3 of the alleged domestic terrorists arrested in Ontario yesterday accused of constructing bombs.

[snagglepuss]

50 electronic curciut boards plus explosives have been seized as well as various videos and literature detailing how to construct explosive devies. RCMP says group were planning to build IEDs similiar to those used in Afganistan.Three other people are named in as being connected to the conspiracy to “knowingly facilitate terrorist activities” in Canada and abroad.

Toronto Star reports that one of the accused is a doctor (G&M descrbies as a recent medical school grad) who once auditioned for Canadian Idol.

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OTTAWA – An alleged Ottawa terror cell was involved in constructing improvised explosive devices – the kind that are killing and maiming Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan, police say.

A year-long RCMP investigation that led to the arrests of three people in Canada allegedly followed a “domestic terrorist group” in Ottawa that intended to construct remote-controlled bombs and had amassed schematics, videos, books, and other material used to build the explosives.

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There was also “terrorist literature” and more than 50 electrical circuit boards seized in police raids carried out Wednesday that would have been used to detonate the bombs from a distance.

“This group posed a real and serious threat to the citizens of Canada’s national capital region,” Supt. Serge Therriault, head of criminal operations for RCMP’s A Division, told a news conference in Ottawa.

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/852823--suspects-planned-explosive-devices-in-canada-rcmp?bn=1



From the Globe and Mail

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Three men have been charged with being part of a domestic terrorist conspiracy, in which one group member allegedly possessed explosive devices and was in contact with a terrorist group linked to the Afghanistan conflict.

Mounties seized 50 electronic circuit boards during raids on Wednesday which they say could be used as remote-control triggers for bombs. Police also say one of the men was trained overseas to make explosive booby traps.

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The RCMP and CSIS said on Thursday that they had monitored the group for a year as part of Project Samosa.
Throughout that year, there was "a varying degree of imminence of attack," police and CSIS said.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/domestic-terror-group-was-building-bombs-police-say/article1685894/

[cleanhippie]

1. This is not good for North American Muslims. They need to speak out, loudly and right now!

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

2. I think Canadians and people who live close to Canada should apologize to the rest of us.

[cleanhippie]

3. Apologize for what?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

6. For being a bunch of filthy terrorists.

[cleanhippie]

7. You think Canadians need to apologize for being terrorists?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

8. If they don't want to be associated with the other terrorists, they had better.

They had better distance themselves from these sort of terrorists, if they don't want reasonable people such as myself to assume guilt by association.

[cleanhippie]

10. If you feel that what you see is association, you are anything but reasonable.

Perhaps you might not watch so much Glenn Beck?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

12. Maybe you have a point.

Maybe instead of asking all Canadians and people who live near Canada to distance themselves from terrorists, people shouldn't have blanket assumptions about Canadians and near-Canadians supporting terrorism. I mean, they can't all be terrorists, can they?

And now about your issue with muslims...

[cleanhippie]

13. I do not HAVE an issue with muslims.

I stated my opinion that this is another example where getting out in front of the story and condemning the lunatic fringe will pay big dividends. I say this for ALL groups that have wing-nuts in their midst, not just muslims.
I said the same thing about christians after the Tiller murder and after the holocaust memorial shootings. I feel the same way about conservatives that allow the wing-nuts to run wild as well as for liberals who allow their hypocrisy to shine through. I don't feel my position is unreasonable at all.

Now tell me, about this "issue" I have with muslims......where did I state that again? Or did you just infer that because you were spoiling for a fight?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

14. Uh huh.

They never do.

[cleanhippie]

15. Uh huh, indeed.

Seems like my assessment was spot on. Have a nice day.

[snagglepuss]

9. Interested if you'll get anything more substantial than aggravation.

Just saying.

[cleanhippie]

11. It takes more than sophomoric innuendo to aggrevate me.

But I appreciate the heads up.

[snagglepuss]

4. They should be doing so before Faux and the rabid Right latch onto this.

Waiting for the inevitable sh*t to hit the fan is not the best policy.

[cleanhippie]

5. Yup, coming out against this is the only way to stay ahead of the misinformation machine.

[slackmaster]

16. "Culture Of Peace" again?

Got it.