New York ‘lone wolf’ was one hour away from finishing his bomb
She also praised the New York Police Department, saying, “I think they handled it well.”
Officials with the NYPD, which conducted the undercover investigation using a confidential informant and a bugged apartment, said the department had to move quickly because Pimentel was about to test a pipe bomb made out of match heads, nails and other ingredients bought at neighborhood hardware and discount stores.
Two law enforcement officials said Monday that the NYPD’s Intelligence Division had sought to get the FBI involved at least twice as the investigation unfolded. Both times, the FBI concluded that Pimentel lacked the mental capacity to act on his own, they said.
The FBI thought Pimentel “didn’t have the predisposition or the ability to do anything on his own,” one of the officials said.
The officials were not authorized to speak about the case and spoke on condition of anonymity. The FBI’s New York office and the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan both declined to comment on Monday.
Pimentel’s lawyer, Joseph Zablocki, said his client was never a true threat.
“If the goal here is to be stopping terror … I’m not sure that this is where we should be spending our resources,” he said.
Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly defended the handling of the case Monday, saying the NYPD kept federal authorities in the loop “all along” before circumstances forced investigators to take swift measures using state charges.
“No question in my mind that we had to take this case down,” Kelly said. “There was an imminent threat.”
Added Kelly: “This is a classic case of what we’ve been talking about �� the lone wolf, an individual, self-radicalized. This is the needle in the haystack problem we face as a country and as a city.”
Authorities described Pimentel as an unemployed U.S. citizen and “al-Qaida sympathizer” who was born in the Dominican Republic. He had lived most of his life in Manhattan, aside from about five years in the upstate city of Schenectady, where authorities say he had an arrested for credit card fraud.
His mother said he was raised Roman Catholic. But he converted to Islam in 2004 and went by the name Muhammad Yusuf, authorities said.
Using a tip from police in Albany, the NYPD had been watching Pimentel using a confidential informant for the past year. Investigators learned that he was energized and motivated to carry out his plan by the Sept. 30 killing of al-Qaida’s U.S.-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, police said.
Pimentel was under constant surveillance as he shopped for the pipe bombmaterials. He also was overheard talking about attacking police patrol cars and postal facilities, killing soldiers returning home from abroad andbombing a police station in Bayonne, N.J., authorizes said.
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
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for bonus: Clint Eastwood?
Nope. But interestingly enough, Clint Eastwood starred in two of the Western pseudoremakes by the director I’m looking for. He played the same part as the actor in the bonus question.
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Sam Peckinpaw? and Lee Marvin?
I’m almost positive that Peckinpaw made a bunch of old black and white westerns and I’m also pretty sure that Marvin made most of his money in westerns so those are my guesses.
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Sam Peckinpaw? and Lee Marvin?
I’m almost positive that Peckinpaw made a bunch of old black and white westerns and I’m also pretty sure that Marvin made most of his money in westerns so those are my guesses.
While that may be correct, it’s not what I’m looking for.
Another hint: The director had a lasting influence on George Lucas, and one of his films was a major inspiration for Star Wars.
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Akira Kurosawa.
When you first said “influenced Western film” I immediately jumped to the spaghetti directors. But I wasn’t sure which one.
The “inspiration for Star Wars” clue gave it away.
Kurosawa’s The Hidden Fortress served as source material to Luke Skywalkers and Co’s journey into a impregnable fortress (the Death Star).
Several of Kurosawa’s films have been remade into Western films, most noticeably the Seven Samurai – which was remade to the The Magnificent Seven in the States.
I don’t know about the 16 films though…
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@TG:
Akira Kurosawa.
When you first said “influenced Western film” I immediately jumped to the spaghetti directors. But I wasn’t sure which one.
The “inspiration for Star Wars” clue gave it away.
Kurosawa’s The Hidden Fortress served as source material to Luke Skywalkers and Co’s journey into a impregnable fortress (the Death Star).
Several of Kurosawa’s films have been remade into Western films, most noticeably the Seven Samurai – which was remade to the The Magnificent Seven in the States.
I don’t know about the 16 films though…
Ding ding ding! +1 for you. And you have the stage.
(Bonus was Toshiro Mifune, the drunk in Seven Samurai)
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Oh, and the guess about Clint Eastwood as the actor was interesting.
Akira Kurosawa made a film called Yojimbo starring Toshiro Mifune about a ronin taking advantage of two opposing clans that ruled a town. Sergio Leone made a western called A Fistful of Dollars starring Clint Eastwood as a wanderer taking advantage of two opposing clans ruling a small town. Both are excellent films.
And Seven Samurai is one of my all time favorite movies.
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I glad I not way wrong on Clint Eastwood. I know he did many spaghetti westerns so my guess from that.
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Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride - Round 2 - Question #1
What is that minimum number of states required to win the US Presidential Race? Please provide a mathematical proof.
You may use the internet.
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11 states
538 total electors. 270 is majority win
California 55
Texas 34
New York 31
Florida 27
Illinois 21
Pennsylvania 21
Ohio 20
Michigan 17
Georgia 15
New Jersey 15
North Carolina 15
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F6FHellcat, you are correct. Though America consists of 50+1 voting states, only 11 states are required for victory in a presidential race. That’s a little more than 10%. Of course, any candidate who follows this strategy is in for a risky proposition as the two largest states - California and Texas - are nominally split between Democratic and Republican. More important are the larger swing states, states like Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Florida with no clear cut favorite. And true this, the vast majority of a candidates’ time and money goes into these states.
Question #2 - SportsOf the five major sports leagues in America, which league(s) use the term “referee” when describing a person who has the authority to make decisions regarding rules of conduct during play?
The Five Major Sports Leagues may be defined as:
Football - NFL
Baseball - MLB
Basketball - NBA
Ice Hockey - NHL
Soccer - MLS -
Clones:
Since I said I’d throw in a funny picture or random snippet when I’m feeling especially generous, here is a time for you to soak up my extreme munificence.
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i do not know for sure, i would guess, ice hockey, soccer, football
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Hey i thought of a question.
While Mt. Everst is the largest mountain in the world. Before it was even known what was the largest MT. and why?
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clone, quit trying to hijack the thread.
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SORRY MY BAD!!! :evil:
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Hey i thought of a question.
While Mt. Everst is the largest mountain in the world. Before it was even known what was the largest MT. and why?
Mount Everest not biggest. Mauna Loa is biggest mountain in world and second tallest. Mauna Kea is tallest mountain but less mass than Mauna Loa.
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OH you got to be kidding me my trivia card I found that off of was an old one sorry again.
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lol, you were probably refering to highest mountain, in terms of elevation ;)
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ya elevation
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Elevation above sea level not same as biggest.
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