Terror Suspects Could Have Acquired Missiles Elsewhere
The four men accused of plotting to blow up two New York synagogues and shoot down military planes could have procured surface-to-air guided missiles elsewhere if the FBI had not provided them with inert versions, terror analysts told FOXNews.com.
“I don’t know if you could buy it on Craigslist, but there’s certainly a lot of people who engage in this type of contraband,” Steve Emerson, executive director of The Investigative Project on Terrorism, said of the anti-aircraft Stinger missile. “They’re not that big, either, so they could’ve been smuggled into the United States.”
Emerson said the 5-foot-long weapon, which has a range of 5 miles and weighs 35 pounds fully armed, could have been bought in a number of black arms markets in Middle Eastern countries, including Lebanon, Pakistan, Gaza and Saudi Arabia. The missile system could be purchased for “tens of thousands of dollars,” Emerson said.
