Seas of David: Okay, it’s kind of a catchy name for a group of terrorists, but it’s also pretty pathetic. Apparently, the FBI stung a bunch of wannabe terrorists who were operating from a warehouse in Liberty City, one of Miami’s poorest, mainly black inner city neighborhoods.
The members of the group — all seven of them — apparently spent their time at the warehouse exercising and not eating meat, and they supported themselves by selling shampoo and “hair grease” on the street.
Alleged targets of their operation included the Sears Tower in Chicago and FBI headquarters in Miami, as well as several other unnamed locations. as far as the FBI can tell, the group has no ties to al Qaeda and no explosives or weapons.
For the whole story, including some amusing quotes, visit the Miami Herald’s cover story here.
this group looks like a bunch of hustlers who wanted to rip of al quaida. asking only 50 g’s plus some ammunition to take down the sears tower. give me a break!
Fred Grimm in today’s Herald has a good commentary. He compares them to the gene-depleted rednecks he saw testifying as members of a KKK group that had been burning crosses. He was just Bubba until he became a Grand Wizard. The guy in question told how he and his buddy ran back to the gas station (where they worked) to phone the Grand Dragon and tell him about their exploits…but neither of them had any money for the pay phone.
It may well turn out that these guys were just scamming the agent for some boots and whatever they could score from him. Kinda timely bust, though, huh?