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AL QAEDA WEAPONS FOUND HIDDEN IN U.S. (National Enquirer)
National Enquirer ^ | 6-8-04 | MICHAEL HANRAHAN

Posted on 06/09/2004 11:33:50 AM PDT by truthandlife

Feds say terrorists -- some within 25 miles of the White House -- will strike this summer

Hidden stockpiles of deadly terrorist weapons that Al Qaeda planned to use to murder innocent Americans, have been found in the U.S., top government sources tell The ENQUIRER exclusively. The startling discoveries in upstate New York and New Jersey were the secret reason Attorney General John Ashcroft recently issued the chilling warning that terrorists are operating in the U.S. and getting ready to strike this summer.

And it has set off a massive hunt for more weapons and terrorist safe houses -- some believed to be located just 25 miles from the White House!

THEY ARE HERE

"Many Americans think that terrorism is somewhere 'over there,' in the Middle East and Europe, far away from daily life in the United States," a member of the Justice Department's antiterrorism task force told The ENQUIRER.

"That is no longer true. The intelligence information we are getting and the finding of terrorist weapons here in the United States puts the threat of terrorism right at our doorstep."

Acting on crucial information supplied by Britain's MI-5 and the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, members of the Justice Department's special antiterrorism task force uncovered one cache of arms in New York and another in New Jersey that were being readied by the terrorists, said a Justice Department source.

DEADLY CACHE

The weapons discovered by the feds included automatic rifles, bomb-making materials and rubber boats.

During the top-secret raids conducted by the FBI, Justice Department, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and a special antiterrorism unit of the New York City police, the task force also found several maps and papers now being scrutinized at the FBI lab in Quantico, Va.

"Getting the weapons and the maps was a real coup," said the source. "The maps and papers show the terrorists have occupied safe houses in Virginia, within 25 miles of the White House.

"We have been on to these guys for years. The terrorists are difficult to trap. They stay on the move and frequently change locations.

"But the difference now is that they are getting bolder. And the more they show their hand, the harder we will come down on them."

The antiterrorism task force is now concentrating their searches in the mountain regions of New York, New Jersey, Virginia and North Carolina, said the Justice source.

And they are working hard to infiltrate terrorist cells.

CLOSE WATCH

Attorney General Ashcroft released photos of seven suspected terrorists in his press conference, but the task force knows of and is actively watching another 100 men and women across the United States, said a task force insider.

"Many of the suspects do not realize we are on to them. We even have a man inside an Al Qaeda cell. It is all very secretive. Our man has not yet learned who some of the other cell members are," the insider revealed.

"One terrorist cell is not aware of what another is up to."

New information gathered by Britain's MI-5 agents and relayed to the U.S. just weeks ago suggests that Al Qaeda has planned devastating attacks in the coming months for London and Washington, D.C.

But this is no time to panic, said the task force member.

IT'S UP TO US

"It is time for Americans to show some real concern, to be vigilant and to inform the FBI or local authorities of any suspicious activities in their neighborhood," the task force member urged.

"If the strangers down the block act strange or are unusually quiet about their activities, then we want to know about them. It is not un-American to inform on suspicious people. It is the right thing to do -- the patriotic thing to protect America." -- MICHAEL HANRAHAN


TOPICS: Front Page News
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; jihadinamerica; terrorism; washingtondc
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To: truthandlife

Which explains why Paterson, NJ......home of alqaeda sympathizers, has refused to cooperate with the US Justice Department.


61 posted on 06/09/2004 12:45:30 PM PDT by OldFriend (LOSERS quit when they are tired/WINNERS quit when they have won)
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To: Constitution Day
It got turned up by them chickens!
62 posted on 06/09/2004 12:46:21 PM PDT by dighton
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To: Dog Gone
Not exactly the kind of thing you'd tell a newspaper...

In some circumstances it makes perfest sense.

63 posted on 06/09/2004 12:48:32 PM PDT by Protagoras (government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem." ...Ronald Reagan, 1981)
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To: dighton; mykdsmom

Al-Bubba terrorists search for their Chickens of Mass Destruction.

64 posted on 06/09/2004 12:51:17 PM PDT by Constitution Day
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To: truthandlife

"If the strangers down the block act strange or are unusually quiet about their activities, then we want to know about them. It is not un-American to inform on suspicious people. It is the right thing to do -- the patriotic thing to protect America."



