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Negroponte: Al-Qaida Plans 'High-Impact Attacks'
NewsMax.com ^ | 3 February 2006

Posted on 02/02/2006 5:37:11 PM PST by Aussie Dasher

WASHINGTON -- National Intelligence Director John Negroponte said Thursday that the al-Qaida terror network remains the "top concern" of the U.S. intelligence community, followed closely by the nuclear activities of Iran and North Korea.

Negroponte told the Senate Intelligence Committee in a relatively rare public session that Iran probably does not yet have nuclear weapons, nor the fissile material needed for producing them.

"Nevertheless, the danger that it will acquire a nuclear weapon and the ability to integrate it with the ballistic missiles Iran already possesses is a reason for immediate concern," he said.

Meanwhile, Negroponte said that North Korea's assertions that it has nuclear weapons are "probably true."

Negroponte spoke as U.S. and European diplomats worked behind the scenes to build support for their decision to report Iran to the U.N. Security Council over concerns that it seeking nuclear weapons.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; attacks; binladen; intelligence; jihadinamerica; johnnegroponte; nationalsecurity; negroponte; terrorism; us
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These are the times for extreme vigilence.
1 posted on 02/02/2006 5:37:12 PM PST by Aussie Dasher
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ON THE NET...

DNI.gov: "STATEMENT BY THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE, JOHN D. NEGROPONTE TO THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE" (Februarly 2, 2006) (pdf) (Read More...)

3 posted on 02/02/2006 5:41:16 PM PST by Cindy
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To: Aussie Dasher
These are the times for extreme vigilence.

Time to wipe 'wipe Iran off the map'.

4 posted on 02/02/2006 5:42:25 PM PST by ozoneliar ("The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots & tyrants" -T.J.)
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Negroponte: Al-Qaida Plans 'High-Impact Attacks'

Kerryusama04: No Shift

I know non-freepers need to be reminded a lot about Al Qaida, but really, if this is the best we can come up with 4+ years after the fact.....

5 posted on 02/02/2006 5:42:35 PM PST by kerryusama04 (The Bill of Rights is not occupation specific.)
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To: Aussie Dasher

If (God forbid!), a liberal Democrat becomes the next President, prepare for "weeping and wailing and mourning and gnashing of teeth." The survivors will be praying for the return of G.W.B.


6 posted on 02/02/2006 5:53:09 PM PST by appleharvey
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To: Aussie Dasher

I'd put this in the "no s**t Sherlock" file.


7 posted on 02/02/2006 6:02:24 PM PST by Recovering_Democrat ((I am SO glad to no longer be associated with the party of Dependence on Government!))
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To: appleharvey

Not to mention the head of that liberal on a pike!


8 posted on 02/02/2006 6:03:28 PM PST by lexington minuteman 1775
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To: headsonpikes

Ping.


9 posted on 02/02/2006 6:28:02 PM PST by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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Super Bowl... Olympics...


10 posted on 02/02/2006 7:09:48 PM PST by oolatec
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To: oolatec
Super Bowl? Detroit? Muslim Central?

I hoped they screened their workers well.

11 posted on 02/02/2006 7:24:05 PM PST by DrewsDad
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To: yall
Over 150,000 Muslims live in the Detroit/Dearborn area, representing an ethnic and cultural mosaic that is typical of Muslims in America. According to the Arab-American Institute, Dearborn has the highest concentration of ethnic Arabs outside of the Middle East. In some area schools, more than 90% of students are Muslim.
12 posted on 02/02/2006 7:27:29 PM PST by DrewsDad
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I believe it will be Super Bowl Sunday - But not in Detroit, what a perfect time to hit several USA cities while all the security and attention is on Detroit.

While the world watches the Super Bowl can u imagine just in the middle of the game - Breaking News
"New York just hit by a radioactive Dirty Bomb", "Several Refineries in Houston Blown-up", "Nuclear Power Plant Attacked and Sabotaged, about to Go Critical", "Cruise Missiles Fired From a Ship Just Offshore Slam into the White house", etc.

Or hopefully just a great game and another day of pure US commercialism !!!
13 posted on 02/02/2006 7:45:07 PM PST by LM_Guy
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To: LM_Guy
While the world watches the Super Bowl can u imagine just in the middle of the game - Breaking News

You have been watching too much "24"

14 posted on 02/02/2006 7:47:25 PM PST by Alouette (Please pray for Israel! Psalms of the Day: 23-28)
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To: appleharvey

A liberal Democrat President will be the end of our country.


15 posted on 02/02/2006 7:50:48 PM PST by TheLion
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To: Aussie Dasher
Negroponte suggested that "high impact attacks" would continue, and said al-Qaida continues to pursue chemical, biological and atomic weapons in hopes of attacking the United States. ............AND what is the most important conclusion the senior Rat Party member of the Intel Committee?



Sen. Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia, the senior Democrat on the panel, told Negroponte it was unacceptable that the White House refused to share information on its warrantless eavesdropping program with anyone except for the chairman and ranking Democrat on the intelligence committee.
16 posted on 02/03/2006 5:05:39 AM PST by robowombat
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So why hasn't the CMP gone mainstream in a big way?
Homeland defense starts at home.. or was that just good PR during WW2??

MD


17 posted on 02/03/2006 2:39:22 PM PST by MD_Willington_1976
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To: Aussie Dasher

Something's in the wind.


18 posted on 02/03/2006 2:47:04 PM PST by hershey
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To: hershey

The wind blew, the shi'ite flew, and the jihad vermin gets sent to "Allah"..


19 posted on 02/03/2006 6:29:14 PM PST by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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Sen. Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia, the senior Democrat on the panel, told Negroponte it was unacceptable that the White House refused to share information on its warrantless eavesdropping program with anyone except for the chairman and ranking Democrat on the intelligence committee.

Doesn't Sen. Jay Rockefeller trust the 'ranking Democrat on the intelligence committee?' Or is he just upset with how that limits the number of possible leak suspects?

20 posted on 02/03/2006 6:34:55 PM PST by piasa (Attitude Adjustments Offered Here Free of Charge)
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