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.

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[GOPJ]

Yes, people habituate. No one can stay afraid forever. When reality becomes routine, panic is decreased. It's time to tell the truth...

"should they have caused panic in those 5 cities by pre-announcing it?"

[jstolzen]

What the ACLU doesn't understand (IMHO) is that the liberties apply to A-M-E-R-I-C-A-N-S.

Getting tweaked off because we are fingerprinting/photographing FOREIGNERS makes as much sense as the ACLU existing in the first place.

[LikeLight]

God puts husbands and wives together to balance each other's extremes . . . listen to her and make some compromises . . . don't let this become a wedge between you . . .

[oceanview]

what truth is there to tell? that there are threats? there are threats everyday, of everything, and people know that. but to start tossing out "city X,Y,Z may be nuked" every holiday, after you do it the first time and cry wolf, no one will even listen after that.

[Velveeta]

Fatal Egyptian Flight Pilot Connected To San Diego
Plane Crash Killed 148 Passengers

SAN DIEGO -- The pilot of an Egyptian plane that went down in the Red Sea lived in San Diego, 10News reported.

Ashraf Abdel Hamid was piloting a plane for relatives, when it crashed after leaving the resort town of Sharm el Sheik. The plane carried 148 people.

Paul McMullen was friends with Hamid for 11 years. McMullen said Hamid was a competent pilot

Investigators believe a mechanical problem caused the plane to crash.

The plane's black box is still under water.
http://www.thesandiegochannel.com/news/2748707/detail.html

[oreolady]

Good wishes for your surgery, (if you're still here).
I heard someone say it is back surgery, I had 3,decopmpression, foramectomy, and fusion,(with pedical screws) so am very (too) familiar with them.
So, I know you won't be sitting for awhile, typing, just know you are in everyone's hearts here.
Even if you have someone who may be helping you write a sentence to tell us you are on the mend, would help us, LOL.
I don't nkow if you've had this before, but a very great therapy after is walking, all you can!!! Very helpful towards healing and movement.

[Yaelle]

if they were to construct a bomb on board, the only place to do it would be in the bathrooms.

Well, not necessarily. I have heard that some people join the Mile High Club while in their seats, "sleeping" under a blanket. And remember that story of how Hatfield was supposed to have stood waist-deep in a pond while mixing anthrax into envelopes in a drybox with glove holes under water? Couldn't a terrorist, after practice, get his bomb together while lying in the dark in a first class seat with his eyes closed? If his knees are up in those recliners, he would have plenty of room under the knees to move without being detected.

[Letitring]

I have a friend, girl, who thinks that way. Surprisingly, she was the frist to call me, via her cell, on 9/11, asking me what to do. She was on an interstate highway traveling to VIRGINIA, to return to work. She heard of the attacks on her CB radio, which I'd had a friend install for her, over protest, because she's such an airhead and insist on traveling, period. She's come a long way since that morning and obviously had been listening all along, just pretending not to. Could be your wife will respond in similar fashion.

I've got gotten much resistance at all since 9/11. Before then WHEW. You wouldn't believe what I went through, oh, yes you would. :)

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

...Seems she thinks the odds of a WMD attack are about..ooooh, the same as being struck by lightning...

You could tell her that I've been struck by lightning, twice. (Neither was a direct hit)Terrorism, like lightning strikes happen everyday all over the world to real people.

At least you're preparing. She may thank you later, although I hope there's never a need.

[turbocat]

What happened on O'Reilly?

[Donna Lee Nardo]

Damn, I missed it.

[jstolzen]

They would have lost all of their credibility. They have threatened Armageddon. If nothing goes down in the next few weeks, they are done.

AGREED! The blather is WAAAY too hyperbolic to pizzle out with nothing but threats.

I think AQ is taking a HUGE PR risk here. If they don't do anything HUGH (and I mean HUGH!), they will be seen as a paper tiger.

THAT - more than anything else - is what frightens me.

[Letitring]

With all those typo's, it's time to go to bed. LOL. Sorry folks. See ya tomorrow, God willing.

[jstolzen]

all the winds now move in the correct direction Referring to the wind drift for dispersment/fallout. Chemical or radiological attack.

OR..nuclear. (My guess). Spread fallout far and wide.

[JustPiper]

How do you feel about Kingman, Arizona?

[JustPiper]

You are brave M!

Snickering. Why is this M?

[jstolzen]

I remain unconvinced that they have any WMD that poses a threat of being a city killer. At best, they may have some WMD cocktails for limited use in subways and such.

I pray it is you who is right and me who is wrong.

There is PLENTY of evidence to suggest AQ has WMD:

http://worldthreats.com, among hundreds of other articles.

Riddle me this..WHY on earth would DHS tell NJ cops that there are terror teams with suitcase nukes (which many of us believe AQ has). Entertainment value? Doesn't fly. Either the NJ cops are freepers, or this is what they were told. And if they were told this..I have every ounce of my being telling me there was a good reason to tell them that (ie: the sandmonkeys have nukes).

[oceanview]

they could just be rattling off a list of POSSIBLE scenarios, and since everything is possible, its all mentioned.

[JustPiper]

Have you heard the new method from Homeland Gimmickry?
Most likely all but high targeted areas(?) will be off Orange next week. Get this, they are evising a new system, oh yeah! With shades of gray and bi-levels and popsicles, icicles, who knows?!! Rove is really steering our party into its grave! And we came so far!!! Is Rove truly from the DU People?!

[Letitring]

Of course they have them, and the 'powers that be,' think they are in this Country. We are spending BIG money looking for them. Literally searching high and low for these things. That comforts me, in a way, because I think if we can find these things/thing, and stop AQ, this time, then we've stopped AQ, period.