September 11th, and the Terrorists Still Conspire

 This posting is in memory of the Americans who died on September 11, 2014.  Never forget!!  Never forgive!!

I have been, and will continue to be for the coming weeks or perhaps months, amidst a particularly pressing period of personal and professional programming (to wax alliterative).  Not posting as often as usual, but still here.

Today, September 11th, my schedule includes a morning conference that happens to be a few blocks from the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan.  It will likely be quite crowded, an even bigger bolagon then Lower Manhattan is under normal circumstances.

In keeping with the September 11th theme, I note that home-grown terrorist Marcos Alonso Zea has taken a plea deal to limit his incarceration to 25 years instead of a potential life sentence. 

Zea decided to travel to Yemen to join Ansar al-Sharia, Al-Qaida's affiliate there.  He didn't have a Yemen visa, so he was turned back in London, and returned to New York.  He then continued to prep for terrorism activity, and his co-conspirator was arrested at Idlewyld Airport (now known as JFK Airport in New York City, but to me it is still Idlewyld).  Zea learned that he, too, was under investigation, and "caused electronic media on his computer to be destroyed in an effort to obstruct the investigation. Despite his efforts, a forensic examination of Zea’s electronic media subsequently conducted by investigators revealed an assortment of violent Islamic extremist materials, including issues of Inspire magazine, part of AQAP’s English-language media operations."

My question:  Where are the forensic examiners who found the goods on Zea's computer?  There are some computers at the IRS that need examination.

 

Glenn Winuk has Prevailed!

The 25 June 2007 posting for this Blog reported the victory of 9/11 hero Glenn Winuk's family in the Court of Federal Claims. The posting expressed the hope that "the Department of Justice will not appeal Judge Horn's well-reasoned and well-substantiated decision, so that Glenn Winuk's family can hold their heads up high in full knowledge that Glenn's heroic actions are appreciated, and that Glenn Winuk can have his hard-earned and dearly paid rest in peace."

Well, the Justice Department guys/gals did appeal, but, having second thoughts, moved to voluntarily dismiss the appeal. The on 10 January 2008, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted the motion and dismissed the appeal. The LEXIS cite is 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 1640 (Fed.Cir. 2008).

So now Glenn Winuk is officially a hero. But we all knew that.

Which is it, Osama?

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Apparently, Osama Bin Laden (or someone purported by Al Jazeera to be Osama) is taking responsibility for the September 11th attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

Wait a minute!!

Weren't the Muslims claiming that the Israelis were behind it?

So which is it? The Muslims want it both ways!!!