Publicly the FBI called him a terrorist. In private, agents said he was a "retarded fool." How the

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39. Candidate for This Year's "You Call This NEWS?" award

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This has been going on for quite a while, actually:

Informant who ensnared Bronx terror suspects avoided by nearly everyone else at Newburgh mosque

...Driving a silver Hummer or black Mercedes-Benz, Shahed (Malik) Hussain arrived at the Masjid al-Ikhlas mosque Friday mornings and stayed for hours...trying to chat up those who seemed to be down on their luck. He offered meals, jobs and advice on how to get rich...He was...(t)oo friendly. And that's what made everyone nervous..."We would go to the person after he talked to them, and tell them to stay away," (a) worshiper...said...

James Cromitie, accused ringleader of the gang bent on bombing Riverdale synagogues and shooting down a plane, didn't listen - possibly seduced by Hussain's bankroll. "James for some reason didn't stay away from him," Abdulwaly said. "James had no money. The longer James stayed and spoke to him, the more money James had."

After busting (Hussain) in April 2003 for scamming illegal immigrants trying to get driver's licenses...the FBI asked (him) to infiltrate the inner circle of Masjid As-Salam, a storefront Albany mosque that had been on the agency's radar since 9/11. His work led to...2006 conviction(s) on terror-linked money-laundering charges...

"None of these men had money for this," Muhammad said. "Who paid for this? The informant. The informant was buying these (explosives). The informant is the one who drove these guys around."

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