A plan 'to commit unimaginable mass murder' [Long, detailed]

The Times (UK) ^ | August 11, 2006 | By Philip Webster, Sean O'Neill and Stewart Tendler

[aculeus]

A YOUNG white Muslim convert and a teenager were among 24 terrorist suspects being questioned last night about an alleged plot to detonate suicide bombs on five US-bound aircraft, The Times has learnt.

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A “martyrdom video”, apparently recorded by a would-be suicide bomber, was found at one of the raided addresses, government sources said. Some of those detained had been under investigation before for extremist activity.

Last night Gordon Brown, the Chancellor, moved to freeze the assets of 19 men arrested in the raids. Several had thousands of pounds in their accounts.

US sources claimed last night that substantial sums of money had been wired from Pakistan to two of the alleged ringleaders so that they could purchase airline tickets. One report said they were planning a “dry run”.

This may have been the event that triggered the decision to arrest the suspects. Co-ordinated arrests were also made in Pakistan, including the detention of figures in the militant group Lashkar-i-Taiba.

Meetings of the Government’s Cobra emergency unit were told that the first wave of bombings was to have targeted five aircraft leaving British airports in the next few days. The destinations, US officials said, were New York, Washington DC, Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles. The plotters are said to have studied the timetables of three US airlines: American, Continental and United.

Security sources said that a second wave of attacks had been considered, with as many as 12 aircraft to be attacked.

Surveillance on internet traffic between the suspected terrorists indicated that they had considered setting off their devices simultaneously in mid-Atlantic but had also discussed trying to blow up the aircraft as they circled above the destination cities. The aim was to cause maximum death and destruction in the air and on American soil.

[I'm ALL Right!]

The aim was to cause maximum death and destruction in the air and on American soil.

[Jameison]

"US sources claimed last night that substantial sums of money had been wired from Pakistan to two of the alleged ringleaders so that they could purchase airline tickets. One report said they were planning a “dry run”."

Thanks to the New York Slimes, we probably can't keep track of such terrorist financial transactions anymore.
Is there any reason why the treasonous vermin at The Slimes are still walking free?

[MizSterious]

I can't think of a single one, but then, that's just me.

[alarm rider]

"The spiritual vacuum that is England cannot remain a empty but will be filled up with this horrible evil masquerading as religion."

100% correct. Are you listening Englandlanders?

You have turned your backs, guess what is coming in front?

[dawn53]

Go to his website, he usually has a "pay site" to listen to archived shows, but I noticed todays show us on the free side of the website.

http://www.glennbeck.com

[Lady Jag]

Killing is Welcome in Islam - even of brother Muslims

"Allah's Apostle said, "Allah welcomes two men with a smile; one of whom kills the other and both of them enter Paradise. One fights in Allah's Cause and gets killed. Later on Allah forgives the 'killer who also get martyred (In Allah's Cause)."... Hadith, Volume 4, Book 52, Number 80i, Narrated Abu Huraira

This is a very important matter. We often wonder how Muslims kill each other and both parties scream "Jihad" as they kill each other. Muhammad says that Allah is happy to see them BOTH killing each other. The cause is not the point-- just kill, kill, kill."

[Guenevere]

Thanks Dawn!

[bobby.223]

torture the hell outta all 24 first. lets see what they know.

[Guenevere]

I can't seem to access it.....

..it says to log in, etc.

I thought you said it was free....what am I doing wrong?

[Lancey Howard]

A caller to Rush's show today said that the British "delayed" notifying the United States because they were "concerned about leaks from the CIA". Has anybody seen anything about that?

[Lancey Howard]

Did you click on the link at the bottom of the excerpt or the one at the top, beneath the thread title? I suggest you try both. I clicked the one at the bottom and got right in to read the whole report.

[dawn53]

Hmmm...it says free audio. Are you trying to access the link on the front page in the red box which says "free audio." If you try to access it from the regular insider archive, you'd have to log in, but the link on his main page should take you right to windows media player or real player.

Here's the actual link from the windows media player link (for today's show free audio.)

http://mfile.akamai.com/6713/wma/glennbeck.download.akamai.com/6713/preview/06/08/08102006hour2.asx

maybe that'll work

[Chode]

i wonder if American, Continental and United have been shorted in the last couple days???

[Guenevere]

Very appreciative...Thanks to you both!

[wtc911]

The plot in the air was foiled. What if they target commuter trains in tunnels at rush hour?

[Aquinasfan]

The spiritual vacuum that is England cannot remain empty but will be filled up with this horrible evil masquerading as religion.

Yup.

[Darnright]

The spiritual vacuum that is England cannot remain a empty but will be filled up with this horrible evil masquerading as religion.

Right on the money. A large part of society, both in Great Britain and here, has dedicated itself to nihilism. It's surprising that there are not more of these teens, who are adrift, ending up in the clutches of these people.