Al Qaeda again threatens New York, Washington and Los Angeles - Daily Terror Threat

Debka ^ | 11-3-2003 | Staff

[tubavil]

Monday, November 3, 2003

A new message was posted in the last few hours by the Jeddah-based al-Qaeda-linked Al-Islah (Reform) society calling on Muslims to flee New York, Washington and Los Angeles in advance of major al Qaeda attacks in those cities. This is revealed by DEBKAfile.

The message accuses the United States of predetermining its end (doom) by its policies. ?The Jews rule the Pentagon by remote control and (are the cause) of Muslims being killed in every corner of the world. The United States should therefore expect more blows.?

The message is signed on behalf of the al Bayan (The Threat) movement by ?your warrior brother, Abul Hassan al Khadrami?.

Our Muslim expert identifies the name of the signatory as belonging to a Yemeni from Hadhrameuth, the Bin Ladens? place of origin where Osama enjoys substantial tribal support.

DEBKAfile?s counter-terror sources stress that warnings appearing on these forums are taken both very seriously and with caution by the intelligence services keeping track of the terrorist network?s electronic traffic.

Last November, Jeddah-based fundamentalist forums addressed a message to an Al Qaeda member, saying whoever understands ? understands; whoever knows, knows, but we are marching towards an operation that will take us to Paradise. Three days later, the Mombasa Paradise hotel was blown up killing 12 Kenyans and 3 Israelis and a failed shoulder-launched Strela anti-air missile missed an Israeli airliner at Mombasa airport.

Link to Thread 2

[oceanview]

i didn't see any higher level of police on the NYC bridges tonight on my way home.

[PoisedWoman]

FROM #1557: not only are terrorist recruitments going on in British Columbia, but holes in border security between there and Western Washington are an open gate, letting terrorists walk right in.

AND from # 1590L The alert said there could be "suicide operations, hijackings, bombings or kidnappings. These may also involve commercial aircraft and maritime interests."

And yet the idiots in Seattle are not worried and don't want to take precautions. Well maybe the officials do, but citizens regularly object when guards are placed on the WA State Ferries that at rush hour carry 2500 passengers apiece and a couple of hundred unsearched cars. Other idiocy too, but since I have a view of Seattle across the sound and occasionally ride those ferries, I'm aware at all times that my world could explode at any minute. No one here in liberal laalaaland wants to talk about it though.

[oceanview]

I know what you are saying. I was standing in the middle of times square last saturday nigt thinking the same thing, they could kill as many with a truck bomb there then at the WTC. its impossible to have enough domestic security to stop an attack at the point of impact, it has to be thwarted beforehand, in the source countries or at the borders, or not at all.

[Unknowing]

I somehow found a nifty little "Homeland Security Threat Monitor" program which automatically checks the DHS website for the current threat level and displays it in as an icon on the bottom taskbar. Seems to work fine. The website is: http://www.hewgill.com/threat/

Still YELLOW now.

[oceanview]

I have very little faith in those roadside sensors, because believe me, there are no cops on the 59th street bridge who could stop the truck if one of the sensors goes off. I have more faith in the satellite tracking.

[oceanview]

the admin people there must have pulled it.

[oceanview]

what are you thinking, that the FBI asked Yahoo to pull it today?

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Thanks for the ping, Kat.

Time for 'saber rattler' smack down.

[mhking]

US issues worldwide terror attack alert

Color code change?

[oceanview]

not as of right now.

[Unknowing]

Still at YELLOW. Please see my #1,064: a little monitor that installs on your toolbar and checks the Homeland Security website periodically (or manually) for changes.

http://www.hewgill.com/threat/

Don't know how I discovered it, but it seems to work.

[Joe Hadenuf]

USA is so wide open......As millions enter illegally, routinely....

Go Bush.......

[Unknowing]

Um, that's #1,604, actually. Sorry.

[Mossad1967]

21 November 2003-- Advisory from the Northeast Intelligence Network: Based on newly obtained data and information collected from a variety of sources (Internet and human intelligence) within the last 72 hours, the terror threat to the United States has increased. Although the exact timing with regard to the execution of planned terror operations cannot be pinned down with any reasonable or responsible degree of precision, we have been seeing references to planned operations extending through the Christmas and New year holidays, with specific references to a time period from 21-28 November 2003. How valid are these threats? We can only speculate based on a careful analysis of the data found, but consider the weight of the evidence to be substantial enough to offer this advisory. We have identified various threats from the air and against seaports, nuclear facilities and harbors, with continued interest in financial and symbolic targets. Cities of interest continue to include New York, Washington, DC, and all coastal cities. A full report containing sources and reference citations is being compiled at this time.

Please be vigilant!!!

[oceanview]

this is true. but there is enough of a citizen muslim community in the US to conduct these operations anyway. you can't fight it here, you have to fight it at the source.

[Unknowing]

Personally, I have remained on "orange" alert during Ramadan, and will continue through the Eid and Thanksgiving.

"Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty," someone wise once said.