Back in 2009 (here at Atlas), four Muslims were arrested for plotting to shoot down military jets with Stinger missiles. American-born jailhouse converts to Islam hell bent on blowing up two Bronx synagogues and shooting down a military plane had been arrested following a massive, year-long investigation, sources told the NY Post.
The charges, which include conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction in the United States and conspiracy to acquire and use anti-aircraft missiles, represent some of the most significant allegations of domestic terrorism. Mr. Cromitie is said to have told an F.B.I. informer that he had ties with Jaish-e-Muhammad, a jihadist group based in Pakistan.
Today these devout Muslims were convicted:
NEW YORK — Four New York men on Monday were convicted of plotting to blow up synagogues and shoot down US military aircraft after a trial hinging on the testimony of a paid FBI informant, the federal prosecutor's office said.
James Cromitie, 44, and three others had been accused of wanting to wage Muslim jihad in their own country, attacking the Jewish house of worship and a Jewish community center in the Bronx, and firing Stinger missiles at planes at a nearby Air National Guard base.
They face sentences of up to life in prison.
"Homegrown terrorism is a serious threat," Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara said.
"The defendants in this case agreed to plant bombs and use missiles they thought were very real weapons of terrorism. We are safer today as a result of these convictions."
The jury in Manhattan federal court took a week to reach the verdict following a trial in which the court heard how an FBI informant lured the four men deeper and deeper into an extended sting operation.
Cromitie, David Williams, 29, Onta Williams, 34, and Laguerre Payen, 29, were arrested on May 20, 2009 in a dramatic scene when they had just planted what they believed to be explosives at their targets.
The bombs were duds and the gang, which was taped expressing anger at Jews in general and at the US-led war in Afghanistan, was under surveillance throughout.
Anger at Jews? It's in the qu'ran. It's why they despise Israel.
Atlas Shrugs
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