terrorist group. the fbi said he gathered information, took photos at sites like times square, fenway park, even the white house. here with that story. this gets our attention. a little disturbing. much of what we have learned comes from the suspect who was interviewed 11 times before july. he spent 20 years of trading and spying and that he was on autopilot surveying potential targets in gathering intelligence at every opportunity. the fed s essay the 40-year-old new jersey resident, also known as alex or rasheed, say that he was a naturalized citizen working for a shieh islamic terrorist organization. he allegedly received weapons and bomb making training and faces nine counts relating to terrorism and marriage fraud. he surveilled the statue of liberty, the new york stock exchange, rockefeller center, times square, bridges, train
for hezbollah. iranian funded shia islamic terror organization facing nine counts related to terrorism, citizenship and marriage fraud. feds say he received weapons and bomb making training and surveilled numerous landmarks for possible attacks. those targets allegedly included the statue of liberty, united nations, stock exchange, rockefeller center, time square, bridges, tunnels, train stations and other locations in washington, d.c. including the white house and the u.s. capitol and fenway park in boston. sabb took photos and reported back to hezbollah and had materials used to construct the targets. how close one could get and soft spots that might be exploited. the charges include providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, receiving military-type training, unlawful procurement of citizenship and marriage fraud. the manhattan u.s. attorney says even though he was a naturalized american citizen
threats we face from the airline aviation sector is the idea that has been reported of these nonmetallic ieds that can be built and taken onto airplanes. remember, these people are coming not just from the middle east but europe, the united states, from australia. they have legal travel documents to track outside the region. it s easier to get to than afghanistan and pakistan. now it s the biggest training ground, far surpassing what we saw in afghanistan and pakistan. so that s why i view it as the biggest threat. i know you have to be careful here, sir. we know there have been americans who have gone to fight in syria. for all we know, maybe they re crossing into iraq. do you have concerns these americans may be receiving this bomb making training from al qaeda in the arabian peninsula that they may carry it back here to the homeland? it s a serious concern because they can t come back into the united states or get on a flight inbound to the united states. with tiers that may not b
so in my briefings, the security of homeland security agrees with me that this is the number one threat to the homeland. just to be clear, can they hit us now? i believe they re in the process of conducting, planning for external operations. i do think their focus right now is on creating this caliphate, this islamic state of the le v.a. nt as they call it. that s why when i was on the sunday shows i talked about a dual strategy of targeted air strikes against isis without collateral damage while same establishing a political and diplomatic solution to the crisis that malaki has left behind. so there s a new report out today that talks about extremist groups inside syria, concerns they may be receiving bomb making training from al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. have you seen any intelligence to this effect? i have to be careful in discussing that. i know there are some connections there. i think one of the biggest
they ve gone this far to really alert the public of potential toothpaste bombs? we heard the testimony yesterday of the national counterterrorism center. now we understand this had to have been one of them. we know that different al qaeda and extreme is groups have used liquid explosives. we know they share bomb making training and information across the extremeist spectrum. the worry there is a plastic explosive. so they re coordinated on their side. are we coordinated on our side? what s the latest understanding as to how russia and the u.s. are working together? just yesterday, they said they are sharing information. and it appears as though this