Al Qaeda again threatens New York, Washington and Los Angeles (thread 2) Daily Terror Threat

DEBKA ^ | 11/03/03

[Mossad1967]

Al Qaeda again threatens New York, Washington and Los Angeles

Link to Thread #1

[hummingbird]

http://www.suntimes.co.za/2002/11/03/business/news/news08.asp
"Shakir Alkhafaji, managing director of Falcon, said South African companies under the banner of his management group were manufacturing their own brand of commodities, such as powdered milk, detergent, soap and sugar, for supply to Iraq.


"Alkhafaji, an Iraqi national, co-founded Falcon with Cape Town businessman Rodney Hemphill in 1993. The company has traded about 500-million in Iraq.


He said the trade protocol and Pahad's visit would open up trade between the countries."

[baltodog]

'Night Papa.
'Night Mary Ellen.
'Night John-Boy.
'Night Mama.
'Night Freepers.
'Night Baltodog. Stay off the couch. Go lay down.

.....(harmonica)....

[hummingbird]

I personally think there was an AQ connection with OKC, coming from the Philippines, but that story is for another day.

I do, too. Wasn't Jayna Davis (sic?) also following this...oh, sorry...that story is for another day (or another thread!) Don't want to get too "chatty."

[Calpernia]

EgyptAir was out of JFK

[nwctwx]

bookmark

[hummingbird]

http://www.theherald.co.za/herald/2002/11/06/news/n09_06112002.htm

Saddam backs increase in trade with SA

...While Mr Hemphill and his counterparts are excited by the prospects of increased trade with Iraq, the businessmen are equally concerned about the consequences of the US leading an attack on Iraq.

“This will lead to a war, which will not only further destroy the economy of Iraq, but in turn affect all business trade from other countries amounting to billions and billions of dollars each year,” he said.

Mr Hemphill’s partner and international trader, Shakir Alkhafaji, said even under the current rigorous sanctions, Iraq’s economy was equal to the Arab-Gulf countries combined. “War will destroy this all,” he said.

Echoing Mr Hemphill’s concerns, Mr Pahad said the international community needed to ensure UN arms inspectors entered Iraq as soon as possible to carry out their work objectively and with the sole purpose of determining whether Iraq has weapons of mass destruction or not. ©Business Day

[hummingbird]

http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/002/605fgcob.asp?pg=2

At the 2000 Expatriate Conference, according to a report in the Jewish newspaper Forward, Al-Khafaji appeared on stage with Tariq Aziz, who was then foreign minister. The pair railed about economic sanctions, which they said were starving the Iraqi people. The official conference website accuses the United States of "terrorism and genocide" in Iraq.

A group of Iraqi opposition figures, alarmed by the rise of the regime-sponsored expatriate organizations, published a letter in London's Al Zaman newspaper on June 13, 2000. They warned that the expatriate groups existed "to throw dust in people's eyes . . . and convince Iraqis abroad that their actions are purely humanitarian and that their only objective is to remove the blockade imposed on our people. In time, however, they revealed themselves to be offshoots of the regime's intelligence services." The opposition warned that "these associations pose a threat to Iraqis abroad and particularly to the dissidents among them, since they spy on their activities and gather information about them which is sent to Iraq and used to threaten their families that are still in the homeland."

[hummingbird]

Falcon Group Inc (248) 353-8680 29100 Northwestern Hwy # 390 Southfield MI 48034 4.7 mi* Map Directions

Alkhafaji, Shakir - Falcon Land Development Inc (248) 559-5555 25123 Southfield Rd Southfield MI 48075 9.5 mi* Map Directions

Falcon Homes Inc (248) 348-9150 16290 Horseshoe Dr Northville MI 48167 11.5 mi* Map Directions

More falcon listings near West Bloomfield MI
* Distances are in miles from West Bloomfield MI

Yahoo Search: West Bloomfield Michigan Falcon

[Cindy]

An Interesting Discussion on FREEREPUBLIC.com regarding this article: MEMRI.org - MIDDLE EAST MEDIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE - Inquiry and Analysis Series - No.160: "THE BENEFICIARIES OF SADDAM'S OIL VOUCHERS: THE LIST OF 270" (January 29, 2004)

[Pro-Bush]

Yes, you are right!

Davis also points to court records offered in the Nichols defense that suggest he had contacts with a member of bin Laden's terrorist organization in the Philippines prior to the bombing.

I also know David Hoffman wrote a good book on the subject.

[Cindy]

Resource Link...

ICC COMMERCIAL CRIME SERVICES: WEEKLY PIRACY REPORT

[JustPiper]

Excellent point!

[JustPiper]

And the whole 'unarmed' guard thing...

[hummingbird]

"...The plotters were all members of Al-Qaida, an international terrorist organization which was then based in Sudan. Operation Bojinka was developed by Al-Qaida operatives Ramzi Yousef and Khalid Shaikh Mohammed while they were in Manila, Philippines in 1994 and early 1995..."

http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Bojinka

Hi, Pro-Bush...will check out David Hoffman's book; thanks! Nichols made several trips to the Philippines and, I believe, had at least one Philippine wife.

[hummingbird]

It blows my mind that there is a "Weekly Piracy Report..."

[Cindy]

I understand.
I read that with a sense of wonder that this type of thing goes on -- on a weekly basis.
Incredible.

[nw_arizona_granny]

I can imagine your fear, as you waited for your husband.

I am so glad he was safe.

I could be wrong on the airports, do remember that several of the crashed flights left from the same area.

[hummingbird]

Coast to Coast (I know, I know...) is having Steven Quayle on next. Nouri (sic) also just said that two more microbiologists are missing or dead or something...radio was too low. Will let you know.+

[ConservativeMan55]

BTTT!!

[JustPiper]

Not that I put my life in Quayle's hands but these are the ones that 'bother' me:

Phoenix, Tucson
- suicide trains going into these cities
- unclear if a passenger or freight train is to be used - target is unspecified beyond this
INTEL SOURCE
Jihad clerics, interrogation of prisoners, electronic intercepts
ATTACK PROBABILITY*
Extremely High
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Houston, Galveston
- attacks on refineries by detonating stolen fuel trucks
- oil transfer facilities
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Oak Ridge - Oak Ridge National Lab.
INTEL SOURCE - DOE, various intelligence agencies
ATTACK PROBABILITY - HIGH
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Concerning the elaborate manhunt for Abu Kahbab — he is believed to be have already come into the US via Mexico. Abu Kahbab is known for having trained al-Qaeda in NBC attacks.

Midaat Mursi: Dirty Bomber on the Loose



January 19, 2004

US intelligence agencies fighting al-Qaeda have launched a manhunt in the US, Mexico, Canada and elsewhere for Midaat Mursi, the Egyptian who, according to DEBKA-Net-Weekly’s counter-terror sources, is chairman of al-Qaeda’s WMD committee. He is believed to be traveling with one or two other people, carrying dirty bombs.

http://www.stevequayle.com/News.alert/04_Terror/040119.Abu.Kahbab.html