Texts Suggesting Attack Coming; 'Wedding Cake' Is Ready


	Texts Suggesting Attack Coming; 'Wedding Cake' Is Ready

merrie

9-19-2009 5:36 PM

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al qaeda suspect zazi, fbi interrogation, no deal offered, prepared to testify, part of a plea negotiation, researched baseball and football stadiums

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After first denying any ties to al Qaeda, Zazi has now admitted certain ties developed during trips to Pakistan, law enforcement officials told ABCNews.com.

The officials said text messages sent by Zazi suggest the plot was nearing the attack phase. One message said the "wedding cake is ready," which authorities say may have been code to indicate the attack was ready. Al Qaeda operatives have frequently used references to weddings to disguise planned terror attacks.

Zazi's lawyer, Arthur Folsom, said his client was cooperating fully with the FBI during his long interrogation sessions. Folsom told ABCNews.com "no deal has been offered," but authorities say Zazi is preparing a "proffer" of information he would be prepared to testify about as part of a plea negotiation.

Zazi's computer was copied, or "mirrored," by FBI agents last weekend without Zazi's knowledge. His lawyer said the agents probably made the copy after towing away Zazi's car on an purported parking violation.

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9-19-2009 5:37 PM

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The computer was in the car, and Zazi told his lawyer he discovered it had been tampered with when he retrieved the car at a police lot.

Authorities who have been briefed on elements of the alleged plot said it was a “varsity level” plan similar in scope to the 2005 attacks on London’s subways and busses.

A recipe for homemade explosives found on Zazi’s computer would have produced a bomb of the same size and type used in London, authorities said.

FBI agents in New York, Denver and other U.S. locations are “working around the clock” on the investigation, according to Attorney General Eric Holder.

The New York Daily News reported Saturday that seven New York men with ties to Zazi had unsu...

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