She was aiming at inciting the people she calls the Hutus, to make them get conscious that there is something going against them.A Rwandan prosecutor • Speaking during the trial of Victoire Ingabire, a Hutu woman who attempted to run for president in the country last year, only to get arrested on charges of attempting to incite terrorism and denying the infamous genocide (along ethnic lines) that destabilized the country nearly two decades ago. Ingabire’s trial began Friday, and prosecutors — surprisingly — have claimed that there is evidence that links her and Paul Rusesabagina, the man who was the inspiration for Don Cheadle’s character in “Hotel Rwanda,” to a terrorist group. And they’re considering bringing charges against Rusesabagina, now considered a international hero (albeit one who has feuded with the current Tutsi government), as well. Two decades after the fact, politics in Rwanda remain complicated and emotionally charged. (h/t @JohnNess) source (via • follow)
The NBC News twitter account was hacked late this afternoon and as a result, false reports of a plane attack on ground zero were sent to @NBCNews followers. We are working with Twitter to correct the situation and sincerely apologize for the scare that could have been caused by such a reckless and irresponsible act.Official statement by NBC News on the Twitter hack.
There are specifics — in that sense it was credible — but there’s no certitude. There’s no smoking gun, but we do have talk about using a car bomb.Vice President Joe Biden • Speaking on the credible terror threat this morning while on “Good Morning America.” He was slightly less vague than Michael Bloomberg was last night. NYC and DC have upped their security ahead of the 9/11 anniversary as a result of the threat, which up to this point has proven incredibly vague. Let’s hope that, whatever it is, authorities have their ducks in a row. source (via • follow)
Again, we’re getting into details we’re not going to get into this night.NYPD official shuts down any attempt to get specifics. Interesting factoid from Bloomberg: Apparently NYPD has reportedly shut down 13 terror threats since 9/11.
(Source: abclocal.go.com)
The officials are getting some blowback from the questioners.
usualchatter asks: Do you think there was anything behind the timing of the announcement/leak to the media of the possible terrorist threat? It's certainly put a damper on the chatter about Obama's jobs plan.
» SFB says: Who knows? We certainly hope not. It has to be taken seriously, though, because of the timing of it. Not the proximity to Obama’s speech, but the proximity to 9/11.
NYPD about to make an announcement about the credible threat at hand. Will cover here.
DEVELOPING — Federal authorities have come across what they believe may be a credible threat to the U.S. homeland surrounding the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, several sources tell Fox News.
The threat would target New York City or Washington, D.C., sources said. Authorities have obtained what they believe is information on possible suspects tied to central Al Qaeda, but they have not necessarily determined names of possible suspects.
According to a senior U.S. official with knowledge of the threat, “People are aggressively pursuing leads,” and it is “specific enough to elicit worry.” Another senior U.S. official stressed the threat is still “unconfirmed” so it is being chased down and investigated.
Just in time for the jobs speech, all. Fox News has no story, but an alert.
Shopping at the mall? You may end up in a police database as a suspicious person.
Mall of America, the home to terrorism, apparently.
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Al-Rahman was killed Aug. 22 in the lawless Pakistani tribal region of Waziristan, according to the official said, who insisted on anonymity to discuss intelligence issues.
The official would not say how al-Rahman was killed. But his death came on the same day that a CIA drone strike was reported in Waziristan. Such strikes by unmanned aircraft are Washington’s weapon of choice for killing terrorists in the mountainous, hard-to-reach area along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
Al-Rahman, believed to be in his mid-30s, was a close confidant of bin Laden and once served as bin Laden’s emissary to Iran.
David Letterman target of wannabe jihadist over jokes about Osama bin Laden’s lieutenant
A wannabe jihadist is calling for the head of David Letterman after the host gloated on air about the death of Osama bin Laden’s one-eyed Pakistani lieutenant.
From extortion plots to terror plots to late night’s version of “Julius Caesar,” David Letterman’s enemies certainly don’t keep things boring.
We have abandoned Mogadishu but we remain in other towns. We aren’t leaving you. We have changed our tactics. Every one of you will feel the change in every corner and every street in Mogadishu. We will defend you and continue the fighting.Al-Shabab spokesperson Ali Mohamoud Rage • Regarding the al-Qaeda group’s decision to leave Mogadishu, the capitol of Somalia, a country that has been struggling with a major humanitarian crisis of late. Is it a tactical change, as the spokesperson suggests, or a real corner turned? Somalia’s president, Sheikh Shairf Sheikh Ahmed, seems to suggest the latter. “It is time to harvest the fruits of peace,” he said. “I call on the Somali people to help and to support their soldiers and point out any Shabab member hiding in homes.” source (via • follow)
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