Attempting Bronx Synagogue Jihadist Rants Against Jews To The Jury

The AP reports that "a down-and-out Muslim man, under pressure from a paid FBI informant, admitted he was eager to attack a New York synagogue to vent his rage against Jews and U.S. military might in the Middle East, according to tapes played Tuesday at his trial."

"I don't care if it was a whole synagogue of men," James Cromitie boasted during a visit last year to the informant's bugged home. "I would take them down."

As the day set for the attack approached, prosecutors say, Cromitie responded with even greater enthusiasm.

"I'm ready to do this damn thing," he said. "Anything for the cause."

The AP reports that "Cromitie, 43, and three men other co-defendants - Onta Williams, 34, David Williams, 29, and Laguerre Payen, 28 - have pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction and conspiracy to acquire and use anti-aircraft missiles to kill U.S. officers and employees." Tweet