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Posted on 05/25/2004 4:52:15 PM PDT by Wolfstar
17 minutes ago (at time of posting) The intelligence does not include a time, place or method of attack but is among the most disturbing received by the government since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, according to a senior federal counterterrorism official who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Tuesday.
Of most concern, the official said, is that terrorists may possess and use a chemical, biological or radiological weapon that could cause much more damage and casualties than a conventional bomb.
"There is clearly a steady drumbeat of information that they are going to attack and hit us hard," said the official, who described the intelligence as highly credible.
The official declined to provide any specifics about the sources of the information but said there was an unusually high level of corroboration.
Despite that, the official said there was no immediate plan to raise the nation's terrorism threat level from yellow, or elevated, to orange, or high. The threat level has been at yellow — midpoint on the five-color scale — since January.
Attorney General John Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert Mueller plan a news conference Wednesday to outline an intensive effort by law enforcement, intelligence and homeland security officials to detect and disrupt any potential plots. And the FBI plans to dispatch a bulletin to some 18,000 state and local law enforcement agencies warning of the threat.
Beginning with Saturday's dedication of the new World War II Memorial in Washington, the summer presents a number of high-profile targets in the United States. They include the G-8 summit in Georgia next month that will attract top officials from some of America's closest allies, the Democratic National Convention in Boston in July and the Republican National Convention in August in New York.
The FBI and Homeland Security Department also are concerned about so-called soft targets such as shopping malls anywhere in the United States that offer a far less protected environment than a political convention hall.
U.S. authorities repeatedly have said al-Qaida is determined to mount an attack on U.S. soil, in part to announce to the world that it remains capable of doing so despite the money and effort that has gone into homeland security in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks.
There also is concern terrorists might try to mount an attack to coincide with the November election. The political fallout from the March 11 train bombings in Spain taught al-Qaida that an attack timed to an election can have a major impact. Spain's former ruling party was ousted in the voting that followed the bombing, which killed 191 and injured more than 2,000.
The official did not say how many suspected al-Qaida or other terrorist operatives are believed in the country, whether they made their way into the United States recently or have been here for some time. The FBI has warned in the past that Islamic extremist groups may attempt to recruit non-Middle Easterners or women for attacks because they would be less likely to arouse suspicion.
Special security attention already is being focused to the nation's rail, subway and bus lines. The FBI last week sent out an intelligence bulletin to law enforcement agencies urging vigilance against suicide bombers, who have been used by terror groups worldwide to devastating effect but not so far in the United States.
Separately, Immigration and Customs Enforcement chief Michael Garcia told reporters Tuesday that some 2,300 of its agents are being deployed to assist in security for the high-profile events scheduled this summer in the United States. These include as many as 20 agents each day working with the Secret Service to protect the campaigns of President Bush (news - web sites) and Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites), the Democratic presidential candidate.
Garcia said his agency also is working to "tighten the investigative system" to ensure that terrorists do not enter the United States by way of human smuggling operations or through the vast, largely unprotected border with Canada.
Yes and it scared the you know what out of me .. because it's not fiction
I JUST returned that book to the library.
Took it out for my husband to read, he didn't read it and it was due today. Sheesh.
I'll read it as I love Vince Flynn and usually go through his books in a day or two.
The end result of all this faux prison "abuse" scandal - we just won't capture nearly as many prisoners suddenly. Hah!
Thanks, Meek (as, I'm sure I'm included on your General Interest list to ping); but I just happened to see this in breaking news before I read my comments. And responded to poster.
Doesn't this scare the crap out of you? It sure does me. This original story. And others out there if one does a google news search. Can't believe it.
Of course - I CAN believe the threat; just haven't heard it put so bluntly before. I hope we're better prepared to stop it than before, is all I pray.
I've listened with respect to Gertz for so long that when 9/11 first happened, I thought it was the Chinese!
Probably the only person in the country who thought that, but I was alone that day without my husband's steadying influence. LOL
The HoustonChronicle.com ^ | August 14, 2002 | Edward Hegstrom
Middle Easterners streaming to Texas
By EDWARD HEGSTROM Copyright 2002 Houston Chronicle
Texas has one of the nation's fastest-growing Middle Eastern populations, and most of the state's immigrants live in Houston, according to a study based on census data.
Researchers at the Center for Immigration Studies say Texas' Middle Eastern population more than doubled in the last decade, to just over 100,000, including more than 52,000 in Greater Houston.
