I agree. I've read a bunch of Debka stuff and they do seem to enjoy going out on a limb with speculative stories that will inevitably look like amazing scoops once in a while if for no reason other than luck.
But ... Ramadan, Bin Laden tapes, public debate among al Qaida types about Muslim collateral damage, eclipses, we're just far enough from the presidential elections for the patriotic outpouring to have decayed into a treasonous chorus of democratic accusations by election day ... it is entirely plausible to me that a warning could precede an attack and that an attack could be imminent.
I'm not headed for the hills but I've turned up the power on my radar. I watch the financial markets and have seen no signs of mysterious dumping but if I do ... I'll pack the emergency supplies just in case and the radar will go to full power.
It isn't just DEbka.
There has been a lot of "chatter" lately about a major AQ attack.
Here is one, which came from a Saudi paper, was picked in Australia, but didn't get much notice in the US.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1011510/posts Al-Qaeda planning US 'death blow'
OSAMA bin Laden's al-Qaeda terror network is planning a "death blow" against Americans during the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, a Saudi magazine reports in its issue due out today.
"Al-Qaeda is going to carry out a death blow against Americans during the month of Ramadan," Al-Majallah said, quoting an e-mail sent by Abu Mohammed al-Ablaj, identified as a senior member of al-Qaeda.