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Arafat to bin Laden: Stop exploiting Palestinians 12/16/2002 The New York Times JERUSALEM - Yasser Arafat sought to distance himself unequivocally from al-Qaeda in an interview published on Sunday, warning Osama bin Laden to stop justifying attacks in the name of Palestinians. "I'm telling him directly not to hide behind the Palestinian cause," Mr. Arafat was quoted as saying in the Sunday Times of London, referring to recent statements by al-Qaeda leaders. "Why is bin Laden talking about Palestine now?" Mr. Arafat asked. "He never helped us. He was working in another, completely different area and against our interests."...

A voice on an audio tape purported to be that of Osama bin Laden threatening attacks against U.S. allies will be analyzed to determine if it is that of the al Qaeda leader, a U.S. official said on Tuesday. "We've seen these reports, and we will analyze the recording. At this point we have not made any judgements about whose voice is on the tape," said Sean McCormack, spokesman for the White House National Security Council. The tape was broadcast on Tuesday by the Arabic-language al-Jazeera satellite television channel based in Qatar. A man identified as the Saudi-born Islamic extremist...

PBS Airdate: Thursday, October 3, at 9pm (EST), 90 minutes The Man Who Knew When the Twin Towers fell on September 11, 2001, among the thousands killed was the one man who may have known more about Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda than any other person in America: John O'Neill. The former head of the FBI's flagship antiterrorism unit in New York City, O'Neill had investigated the bombings of the U.S. embassies in Africa and the USS Cole in Yemen. For five years, he led the fight to track down and prosecute Al Qaeda operatives throughout the world. But...

<p>ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- John Walker Lindh told military and FBI questioners he believed the September 11 attacks were the first of three waves of terrorist strikes against the United States, according to secret documents obtained by CNN.</p> <p>Walker Lindh, the first American taken prisoner in Afghanistan as a Taliban fighter -- and scheduled to be sentenced Friday -- also said he turned down an offer to take part in suicide attacks against the United States, and that he believed as many as 50 operatives had been sent on missions against the United States and Israel.</p>

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Details emerged on Friday of a tough U.S.-drafted Security Council resolution that would give Iraq less than six weeks to disclose any weapons of mass destruction and hold the threat of military action over its head. President Bush, facing resistance in Europe and at home to his avowed policy of forcing Iraqi President Saddam Hussein from power, repeated his willingness to act without U.N. approval if necessary. "Our last choice is to commit our troops to harm's way, but if we have to, to defend our freedoms, if we have to, the United States will lead a...

Just heard on FoxNews Channel that Blair says that his dossier will link Saddam Hussein to Usama Bin Laden terror planning and training. CHECKMATE.

Ahmed Abu Laban is one of the Palestinians who rejoiced last year upon hearing about the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington. The 53-year-old father of seven, who lives in the Dehaishe refugee camp near Bethlehem, even took to the narrow alleyways to participate in the celebration. On Wednesday, in his new three-story house on a hilltop overlooking the camp, home to some 12,000 refugees, Abu Laban said he and many Palestinians still consider Osama bin Laden a hero. "He's a big man, a leader of the Muslims and Arabs, and we fully support him," he said....

We must never forget what those bastards did to our family. And we must never forget that we have many Enemies. September 11 2001 Somalia Desert Storm Vietnam Korea WWII WWI

<p>WASHINGTON — Wanted dead or alive: Usama bin Laden.</p> <p>Following new reports that the elusive Sept. 11 mastermind is alive, well and ready to carry out more terror operations, Washington has made it clear that bin Laden's next hiding hole should be a body bag -- and soon.</p>

<p>WASHINGTON (CNN) -- American cruise missiles pounded sites in Afghanistan and Sudan Thursday in retaliation for the deadly bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania on August 7.</p> <p>"Let our actions today send this message loud and clear -- there are no expendable American targets," U.S. President Clinton said in a televised address to the American people Thursday evening. "There will be no sanctuary for terrorists. We will defend our people, our interests and our values."</p>

BEWARE: Read this article from January 2001 only if you are prepared to get really steamed! It concerns the 2000 Cole Bombing and the FBI and CIA intelligence lapses that failed to prevent it even though one Islamic dude was arrested and started singing 2 years before the Cole Bombing happened. In this case, it seems there were no dots to connect, the singing Islamic bird was straightforward. This article is actually very specific, citing failure by the FBI & CIA bureaucracy except, curiously, I see no mention of clintoon, the country's commander in chief at that time. Hmmmm. No...

Folks: Here is an interesting read ( or shall I say, reread ) from 7/01 detailing the general terror threat made public in or before June 2001 and again in July 2001 pertaining to Islamic terrorists. The article copied below (and there are many other ones bearing different pre-911 dates) shows that the general threat of terrorism wasn't kept under lock and key like many are claiming today. Even though this specific article focuses on the threat in the Arabian peninsula in particular, I remember reading other articles that took the focus off that region of the world, and instead...

Al Qaeda Spring Offensive Likely, Says RumsfeldThu Apr 25, 9:02 PM ETBy Charles AldingerSHANNON, Ireland (Reuters) - Al Qaeda and Taliban fighters are likely to regroup for a spring offensive against Afghanistan's interim government and western troops there, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Friday. Photos Reuters Photo Speaking as he flew to central Asia to discuss security concerns with leaders in Afghanistan and neighboring states, Rumsfeld said the anti-western guerrillas had gone into hiding after winter defeats in the frigid eastern Afghan mountains. "My impression is that the al Qaeda and Taliban are avoiding, for the time being at least,...

Friday, April 26, 2002 FROM DEBKA INTELLIGENCE FILESBin Laden sets up new compound?Sources say terror leader alive, working from base in mountains Posted: April 26, 20021:00 a.m. Eastern Editor's note: DEBKAfile's electronic news publication is a news-cum-analysis live wire, online round the clock seven days a week. A weekly edition, DEBKA-Net-Weekly, is now available through WorldNetDaily.com. Drawing on DEBKAfile's unique sources, analytical talents and forward-looking insights, it is presented as a compact, intelligence-angled weekly package. It is available as a direct e-mail feed or via the Internet. Despite the fierce campaign waged against him --- notably in the Tora Bora...