Drudge - cancelled flight believed headed to attack Las Vegas

12/25/03 | Drudge

[salbam]

Developing

[Mike Darancette]

I don't think that a a passenger airplane crashed into Hoover Dam would even leave a dent.

[al baby]

U.S. War on Terrorism ... 1

Al Quada ....................... 0


al quada 3000 +

[Ciexyz]

Identity theft. Name on the list, but was home and intended to stay there.

Good point! Identity theft was allegedly a problem with some of the other 9-11 terrorists.

[hoosiermama]

ANd you wouldn't get their "briefcase" or suitcase of cash.

Patience is a virtue. Let them suffer before they die. They're not afraid to die, but suffering that's something else.

[JSteff]

Remember, we & the Brits could not take out the Ruhr river dams in WWII. They eventually got them by making bombs that would it the dam (on the lake side) and roll down to the bottom.

They got a couple but it was not easy. NO chance with just a plane.

[alrea]

if the guys didn't show up and had tickets, one can assume they likely are being hunted down.

[Quix]

I can appreciate it's massive amount of concrete.

But it seems to me that some good cracks and all that water pressure would not be good things.

Besides, I've had images, repeated images come to me for several decades of the dam being done in by a quake or bomb.

I'd love to be wrong.

[JBCiejka]

I know that NYC would have a a hugh population during New Years eve, but what if they decided to hit Yellowstone park. I have read that if that volcano erupted, it could rip the US in a large size away from the mainland. I know that sounds absurd, but I would think it is something terrorist might consider. I read somewhere on FR, about the possiblity of the volcano erupting and that would happen on it own eruption, but could it be induced by outside sources? Don't yell at me, but it is something that came to mind. (I love "what ifs" and am always speculating).

[nwctwx]

I have that feeling too. Sure, if they could pull it off they would love to crash some more planes. But I am leaning toward a seaborne threat for the grand finale.

The seaborne issue is a definate possibility and the intercept of drugs in the past weeks associated with AQ proves that they have a "fleet" of some sort.

[kcvl]

A spokesman for the French prime minister, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, said the decision to cancel the flights came early on Christmas Eve after American authorities notified France that "two or three" suspicious people, possibly Tunisian nationals, were on the manifests of three Los Angeles-bound flights.

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US sources hit back at French scepticism, saying American intelligence agencies had intercepted e-mails from the al-Qa'eda terrorist group suggesting another September 11-style attack was being plotted for the Christmas holiday.

The al-Qa'eda messages referred specifically to Air France and even gave a flight number, officials said. Other warnings have been issued about flights by the Mexican carrier, Aeromexico, it was reported.


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1046706/posts

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

A devastating strike on the dam would be improbable, IMO. But a crash landing in down town Vegas would be catastrophic and very do-able. Looks like we fended this one off, no thanks to the f*ing Nazi-loving French.

[kcvl]

M Raffarin's spokesman added that the United States had threatened to refuse the planes permission to land if they took off.

[the invisib1e hand]

Besides, I've had images, repeated images come to me for several decades of the dam being done in by a quake or bomb.

I'm telling ya, Neverland is going to be next! (see post 178).

[Ciexyz]

France Says No Proof of Hijack Plot Found

As reported by Inspector Clouseau?

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

CPM 2003-18

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

___________________________________________________________
For Immediate Release December 9, 2003

EXECUTIVE ORDER

- - - - - - -

CLOSING OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2003

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America , it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1 . All executive branch departments and agencies of the Federal Government shall be closed and their employees excused from duty on Friday, December 26, 2003 , the day after Christmas Day, except as provided in section 2 below.

Sec . 2 . The heads of executive branch departments and agencies may determine that certain offices and installations of their organizations, or parts thereof, must remain open and that certain employees must report for duty on December 26, 2003 , for reasons of national security or defense or other public need.

Sec . 3 . Friday, December 26, 2003 , shall be considered as falling within the scope of Executive Order 11582 of February 11, 1971 , and of 5 U.S.C. 5546 and 6103(b) and other similar statutes insofar as they relate to the pay and leave of employees of the United States .

GEORGE W. BUSH

THE WHITE HOUSE,
December 9, 2003.



To All:

Just curious....is this a norm for the Government with a Thursday Christmas? IOW, is my tin foil hat shiny enough?

[Brad’s Gramma]

Saber, Howlin....how about post #195. Do you know the answer?

[hoosiermama]

Just postposed it. They'll retry under different names at a different time. We need to get the F-French on board! Cook the French Leeks (sic).

[nwctwx]

I do not mean to repudiate your claim. I think it isbe wise to assume a target such as the Hoover Dam is on the list. I guess it comes down to what they feel will hurt us the most, and has the greatest chance of success.

[CurlyDave]

What about the power dam in the area? That would be a more likely target!

Hoover Dam would laugh at an impacting aircraft. At the top the concrete is 45 ft thick, at the bottom 660 ft thick.

This is an entirely different type of structure than a skyscraper. It is meant to hold back the hydrostatic force of the water behind it, and it is much stronger than any building.

[jungleboy]

Attack Lost Wages and piss off the Mob???
aq not that stupid, imho.