"Alleged Canadian terror plotter calls charges unfounded" At hearing, says allegations mere appearances" by Rob Gillies and Benjamin Shingler | Associated Press , April 24, 2013
TORONTO — A suspect accused of plotting with Al Qaeda to derail a train in Canada said Tuesday that authorities were basing their conclusions on mere appearances, in a case that prompted Iran to immediately distance itself from allegations that the terror network was operating in the country.
Canadian investigators say Raed Jaser, 35, and his suspected accomplice Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, received ‘‘directions and guidance’’ from members of Al Qaeda in Iran. Iran denied any involvement and said groups such as Al Qaeda do not share Iran’s ideology.
Charges against the two men include conspiring to carry out an attack and murder people in association with a terrorist group. Police said it was the first known attack planned by Al Qaeda in Canada....
The men’s case has raised questions about the extent of Shi’ite-led Iran’s relationship with the predominantly Sunni Arab terrorist network.
Relations between the two have been rocky for many years, but some Al Qaeda members were allowed to stay in Iran after fleeing Afghanistan following the US-led invasion there. Iran watched them carefully and limited their movements.
This is SO RANK!!
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US intelligence officials track limited Al Qaeda activity inside Iran.
Still in contact with their agents, 'eh?
Remnants of Al Qaeda’s so-called management council are still there, though they are usually kept under virtual house arrest by the Iranian regime.
Then why isn't Iran a friend?
There are also a small number of financiers and facilitators who help move money, and sometimes weapons and people throughout the region from their base in Iran.
This is so astonishingly shameful from the incorrigible intelligence operation it leaves me speechless.
Last fall, the Obama administration offered up to $12 million in rewards for information leading to the capture of two Al Qaeda leaders based in Iran.
Can we put that into social security and medicare instead?
The US State Department described them as key facilitators in sending extremists to Iraq and Afghanistan. The US Treasury Department also announced financial penalties against one of the men.
Officials in Canada said Jaser and Esseghaier had ‘‘direction and guidance’’ from Al Qaeda members in Iran but no financial assistance, and there was no reason to think the planned attacks were state-sponsored.
Sorry, but the shit stream is up to my chin and I.... I.... (gurgling sounds now coming from blog editor)
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast told reporters on Tuesday that groups such as Al Qaeda have ‘‘no compatibility with Iran in both political and ideological fields.’’
Not only that, my Jewish War Daily tells me they view Shi'ites as worse than infidels. But they are working with 'em!
‘‘We oppose any terrorist and violent action that would jeopardize lives of innocent people,’’ he said.
The one statement in this article I actually believe.
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FLASHBACK:
"2 arrested in Canada terror plot" Associated Press, April 23, 2013
TORONTO — Two men were arrested and charged with plotting a terrorist attack against a Canadian passenger train with support from Al Qaeda ‘‘elements’’ in Iran, police said Monday.
Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, and Raed Jaser, 35, who live in Montreal and Toronto, were planning to derail a Via Rail passenger train in Toronto but posed no immediate threat, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said.
‘‘This is the first known Al Qaeda planned attack that we’ve experienced in Canada,’’ Superintendent Doug Best told a news conference.
RCMP’s assistant commissioner, James Malizia, said the two men had ‘‘direction and guidance’’ from ‘‘Al Qaeda elements located in Iran,’’ though there was no reason to think the planned attacks were state-sponsored. Police said the men did not get financial support from Al Qaeda, but declined to provide more details.
HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!!
Right, radical, Shi-ite-hating, Sunni "Al-CIA-Duh" in Iran.
It's an EITHER/OR "Al-CIA-Duh" operation!
‘‘It was definitely in the planning stage but not imminent,’’ said RCMP’s chief superintendent, Jennifer Strachan. ‘‘We are alleging that these two individuals took steps and conducted activities to initiate a terrorist attack. They watched trains and railways.’’
Charges against the two men include conspiring to carry out an attack and murder people in association with a terrorist group. Police said the men are not Canadian citizens, but declined to say where they were from or why they were in the country. Best said they had been in Canada ‘‘a significant amount of time,’’ but would not say how long.
The investigation was part of a cross-border operation involving Canadian law enforcement agencies, the FBI and the US Department of Homeland Security.
Translation: Another psy-op set-up of pathetic patsies.
There is no connection between the Canadian terrorist plot and the Boston Marathon bombings, said a US Justice Department official in Washington, speaking on condition of anonymity because the source was not permitted to speak on the record about the matter.
Then WHY CONNECT THEM?
Strachan said the two men will have a bail hearing in Toronto on Tuesday.
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Related: Sunday Globe Special: A Bad Idea For Canada
Well, this little stunt will certainly give that agenda a shove.
Also see: Spring Cleaning: Canadian Crap
Never stops coming.
UPDATE: Canadian Police Wanted To BUST Train Terror Plot "FOR MONTHS" But Held Off At American Request
Staged and scripted.
