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Ashland MA Muslim man accused of plotting to blow up Pentagon

Massachusetts Muslim man accused of plotting to “turn the tables” on the U.S. military by targeting the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol with unmanned drones packed with explosives. Reportedly an American citizen with a degree in physics from Northeastern University, so he’s probably just some Tea-Partyer still upset about Obamacare.

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Elrond Hubbard says:

September 29, 2011 at 10:31 am

"Nothin' to see here, move along you Islamophobes." [Olivia, the scold]
Notsosilent says:

September 28, 2011 at 8:08 pm

His sentence for his crime should be:

Tied to a predator drone and dropped on a Taliban target from a very high altitude......in a suit made of pork chops.
Paden says:

September 28, 2011 at 6:05 pm

Only drone with an Obama 2012 sticker on the tail.
A. Smithee says:

September 28, 2011 at 4:12 pm

Word has it, they were breeding very small muslims to fly those damn RC planes !
- CO2Insanity says:
  
  September 28, 2011 at 4:49 pm
  
  They don't need to, they already have Ahmadinejad.