There have been rumors that the Taliban could be one of the sources that are behind the Boston marathon attacks, but the picture was cleared when Taliban stated that they have nothing to do with the Boston attacks. One of the Spokesmen added that they do have intentions to hit America but this time the attacks were not planned by them.

Taliban have always tried to kill Americans but they have also targeted the allies of the Americans as they think that their allies are equally responsible for what America does. They are of the opinion that America has always been anti-Islam, and that is the reason America started wars against them in Afghanistan and then in Iran.

The spokesman added quite firmly that it should not be assumed that if we are not responsible for such attacks in Boston, we will stop planning against the America. He also said that they will have the definite attack on America whenever they have the chance.

Due to the attacks in Boston, all of the major cities are on high alert, and heavy measurements are taken all over the cities so that any terrorist attack could be avoided. The people of America still can’t forget about what had happened on September 11, and that is why America is terrified with the bombs that exploded in the marathon. Whoever could be behind this attack but the major purpose was to target a large number of people. Fortunately, there was not a high amount of damage done and a few of the bombs were exploded, according to the police department. It is believed that these terrorists will try to have these types of attacks again, that is why most of the cities in America are on high alert and the people were told to be vigilant about the fact that these terrorists could be anywhere in America.

According to the statement given by Taliban, they have taken the responsibility of the time square attacks in 2010. Also, according to this statement, a Pakistani was involved in those attacks. Later, the police held that Pakistani into custody and was given a statement of a life time prison.

After some time, Taliban denied that they have hired Shehzad to do the bombings for them. The twist in the story came on later when during the trial, Shehzad confessed that he was given training by Taliban, and he showed some videos in which he met Hakim Ullah Mehsud who convinced him to attack the United States of America.

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Concerned that prejudice rather than genuine zoning issues might be at work, the U.S. Department of Justice has opened 28 cases nationwide involving local denials of mosque construction applications since 2000, according to a department official.

While Norwalk's recent rejection of a proposed mosque on Fillow Street is not among them, the DOJ's investigations elsewhere are real. Of the 28 cases, 11 have resulted in full investigations and four remain open.

"Of the 11 investigations opened since 2000, two resulted in the filing of DOJ lawsuits that were resolved by consent decrees, three resulted in the local government voluntarily permitting the mosque, one led to a settlement of a privately filed lawsuit, four are currently pending, and in one case we determined that further action by the department was not warranted," said the official, speaking on the condition of anonymity.

The department is now reviewing a case in West Haven to determine if an investigation is warranted, the official said.

There is no evidence to suggest the department is investigating the recent decision by the Norwalk Zoning Commission to reject Al-Madany Islamic Center of Norwalk's plan for a mosque/multi-purpose hall at 127 Fillow St.

The commission voted 4-3 last Wednesday night to deny the special permit needed to construct the 27,000-square-foot structure in a residential zone. Mayor Richard A. Moccia on Thursday said the decision was well-thought out and had nothing to do with religion. "It had to do with density, size and traffic," Moccia said.

The Hour, 10 June 2012

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