New York (CNN) -- Two guys have been convicted Monday of plotting explosions at John F. Kennedy Intercontinental Airport.

Russell Defreitas and Abdul Kadir were being accused of conspiring to blow up JFK's jet-fuel supply tanks and pipeline in 2007.

Defreitas was discovered accountable on all six counts against him: conspiring to invasion a public transport technique, to destroy a constructing or other genuine property by fire or explosive, to strike aircraft and aircraft components, to destroy or destruction global airport facilities and to breach a mass transport facility, and surveillance of the mass transport facility.

Kadir was discovered responsible on 5 in the counts, but not accountable within the count of surveillance of mass transport facility.

DeFreitas is often a United States citizen and former JFK cargo worker. Kadir is often a citizen of Guyana who has served as being a member of parliament there.

A third defendant, Abdul Nur, pleaded responsible in June to supplying material assistance to terrorists. Nur can be from Guyana.

Prosecutors have reported the males tapped into an worldwide network of Muslim extremists to create the plot and start off perform toward carrying it out.

A criminal complaint accused the gentlemen of acquiring satellite pictures with the airport and working with DeFreitas to carry out surveillance and identify possible targets and escape routes.

An informant secretly taped conversations through which DeFreitas allegedly described the symbolic significance of targeting JFK, the complaint says.

"Anytime you strike Kennedy, it may be the most hurtful factor towards United States," he allegedly mentioned, in accordance with the complaint. "If you strike that, this full nation shall be in mourning. It is like you kill the man twice."

All 3 guys are already in U.S. custody for that past two many years following a court in Trinidad and Tobago rejected their make an effort to keep away from extradition.

New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly has stated officials were definitely concerned not just about a achievable assault within the airport, but additionally about an invasion for the 40-mile aviation energy pipeline that runs from a energy tank farm at JFK by way of Staten Island, Brooklyn and Queens.

CNN's Hussein Saddique, Susan Candiotti, Julian Cummings and Nkechi Nneji contributed to this report

Dana being cool with Shogun

How Dana White Handled the Lyoto Machida Over Mauricio "Shogun" Rua Decision

by Kid Nate on Jan 8, 2010 9:24 AM EST

 

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Interesting behind the scenes account from the new Esquire profile of White:

Visibly angry with the decision — Who cares what I think? I'm only the fuckin' promoter! — White retreats with his entourage to his private dressing room, where he is joined by two financial officers from Zuffa. Along with Lorenzo Fertitta, White decides who should win the bonus money for best submission and the rest. Bonus checks for all the fighters are written out by hand. When they get to Shogun's check, White orders the accountants to "pay the taxes." Meaning, essentially, that he wants Shogun's previously contracted payday to be doubled.

With a check for $250,000 in hand, White goes off looking for Shogun.

When the defeated challenger sees the boss enter his dressing room, he rises shamefacedly from his bench — his body language says defendant about to be sentenced. His manager stands stolidly at his left elbow; his entourage surrounds him in a semicircle.

White hands Shogun his check. He points to the amount. "Tell him that's the real number," White instructs the manager.

"Thank you, thank you very much," Shogun says in heavily accented English. Back home in Curitiba, Brazil, his wife is expecting their first child. He looks appreciative — if not exactly satisfied.

"We paid the taxes," White reiterates. Maybe he didn't understand? He points to the check again. "That's the real number there. That's take-home pay."

Shogun listens to the translation. He ratchets his proud, chiseled jaw one crank higher. "Okay, thank you," he says. "Thank you very much."

"I know it doesn't erase what happened."

Resigned: "No, no problem."

"But it's gotta make you feel a little better." White elbows the fighter playfully in the triceps — I just gave you an extra hundred grand, dude, lighten up!

Shogun breaks down and smiles for real. White regards him appraisingly. "Do you want a rematch?"

No translation is necessary.

This is Dana White at his best, trying to make things right for a fighter who got screwed by the system.