Bomb Maker Captured

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/24/terror.indictment/index.html


A twenty-four year old man from Colorado named Najibullah Zazi was arrested this week because he is believed to be in on a bomb making conspiracy against the United States. The authorities told CNN they do not believe that Zazi is planning an attack in Colorado. The authorities want to bring him bring Zazi to New York instead of having him in Colorado because they think that is where he was planning on detonating his bomb. If they are right and can prove that Najibullah Zazi is in fact attempting to build bombs to use against the United States, he will face a possible life sentence in prison. Apparently Zazi has been receiving bomb-making instructions from Pakistan and has been purchasing items that can be used to make a bomb. The FBI said that Zazi had been conducting research on the internet on how to make a specific bomb and has even purchased the necessary components to produce this bomb. Many of the components of the bomb Zazi is being charged for attempting to make can be obtained by using household items and items from home stores. All Zazi had to do is get the specific chemicals he needed out of them. Some of these items include hydrogen peroxide, acetone products that are found in finger nail polish remover, and muriatic acid which you can get at any home or farm store. Zazi was on surveillance cameras buying up large amounts of these products and also buying them far from home.

My initial response to this article was that I can’t believe a person would want to harm innocent people. I also think that this Najibullah Zazi is guilty of the crimes that the authorities have sentenced him too because there is a lot of evidence of him buying up the supplies. It is very disturbing that someone can surf the internet and find out how to build a bomb from ordinary household products, and it is crazy what damage can be created. I also think Zazi is a coward because bombing something you deem as a threat is a way to not have to see what damage you created or he could take your own life which is the most cowardly way out.

I reacted this way because these terrorist are ridiculous. I was reading in an article earlier about the Al Qaeda’s “terrorist” manual and it would tell you exactly how, when, and where to bomb while taking your own life. I can hardly fathom any kind of people that support that sort of ideals. I’m very thankful to our government organizations who have found the evidence to charge this guy, who knows what he was going to do. I still remember where I was on 9-11 and sure most of the people reading this do too. That reminds me that anyone trying to commit crimes against what I believe to be the greatest county in the world should be held very accountable for their actions and some.