IN RECORDED conversations with an FBI informant, Guyanese-born terror suspect Russell De Freitas described the impact he believed an attack on JFK could have on the United States:

“Any time you hit Kennedy, it is the most hurtful thing to the United States. To hit John F Kennedy, wow… they love John F Kennedy like he’s the man… if you hit that, this whole country will be in mourning. You can kill the man twice.”

In another recorded conversation the suspect was alleged to have said, “Even the twin towers can’t touch it,” referring to the attack on the World Trade Centre in New York City on September 11, 2001 that killed more than 3,000 people.

“This can destroy the economy of America for some time,” De Freitas said.