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.
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I’d like to switch around my quotes. I think I’ll keep the Napoleon one, its one of my favorites. Here are a few quotes, if you could help me decide which is best I’d appreciate it.
“Whether it’s silly puddy or your new Ford Explorer, it all goes better with cleavage” - Chris Issack
“It’s up to you not to act… how you were brought up”
- The Clash Song “The Call Up”
“Give me Liberty or Give me Death!” - Patrick Henry
Those are my top 3. I got a huge list, mostly from American Revolutionaries, Music, especially Frank Zappa Songs.
“History is just a set of lies agreed upon”
- Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by. And that has made all the difference” - Robert Frost
“Only the dead will see the end of war”
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[ This Message was edited by: Yanny on 2002-04-29 12:20 ]
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“Give me Liberty or Give me Apple Juice! Or something like that :wink:” - Patrick Henry
“Axis and Allies stands not only as one of the most stupendous works of man, but also as one of the most beautiful of human creations. Indeed, it is at once so great and so simple that it seems to be almost a work of nature.”
[ This Message was edited by: TM Moses VII on 2002-04-28 21:09 ]
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i’m bout the pudding and ford explorer one….btw I stole your napoleon one…its very witty mua ha ha
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eh…Macbeth is bettah!
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An old favorite and a new one inspired by HFW
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another d-backs fan eh? keep that record updated!
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Damn Dbacks… Yankees will have revenge this year!
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You said it Yanny! 124 million dollars has to buy something!
I don’t know who is my favorite player anymore now that O’Neill is gone!
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My favorite player, Tino, is gone =( And Giambi sucks too!
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hey tino sucked! him and giambi are peas in a pod!
damn, we’re losing 3-0 now, but soriano had a double! i’m starting to cheer for him now, because he is a relatively new player. I hope he becomes a great yankee.
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Damn mets!
And I’m not just another fan, I live here, and I became a baseball fan when we got the team. I even worked on the construction of the ballpark.It’s to bad that an average fan can’t afford to go to the world series, I guess I will have to save my pennies and get season tickets. :smile:
“Always mystify confuse and confound the enemy” Gen. Thomas J Jackson
D-Backs- 16W 11LRed
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Mets have been whoopin’ you! I hope it is a subway series this year.
You worked on that huge phoenix stadium? Does it have AC and a retractable dome?
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Yep, I worked on the fire sprinklers. I is unbeliveable that they can aircondition that thing butwithin a couple hours they can drop the temperature over 20 degrees. I don’t think it helps the field much but the stands are quite comfortable even when it is 100 degrees out side.
It’s amazing to watch the roof open, they open it up before some of the games and at the end of others.
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Forgot my signature!
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So your sig is that important eh?
Does that stadium have a nick-name, like the house that the Cleveland Indians built?
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Tino was the Yankee’s best slugger during the playoffs. He had the least errors of any infielder (actually, I believe he was tied with Jeter). And, he is the only player ever to hit 2 Grand Slams in a world series (vs the Padres).
And, he’s cheaper than Giambi!
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isn’t he kicking ass thus far on whatever team he’s on. last time i heard his name mentioned he won the game…i can’t remember the team name.
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The official name is Bank One Ballpark, but everyone calls it the Bob.
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Take that Met fans!
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thje sox did the same to the yanks. hopefully the mets go 3-1!
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