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Alleged Canadian Terror Plot Revealed
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Some of the 17 terror suspects smirked, and others appeared defiant in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice building in Brampton today as the new, chilling details of their alleged plot emerged.
The most dramatic part of the plot included a plan to bomb and storm the Parliament building in Ottawa.
Officials, including Prime Minister Stephen Harper, were to be taken hostage and perhaps beheaded if Canadian troops were not withdrawn from Afghanistan.
The details came from a lawyer for one of the suspects who said the plot also included a plan to storm the studios of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the CBC.
"There's an allegation apparently that my client personally indicated that he wanted to behead the Prime Minister of Canada," said Gary Batasar, the lawyer for suspect Stephen Chand.
The Prime Minister has defended the role of Canada's 2,300 troops in Afghanistan, and that clearly was a big issue for the suspected terrorists.
Just two months ago at this mosque, a member of Parliament heard the alleged ringleader of the plot condemn Canadian troops as rapists.
"He alluded to the fact that Canadian troops were deployed in Afghanistan to rape Muslim women," said Wajid Khan, a member of Canadian Parliament.
Officials say the decision to move in last Friday, with one suspect stopped in heavy traffic and taken into custody, came because it was increasingly clear the men were deadly serious in their beliefs and prepared to act.
Canadian and U.S. authorities say this was at heart a website plot, with fellow jihadists in the U.S., London and Bosnia, essentially serving as armchair commanders, making suggestions on methods of operation and targets.
June 6, 2006 in Terror | Permalink | User Comments (10)
It's interesting that for the several year span that Canada had a liberal prime minister, they also had no problems with terrorist. Now, all of a sudden, a conservative prime minister is elected and after a few months in office terrorists allegedly want his head. This sounds like another neo-con setup. Scare the people into submission.
Posted by: Eric | Jun 6, 2006 5:25:19 PM
Why waisting time on protecting the South of the Mexican Border?
when the entire American Continent can work together against terrorist,we are one Continent from Argentina and Brazil all the way to Canada is all about The American Continent,We are all Americans no matter what!
Posted by: Leyd Anorve | Jun 6, 2006 6:17:33 PM
Wow, so many conspiracy theorists liberals love to draw up. I'm just hoping the Canadians get their job done so that the terrorists won't dare threaten the US.
Posted by: Ed C. | Jun 6, 2006 8:40:39 PM
The home grown terrorist movement in Canada has been evolving/organizing sincer 9/11. The Canadians were so rapt up with the Liberal Goverment Sponsorship scandal and other superiorty attidutes that the Liberals chose to ignor the impending danger of the growing cells.
Posted by: Joan | Jun 7, 2006 4:40:04 AM
Its interesting that Eric supposes this to be a "neocon" setup. Is Eric aware that the investigation began BEFORE Harper was elected?
Put your tinfoil hat away, Eric, and go, safely, back to work.
Posted by: Les Johnson | Jun 7, 2006 6:08:32 AM
Yea Canada!! Finally a government with fortitude and a prime minister who don't take any crap. Good job.....
Posted by: Greg | Jun 7, 2006 7:20:00 AM
Thank you Les!
Also for Joan - this investigation began long ago, long before Stephen Harper's election, and appointment to the Prime Minister's Office.
Not everyone was wrapped up in the sponsorship scandal.
They weren't ignoring what was going on, they simply kept the investigation under wraps so as to get all the necessary information before moving in and making these arrests!
Read up people!
Posted by: Jaclyn | Jun 7, 2006 12:20:09 PM
Well you all should read other news websites as well. This paints a very different picture than what is really taking place. There is more to this whole thing than what is written on this website.
Posted by: Chris | Jun 7, 2006 2:28:29 PM
Well done Canada !!! Keep up the good work.
Posted by: vinod khurana | Jun 8, 2006 10:21:13 AM
We work together, love each other, and care for each other or we die broken, alone, and very very empty
Posted by: Ed | Jun 9, 2006 11:59:16 AM
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