affidavits i ve ever written. we were biker gangs, we were killing with the rico statute. one of the things before we indicted a rico case is go hit their clubhouse and find indicia of an organization doing things together to commit criminal acts. so we fashioned the search warrant so that we can seize evidence that would support a rico prosecution and support a materials support prosecution. rick assured me that, bob, we can make this rico case. we re not sure about the material support. but this was is very best opportunity that the fbi, that the united states had to successfully prosecute them in that manner, with a law that s never been tried before. and there was a lot of pressure not to fail. and there were a lot of people who questioned whether it could be done. i called together a team of 250 officers. so hundreds of agents from
very specific time, i thought we had enough criminal information to dismantle this hezbollah cell. at that time i said, let s take it down. so rick begins preparing an after the f affidavit for searches. we drafted a 100-page affidavit. it was one of the longer affidavits we drafted. we were biker gangs, we were killing with the rico statute. one of the things before we indicted a rico case is go hit their clubhouse and find indicia of an organization doing things together to commit criminal acts. so we fashioned the search warrant so that we can seize evidence that would support a rico prosecution and support a materials support prosecution. rick assured me that, bob, we can make this rico case. we re not sure about the material support. but this was is very best opportunity that the fbi, that the united states had to successfully prosecute them in
the spiritual leader. he knew the players. every thursday night, he would have a gathering at his home. these thursday night meetings were not just core cell members, like biker gangs that hang arounds. they would come and mohammed hammoud would appreciate to them. he was almost a dr. jekyll and mr. hyde personality. he was a low-key polite on one hand. at the meetings he would get fired up he would be the motivational speaker. he would show speeches by hezbollah leadership, videos of hezbollah operations overseas. and they would cheer as these attacks were depicted on their propaganda videos killing americans, killing people. and he d solicit donations for the cause. did you have someone on the inside of the cell? i can never discuss sources or methods. after this hour had passed, a lot of people would leave, but there was a core group there. then they would start talking about their activities.
exists in new zealand too it is just that no one has been prepared to say so up to now. now christ church is giving very conspicuous backing to its muslim population . biker gangs have been standing guard outside mosques during friday prayers working hand in hand with the police many members of the gangs are maoris descendants of new zealand s indigenous peoples and like many muslims they have often felt like outsiders. who may have different beliefs but i want to make it clear that we live in a society where people think because we disagree we hate but i can disagree with somebody but it doesn t mean i hate them. and it s something that it s gotten a fair because they also soil too and they cause this type. do need in three hundred fifty kilometers south of christ church is where the suspected attacker has