So then, people who believe in keeping to themselves and minding their own business are to be reported?

sounds like nazism to me.


65 posted on 06/09/2004 1:01:08 PM PDT by Robert_Paulson2 (the madridification of our election is now officially underway.)
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To: truthandlife
The weapons discovered by the feds included automatic rifles, bomb-making materials and rubber boats.

Rubber boats????? Oh, right, they will need them to cross all that brown, slimy stuff surrounding the US Capital building when they assault it.

66 posted on 06/09/2004 1:38:10 PM PDT by RetiredArmy ( I am a Vietnam Vet, thus I am a war criminal according to Flip Kerry.)
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To: XJarhead
Actually, who would you believe? This rag or the NY Slimes, LA Slimes, Minnesota Red Star, Atlanta Constipation, Washington Red Post??? Their story cannot be any further from the actual truth than any of these rags generally put out every day!
67 posted on 06/09/2004 1:39:59 PM PDT by RetiredArmy ( I am a Vietnam Vet, thus I am a war criminal according to Flip Kerry.)
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To: truthandlife; kdf1; AMERIKA; Lancey Howard; MudPuppy; SMEDLEYBUTLER; opbuzz; Snow Bunny; ...

must read, could be true.


68 posted on 06/09/2004 2:12:45 PM PDT by RaceBannon (VOTE DEMOCRAT AND LEARN ARABIC FREE!!)
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To: truthandlife
Isn't the Saudi Embassy closer than 25 miles to the White House?

Didn't we kick out some Saudi terro, er, Imams, from their embassy recently?

69 posted on 06/09/2004 2:14:59 PM PDT by happygrl (The democrats are trying to pave a road to the white house with the bodies of dead American soldiers)
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To: rintense

I can help you reload, but it wouldn't be right.

let ME shoot them!!


70 posted on 06/09/2004 2:15:02 PM PDT by RaceBannon (VOTE DEMOCRAT AND LEARN ARABIC FREE!!)
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To: Billthedrill

My thoughts exactely. This is pathetic.


71 posted on 06/09/2004 2:18:47 PM PDT by chris1 ("Make the other guy die for his country" - Gen. George S. Patton)
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To: Ditter
If you're still curious, get Kitty Kelly's book The Royals.

You'll learn all about the Queen's, and many other royals', sex lives.

72 posted on 06/09/2004 2:18:56 PM PDT by happygrl (The democrats are trying to pave a road to the white house with the bodies of dead American soldiers)
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To: truthandlife
said a task force insider. "Many of the suspects do not realize we are on to them. We even have a man inside an Al Qaeda cell.

Well, GEE WHIZ. I sure hope that cell doesn't SHOP AT SUPERMARKETS and see the ENQUIRER!!!! Because otherwise your little friend inside the cell might just end up LOSING HIS HEAD OR SOMETHING..." I wonder if Al Qaida have a question that can weed out the spies like those questions that can distinguish an American ("Who won the World Series?").

73 posted on 06/09/2004 2:19:19 PM PDT by Yaelle
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To: happygrl

Thanks but I suspect that Queenies sex life is just as boring as she is. I was just mad that NI tricked me.


74 posted on 06/09/2004 2:30:00 PM PDT by Ditter
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To: truthandlife

In the basement of the DNC??


75 posted on 06/09/2004 2:35:38 PM PDT by chilepepper (The map is not the territory -- Alfred Korzybski)
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To: truthandlife
"They're out there Scully, somewhere." - Fox Mulder


76 posted on 06/09/2004 3:25:37 PM PDT by Seadog Bytes (LIBERAL: One who can always be relied upon to give someone ELSE the shirt off of your back.)
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To: AngieGOP

If the thread heads in this direction, it could deteriorate REALLY far, REALLY fast!!!

Banishment would surely be in my future......


77 posted on 06/09/2004 3:46:32 PM PDT by CTOCS (Erections lasting more than four hours, while rare, require immediate medical attention)
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To: OXENinFLA

"I'm for open carry" Amen,I'll drink to that.


78 posted on 06/09/2004 4:23:17 PM PDT by conway
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To: Trust but Verify
...terrorists masquerading as garden gnomes.

"Don't forget your hat".

79 posted on 06/09/2004 4:38:25 PM PDT by muleskinner
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To: abnegation

You left off Hillary.


80 posted on 06/09/2004 4:41:42 PM PDT by mindspy
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