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US PRESIDENT DONALD Trump has called for the man charged over the New York truck attack to be executed.
Trump had said he was considering sending Sayfullo Saipov (29) to the military’s notorious Guantanamo Bay detention centre but backed off the idea in a blast of early morning tweets calling for the death penalty.
“Would love to send the NYC terrorist to Guantanamo but statistically that process takes much longer than going through the Federal system,” Trump tweeted.
“There is also something appropriate about keeping him in the home of the horrible crime he committed. Should move fast. DEATH PENALTY!”
Saipov appeared in a New York courtroom yesterday on terrorism charges one day after he allegedly drove a rented pickup truck down a mile-long stretch of bike path in Manhattan, where children and their parents were preparing to celebrate Halloween.
Eight people were killed, five of them friends from Argentina celebrating 30 years since their high school graduation.
Twelve other people were wounded in the worst attack in New York since the 9/11 Al-Qaeda hijackings. It ended when police shot Saipov in the abdomen.
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Federal prosecutors have announced two charges so far: provision of material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organisation, and violence and destruction of motor vehicles.
The maximum punishment is life imprisonment, but attorneys could potentially seek the death penalty. A capital punishment case would be extremely rare in New York.
The charging document said Saipov, an Uber driver and father-of-three who emigrated in 2010, confessed to acting in the name of IS and “felt good about what he had done,” even demanding to hang an Isis flag in his hospital room.
He first planned an attack in the United States a year ago, before settling two months ago on a vehicle strike, choosing Halloween deliberately in a bid to kill as many people as possible, the complaint alleged.
‘Violent temper’
“He appears to have followed almost exactly to a ‘T’ the instructions that ISIS has put out on its social media channels,” New York police deputy commissioner for intelligence and counterterrorism John Miller said.
He was allegedly found in possession of three knives and two cell phones contained thousands of IS propaganda images and dozens of videos that showed IS fighters killing prisoners.
The US president vowed to “get rid” of the lottery program that allowed Saipov to enter the country, seizing on the attack to further restrict immigration.
The Uzbek government said nothing suggested he had been an extremist at home. He is the fourth man with Uzbek-links tied to attacks overseas in less than a year.
“His parents followed traditional Islam and were never seen in connection with any extremist branches,” said a statement on a government-linked information agency.
The New York Times reported that he was a university-educated accountant from a well-off family when he migrated to the United States with dreams of prospering.
He won the green card lottery and moved to Ohio, before eventually finding work as a trucker and marrying a fellow Uzbek immigrant.
But over the years, he ran up traffic infractions, lost jobs and an imam worried that he increasingly misinterpreted Islam, the Times said, before the family relocated to the New Jersey town of Paterson.
The West Side bike lane where the attack happened has now re-opened, allowing tourists and New Yorkers to cycle or stroll in unseasonably warm weather, past bouquets and an Argentinian football jersey in tribute to the victims.
Tedd Wright (43) said he didn’t think twice before taking the path on his way to work Thursday.
“Not in America… You’re hit in the face. What are you gonna do?” he said.
“We’ll win by positivity. There are way more good people in the world than bad people.”
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Helen mc enree & a very sensible positive idea in the same sentence? Is it April 1sr already?
@Mary Linton: You would think if a pilot kept on crashing planes, they’d be sacked, but the same ineptitude is fine in politics, apparently!
@Mary Linton: I know right? I thought DOGE were cutting all this.
@Louis Jacob: Apologies, lost me there….. isn’t DOGE an American financial accountability department?
@Mary Linton: you’re a bore
Seems reasonable.
@Luas Vuitton – Penneys Drag Queen: you obviously don’t havw school going children . These children need massive supports some are non verbal some very verbal so putting in a student. Teacher is like letting a trainee electrician loose to rewire a hole house . No experience .
@Karen Marten: if alternative is no teacher, then put the kids first. Cop on.
@Luas Vuitton – Penneys Drag Queen: you have no cop on how would you .
@Karen Marten: are u a parent. I doubt it you know nothing.
@Karen Marten: I don’t think theyre asking the trainee teachers to run the school either. The point is to train teachers withing the special school setting. Can’t see any issue with this.
@Mindful Muinteoir: When I taught deaf and special needs children trainee teachers would spend time in the classroom with us. This showed them how we sometimes have to adapt our teaching to include all children equally. It also gave them an insight into what being a SEN teacher requires should they wish to go down that path.
@Luas Vuitton – Penneys Drag Queen: So you don’t believe that children with special needs deserve to have teachers who are specifically trained to teach these children and to meet their needs? Shameful!!
@Mindful Muinteoir: Wow, how about they get primary school teachers to start lecturing in third level institutions? And don’t tell me that’s not the same thing, it is.
@Ann Reddin: Steady up. It’s placement as part of their studies and they would be supervised by qualified teachers at all times. Experience is the best way to learn anything. This is a positive step
Anything Master minded by this silly woman, is bound to be a disaster!
@Brian Hunt: Play the ball Brian.
It’s a great idea.
They’re already doing it so makes sense.
Any measure that will address the early intervention for those with Special Needs in schools must be welcomed
Great idea, but unions won’t allow it as they’ll put teachers first as usual.
@Allo Allo: unfair.
@Allo Allo: you obviously did’nt bother to read the article. The INTO came up with this idea first, you gobdaw.
‘Something something… teachers bad’ and so on
@Allo Allo: how is it a great idea these trainee teachers can barely teach mainstream kids my child is in 6th class a crucial year a a newly grad teacher was put to them be more suited with junior or senior infants. So how is it a good idea to do the same with special need kids. No no plenty of years of experience is needed for that type of teaching
And where are these people being forced into these positions going to live?
Pay them properly so they decide to stay in Ireland and after turning the masters in education into a cash cow students spend €10000 to qualify
I agree with this. I only said something similar a few weeks ago. Main stream teachers just think 1 way and that’s all kids are the same when that’s not the case. I’ve seen it so many times and it’s annoying.
@darren guthrie: absolute nonsense statement
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