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snagglepuss

(12,704 posts)
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 05:07 PM Feb 2015

Canadian terror suspect pondered triggering Yellowstone volcano blast, court told

A man accused of plotting to derail a Canadian passenger train also thought about triggering a catastrophic volcanic blast in the United States, his trial heard Tuesday.

Testifying for a third week, an undercover FBI agent said Chiheb Esseghaier pondered the possibility of getting the volcano in Yellowstone National Park to erupt.

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The Montreal PhD student from Tunisia was “very passionate” about the topic of the volcano in the park, which straddles the borders of Wyoming, Idaho and Montana, the agent said.

“Wouldn't it be great if my enemies' worst national disaster could happen?” the agent cited Esseghaier, 30, as saying.



http://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2015/02/17/via-terror-suspect-pondered-triggering-yellowstone-volcano-blast-court-told.html


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Canadian terror suspect pondered triggering Yellowstone volcano blast, court told (Original Post) snagglepuss Feb 2015 OP
Methinks he overestimated his abilities Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #1
What a terrific idea! Turbineguy Feb 2015 #2
If we got in trouble for everything we "pondered" but had no opportunity or ability to do NightWatcher Feb 2015 #3
How did he expect to do that? Blow it up like the Deathstar? chrisa Feb 2015 #4
lots of vinegar and baking soda itsrobert Feb 2015 #5
This ain't cartoonland hifiguy Feb 2015 #6

Turbineguy

(37,364 posts)
2. What a terrific idea!
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 05:30 PM
Feb 2015

Kill a bunch of people and fuck up the environment at the same time. Doing God's Work.OK, maybe he could just run for the US Senate in the GOP.

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
3. If we got in trouble for everything we "pondered" but had no opportunity or ability to do
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 05:34 PM
Feb 2015

I would be under a prison somewhere

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