would be able to help him carry out this attack. turns out, they were working for the fbi. that's when they set up this elaborate sting operation. and then, once this was set in motion, they said that he is the one that selected a target, the federal reserve bank, after actually first mentioning going after president obama. but he quickly laid that aside. so this is what they are saying that he said he wanted to do, why he selected the federal reserve. quote, i came up to this conclusion, that targeting america's economy is the most efficient way to draw the path of obliteration of america. i decided to attack the federal reserve bank of new york, which is by far the largest, by assets, and most active, by volume, and most influential of the 12 regional federal reserve banks. it looks like he did his homework, according to prosecutors. he also said, as you mentioned, soledad, that he was inspired by osama bin laden and american cleric, anwar al awlaki, who was killed by a drone attack. here is the police commissioner of new york, ray kelly. >> awlaki, of course, was eliminated last yea