Hey Jose, why all dem Middle Easterners coming to Houston, Tx.
I don't know, maybe it's that pleasant summer weather ya'all have in Texas. In any event, beware of taxi cabs near large crowds....
Amen!
The only Question is;--do they have the GUTS to "Challenge Us",--& DO WE HAVE THE GUTS to ANSWER??
Doc
WE NEED to be able to UTTERLY DESTROY MECCA & MEDINA;--we have the Means;--do we Have the Will??
If the MANIACS who oppose us (In the "Name of" Islam) BELIEVE that we will UTTERLY DESTROY Mecca & Medina, they MAY be deterred from their psychotic attempt to harm us; If They Believe that we are "Weak," NO amount of "Negotiation" will have ANY Value.
There is a "Better-than-even" chance that we MUST reduce Mecca & Medina to Radioactive Glass to preserve Western Culture.
Most "Westerners" accept this--"So be It!!"
Western Culture has exhausted it's patience with "Islam."
Most Denizens of "Western Culture" would like "Islam" to "go away;"--& if that means that "Mecca & Medina, & a few other 'Islamic Holy Cities'" become "Radioactive Dust;" Most of us--"In the West"-- will only grieve for the Loss of the "Historic Value" of the Cities.
"Islam" is becoming an annoying Medeival Relic--a Pathological Relic of the Past--"Islam" DOESN'T relate to the Modern World, & It's "adherents" are TRAPPED in a forgotten Medieval Fantasy.
Contemporary Human Culture CANNOT TOLERATE "Medeival Islam," & will DESTROY IT--UTTERLY--if it's "Proponents" continue to use it to Justify Genocide!!
IMHO
Doc
Naw..... Lots of work for them..... Over 1/2 the US trade with the Middle East is handle through Houston don'tcha know.... They want in on the action also........ but you knew that as I've posted the info to you before.
You would think. But the map is a little outdated. Two more cells popped up after this map was made. There is the one in Buffalo, NY. Remember the two brothers that were arrested last year? And another cell popped up in the northeast. I forget exactly were. God only knows, at this point.
Greta changed her tune. At first, she said "May." Then she changed to to say "are."
I guess they really can't say a whole lot until the Press Conference tomorrow.
Oh yeah, Michigan and Texas seem to draw the Mid Easterners. We got enough of them here, glad we aren't alone. Homeland Security is doing a hell of a job importing these people here by the thousands.
I became a "news junkie." Especially from the day of 9-11. I tried MSNBC but then found Fox. I stay with Fox.
The media reports on this, but they don't dwell on it. I guess they don't want to create mass panic.
FYI.
Here in NYC each Memorial Day weekend they bring in all kinds of naval vessels for fleet week and berth them on the west side of Manhattan. Yesterday the (I assume) National Guard started setting up. Fences, extra concrete barriers and the same Homeland Security black x-ray van they used to scan vehicles before arriving at the passenger terminals. My gut is the the precautions are normal if not slightly more pronounced than usual.
You aren't alone .. At first I thought the same also ..
My sister called me that morning yelling to turn on the TV .. seconds later I watched as the second plane was hitting the WTC ... I mentioned my thoughts to her ... but she quickly reminded me of th 93 WTC bombing
The laundering of "high credibility". An unnamed source saying that he has highly credible information is not highly credible..
The official declined to provide any specifics about the sources of the information but said there was an unusually high level of corroboration.
The laundering of a "high level of corroboration". An unnamed source saying that they have a high level of corroboration is not a high level of corroboration.
I am defintely avoiding the Times square subway station.
What about when the socialists come back into office?
This may interest some of you. It was sent to me from a student inside of Iran yesterday...
"Doc,
There was a conference in Tehran, Yesterday in IRIB compound in north of the city.
A new terrorists theorisian addressed the crowd on vulnerable points that US might have. His name is Hassan Abbasi.
Good to mention that he is a former IRGC commander and he is know the chief of National Security & Strategic reasearch center.
He said that we have found 29 weak points inside the US to start attacks through those points and we gave the details to terrorists group for free.
He added that we cooperate with every regime that has got problem with the US.
He also mentioned that we work hard to destabilize the US in Iraq.
Abbasi continued that the regime also has plans for 6000 Nuke Warheads of the states to explode them in a suitable time."
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