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    Man admits UK-US terror bomb plot
    A man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to murder people in a series of bombings on British and US targets.

    Dhiren Barot, of north London, planned to use a radioactive "dirty bomb" in one of a series of attacks in the UK, Woolwich Crown Court heard.

    He intended to cause "injury, fear, terror and chaos", prosecutors said.

    Barot, 34, also allegedly plotted to cause explosions at several US financial buildings "designed to kill as many innocent people as possible".

    Prosecuting QC Edmund Lawson said plans had been found by police on a computer after Barot was arrested in August 2004.

    The plans were for attacks on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank buildings in Washington, the New York Stock Exchange and Citigroup buildings in New York and the Prudential buildings in Newark, New Jersey.

    "These being plans...to carry out explosions at those premises with no warning, they were basically designed to kill as many innocent people as possible," said Mr Lawson.

    The defendant also plotted to blow up three limousines "packed" with gas cylinders and explosives in underground car parks in the UK, the court heard.

    Mr Lawson said the plot - known as the Gas Limos Project - was to form the "main cornerstone" of a series of synchronised attacks in the UK.

    Other bombings being planned included a so-called "dirty bomb project".

    Mr Lawson said this plot was designed to achieve "a number of further and collateral objectives such as to cause injury, fear, terror and chaos".

    According to expert evidence, if the radiation (dirty bomb) project had been carried out, it would have been unlikely to cause deaths, but was designed to affect about 500 people, he said.

    The Crown could not dispute claims from the defence that no funding had been received for the projects, nor any vehicles or bomb-making materials acquired, he said.

    Barot had also faced 12 other charges: one of conspiracy to commit public nuisance, seven of making a record of information for terrorist purposes and four of possessing a record of information for terrorist purposes.

    The judge ordered all these charges to lie on file following his guilty plea to conspiracy to murder.

    Mr Lawson said that by pleading guilty, Barot made "no admission with regard to the involvement of any of his seven co-defendants in the conspiracy".

    Seven other men are due to face trial next year.

    Barot will be sentenced at a later date.
    Story from BBC NEWS:
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/uk/6044938.stm
    Well, at least we nailed this one.

  • #2
    Not a very intelligent one however. Still, how many of them are?
    In the realm of spirit, seek clarity; in the material world, seek utility.

    Leibniz

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    • #3
      Originally posted by parihaka View Post
      Not a very intelligent one however. Still, how many of them are?
      Too bloody many, and that's for sure. I'm increasingly at a loss for how to stop the recruitment of these nutjobs. I do think we have bent over-backwards quite enough to accomodate them, however

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      • #4
        BBC as alway remains the devious one.

        It conveniently forgets that Barot ( an Indian Hindu name) is actually Abu Musa al Hindi, a Moslem! ;)

        Associated Press Worldstream
        August 18, 2004 Wednesday 6:25 AM Eastern Time
        HEADLINE: Eight terror suspects linked to U.S. alert face first court appearance
        BYLINE: JILL LAWLESS; Associated Press Writer
        DATELINE: LONDON

        A U.S. government official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said 32-year-old Dhiren Barot was the key al-Qaida suspect charged with possessing the surveillance plans. Barot has previously been identified as Abu Eisa al-Hindi or Abu Musa al-Hindi.


        "Some have learnt many Tricks of sly Evasion, Instead of Truth they use Equivocation, And eke it out with mental Reservation, Which is to good Men an Abomination."

        I don't have to attend every argument I'm invited to.

        HAKUNA MATATA

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        • #5
          Originally posted by PubFather View Post
          Well, at least we nailed this one.
          Make that (eventually) three.

          He had two other Pakistani origin accomplices as well. The accomplices are Nadeem Tarmohammed and Qaisar Shaffi.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Ray View Post
            BBC as alway remains the devious one.

            It conveniently forgets that Barot ( an Indian Hindu name) is actually Abu Musa al Hindi, a Moslem! ;)
            The term “Perfidious Albion” needs to be kept alive .

            You are right, Barot converted to Islam.

            Not that it matters given his involvement in terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. I would be no less displeased to see the guy locked away even if he were Quaker.

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