Posted on 05/30/2004 9:31:05 PM PDT by Susannah
I recall reading about the original plans for the 9/11 tragedy included 5 targets on the west coast and the Sears Tower in Chicago. I also recall hearing or reading that terrorists' weapons were found under seats of aircraft that were downed on 9/11.
I think I read it here at freerepublic, but I failed to bookmark it or add a keyword that could lead me to it.
Try the links in this article: http://www.msnbc.com/news/696825.asp?0cb=-31724124&cp1=1
I'm in Los Angeles county, and the local news has reported what we should watch for. They've also shown photos and names of terrorists suspects they are searching for here.
I did a google search and found an article relating to the planned west coast attacks.
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/001344.php
(here's part of the article:
The new transcripts confirm an earlier report by the Associated Press that al Qaeda originally had planned to crash hijacked airliners into targets on both coasts.
The London Sunday Times said the transcripts covered interrogations conducted during a period of four months after a bleary-eyed Mohammed was captured in a pre-dawn raid a little more than a year ago.
The confessions reveal that planning for the September 11 attacks started much earlier and was more elaborate than previously thought.
"The original plan was for a two-pronged attack with five targets on the East Coast of America and five on the West Coast," he told interrogators, according to the transcript.
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