Posted on 12/26/2003 5:45:14 AM PST by kattracks
DUBAI (Reuters) - A London-based Arab magazine said on Friday that al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has vowed to launch a "back-breaking attack" on the United States by February, confirming an earlier message by the militant network. The weekly al-Majalla said it received an e-mail from Abu Mohammed al-Ablaj, a little known al Qaeda member, saying bin Laden would release a video tape in which he affirms his group's determination to fight the United States."A messenger of bin Laden informed him (Ablaj) that the al Qaeda leader will appear on a televised tape after the execution of an operation which bin Laden described as back-breaking and which would change the order of things," al-Majalla said in a report in its latest edition, a copy of which was sent to Reuters.
"They (Americans) should prepare...their coffins, hospitals and graves. The coming days will be full of surprises and great events which will make them a historic example," the magazine quoted Ablaj as saying.
The report came after U.S. officials ordered their color-coded alert system raised to orange, the second highest level, citing possible year-end attacks.
Air France canceled Christmas flights to Los Angeles on Wednesday after U.S. officials relayed information that extremist groups were planning "near-term simultaneous attacks that would rival September 11."
Al Qaeda is believed responsible for the September 11, 2001 attacks on U.S. cities.
In the e-mail, which could not be immediately authenticated, Ablaj echoed his previous statement carried by al-Majalla in November saying the attack would take place before a Muslim feast which is celebrated on the last days of January or the first days of February.
The e-mail did not say what type of weapons would be used in the attack which Ablaj hinted would involve a series of strikes on the United States and other countries, the magazine reported.
I seriously believe that if they had anything they wouldn't be announcing it in advance and causing us to increase our security and intelligence efforts. I believe they are trying to scare the public; "prepare your coffins". They don't know our public very well.
Got to love Reuters.
" ... while others believe that Martians, English rugby fans, or retired Swedish civil servants are responsible."
...but they did see us go wobbly when people stopped flying. They're again attempting to create another economic downturn with bluster about hijacked airplanes. Scaring us is easier than blowing up Las Vegas.
We won't be frightened off again, however. We'll demand they be thrown out of the country, or shot and killed. If there's trouble I forsee a big hole in the ground stretching from Pakistan's nucleur sites to the mountainous Afghan/Paki border where OBL's grave is, and his minions are still hiding.
Got to love Reuters.
These are the people who now refuse to refer to Palestinian suicide bombers as terrorists.
Whst, next they will call them Freedom Fighters?
I didn't think terrorists gave warnings before a strike?
As for "back-breaking", maybe they will make us carry furniture into a new home..did that this week..talk about "back-breaking"..i guess qaeda is smiling in some dark stinking cave..
It looks like the Air France strikes were their latest attempt to worship Satan. It would have happened on Christmas day and would have happened during this celestial event.
But it looks like we screwed their pooch on that one.
"Two weeks"
"Two weeks"
I think it is the former.
Arabs are always full of bluster at precisely those moments when they are least potent.
Feeling all powerful after "they" chased the Russians from Afghanistan, they actually believed they would take down the Great Satan on 9-11, through their attack on our economy. Our economy, of course, took it like water off a duck's back.
Their ACTIONS indicate they have moved to secondary goals while blustering about strikes on our soil to APPEAR to retain power, something they MUST do for their recruiting effort.
I believe they see that another strike on our soil would bring even more dire consequences to their region, at least the foot soldiers realize this, if not what's left of their leadership. One thing for sure, 9-11 wouldn't have happened without a profound lack of respect, respect which has been restored by our ACTIONS in its aftermath. IMHO.
A star cannot appear within the disc of the Moon at any phase, since there is moon in the way to block out (occult) the star.
--Boris
do while glBackBreakingAttackDidntHappenYet AttackMonth.Increment() thisform.MakeAbsurdArabicClaim() thisform.refresh thisform.CheckIfAttackHappened(glBackBreakingAttackDidntHappenYet) enddo
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.