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...days before he boarded United Airlines Flight 63 last December 22, accused Al-Qaeda shoe-bomber Richard Reid wrote what federal prosecutors say was a farewell email to his mother. "What I am doing is part of the ongoing war between Islam and disbelief, (and as such a duty upon me as a Muslim)," reads one part of the letter , excerpts of which were disclosed in a brief filed in federal court earlier today by Justice Department prosecutors in Boston. Prosecutors say that Reid wrote, "The reason for me sending you [a "will"] is so that you can see that...
...Reid's email squares with what prosecutors say he told FBI agents who arrested him on Dec. 22. According to the brief, Reid said he "decided to choose an American target after the United States began bombing the Taliban in Afghanistan. He further claimed to have chosen to attack an airplane because he believed an airplane attack, especially during the holiday season, would cause the American public to lose confidence in airline security and stop traveling, leading to a substantial loss of revenue, which would, in turn hurt the American economy...
...prosecution brief confirms news reports that investigators are convinced, based on the forensic evidence found by the FBI lab, that Reid had Al-Qaeda confederates. "A human hair was found within the internal components of the explosive device, and a palm print was found on the paper used to make the detonator which was located in the device," the brief says. "Forensic comparisons have ruled Reid out as the source of either the hair or the palm print...
...stories sank in, cocky airline pilots - many of whom have combat experience - seemed humbled by the challenge of dealing with terrorism. The class laughed when one presenter showed a cartoon of Richard Reid, the scraggly "shoe-bomber" who tried and failed to blow up an American Airlines flight from Europe last December. But the lecturer scolded them. "Reid was not a bumbling idiot. In fact, the sophistication of his operation should make you shiver...
Most bombs are currently made out of triacetone-triperoxide (a substance also found in shoe-bomber suspect Richard Reid's sneakers). The explosive is simple to produce, although volatile. Several dozen Palestinians have died preparing the bombs. Hamas, which sometimes builds devices for the other groups, has four or five master bombmakers who prepare the explosives, according to Israeli estimates, and about 25 additional activists who make other parts of the bombs--often tinkering in rented apartments and garages to avoid capture. The total cost of each explosive belt is $1,500 to $4,300 depending on quality, according...