable to fully leave Islam.
Najibullah Zazi will have a lonely life. He will be rejected by Muslims and distrusted by the kafirs. He should change his name to Garcia and move to California. ‘Garcia’ is the most common name in California.
gravenimage says
Mortimer wrote:
It’s interesting how shallow the jihadist streak runs in some of these would-be suicide bombers. As soon as they are caught, they repent and turn their backs on jihadism, but often, they do not turn their backs on Islam… so their deprogramming is incomplete.
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There is no reason to suppose that Zazi is “deprogrammed” at all. He is just lying to the Infidels to get out–this is Taqiyya.
More:
I doubt Najibullah Zazi will return to jihadism. He has betrayed the jihadists and will never again be trusted by them or by most Muslims. He will live in a limbo. What a price to pay!
What a severe brainwashing Islam performs on the mind! Even after rejecting Islam’s MOST IMPORTANT ACTION (JIHAD), Muslims are often unable to fully leave Islam.
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Other Muslims may hate him for cooperating with the Infidels against his fellow Jihadists–this is true.
But I would not assume that he has rejected Jihad. Many of those released from Guantanimo Bay have returned to Jihad.
More:
Najibullah Zazi will have a lonely life. He will be rejected by Muslims and distrusted by the kafirs. He should change his name to Garcia and move to California. ‘Garcia’ is the most common name in California.
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Why would we want this Jihadist thug in California? Najibullah Zazi should be deported back to Afghanistan, where he was born.
mortimer says
Pitiful liar … Najibullah Zazi lies very convincingly, at least, if you do not know that jihadism is a CORE TEACHING in Islam.
Najibullah Zazi says this with a straight face: “I have a deeper … understanding of the true meaning of Islam.”
That is a lie. He has a deeper understanding of TAQIYYA. Islam, in fact, requires all Muslims to participate in jihad. All Muslims in fact DO participate in VERBAL JIHAD whenever they deceive and mislead the dirty kufaar about the mission, motive and methods of Islam and jihad.
Jihad is the central mission of Islam.
gravenimage says
Now this is true.
Az gal says
Cooperation? He should be IN JAIL for attempted mass murder!
V says
God help america.
Dawn says
Islam is a “religion” of martyrdom for Allah. EW! A religion who has no sanctity for a human’s life, their own or others. Their God actually tells the followers to behead, lie, kill the name of allah. They destroy God’s creation.
Jay says
And what could possible go wrong with this scenario?? Gitmo should be the permanent address for all
terrorists or the death penalty, in my opinion!! And absolutely no comforts or luxuries or internet access in prison either! I pray this is not a mistake which costs American lifes!
Wake up America!! Get rid of liberal obama appointed judges!! Get rid of the enemies within
like criminal Reps Omar and Tlaib – and Soros and Farrakan and Angela Davis!
Trump 2020. Our only hope!! ????????????
Walter Sieruk says
As for that vicious jihadist /Muslim ,Najbullah Zazi who with his like-minded jihadist friends schemed to engage in a suicide /homicide attacks in the Grand Central in of New York City is not only more proof of the destructive and deadly nature of their religion, Islam, which causes and inspires such murderous madness . This also reveals that those thoroughly infected with Islam’s jihad are so very deluded violent and homicidal that they become literally ,as its termed “dangerous to self and others.’ For the jihad- Minded Muslims operate under the Islamic delusion of the false doctrine of Islam of a paradise with many virgins for the male Muslim who dies in the jihad for the cause of Islam.
Moreover, those deluded jihadist suicide/homicide Muslims terrorists, who was also called a mujahedeen, The are very dangerous and delusional because they are under the spell of Islamic deception, so much so, that those jihadists actually view their murderous attacks as “martyrdom operations.” This is because they firmly believe that they will have a paradise, for themselves, after they die in a jihad attack. This is how strong the influence of the deceptive power of the false religion of Islam can be. This delusional madness which results in death and destruction is, somewhat, explained in the following quotation by a Christian author.
“Muslims killed while waging jihad are often honored as martyrs. Also, the prophet Muhammad said that they would be guaranteed passage to paradise. Narrated Abu Huraira in Hadith 9:549:
‘Allah’s Apostle said “Allah guarantees to the person who carries out jihad or His Cause and nothing compelled him to go out but the jihad for His Cause and belief in His Words, that he will either admit him into paradise or return him with the reward or the bounty he has earned to his residence from where he came out.’ [1]
As for the first part of this above quote about a “guarantee’’ of entering into a paradise for a Muslim who dies fighting in the jihad is a falsehood and false doctrine of a “guarantee “. Which a both tragic and sad for many reasons as well as bogus way of God. For Jesus taught not the above but clearly did teach that He is the genuine and only way to heaven. For example, John 14:6 gives the very words of Jesus Which are “I am the way ,the truth, and the life: no one comes to the Father ,but by Me.”
[1] ISLAM AND THE BIBLE: WHY TWO FAITH COLLIDE BY David Goldmann page 122