Terrorism in the name of religion
The Feds have received a threat from a religious cleric who recently was quoted on internationally broadcast TV saying ‘If I could just get a nuclear device inside Foggy Bottom, I think that’s the answer.’ He went on to say ‘We’ve got to blow that thing up.’ Government has strong indications that this clergy was referring to U.S. State Department’s headquarters located there.
The State Department has been aware for some time that this figure has financial ties to Liberia. Intelligence reports indicate that he supported its repressive leader Charles Taylor, who was recently ousted. U.S. troops are now policing the country as it recovers from the dictator.
The head of the State Department called his treats “despicable”, but the department is powerless to act in light of the laws in the religious figure’s country protecting his actions.
The religious leader’s comments on blowing up the State Department are documented here.
The religious leader’s comments supporting the Dictator are documented here.