The guy who posted the threats about this plot in 2003 is this American death metal fan who moved to Pakistan and joined Al Qaeda.
Posted on 08/11/2006 11:02:56 AM PDT by standingfirm
Edited on 08/11/2006 11:35:06 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Pakistan: Suspected London Plane Terrorists Have Al Qaeda Connection
LONDON — Police arrested 40 people in cities throughout Italy in raids on Muslim gathering places in a security crackdown after Britain thwarted an alleged terror plot, the Interior Ministry said Friday, as Pakistani intelligence agents claimed there was an connection with ties to to the group of suspected terrorists arrested Thursday.
The arrests in Italy were made Rome, Milan, Venice, Florence, Naples and other cities on Thursday and Friday "as part of an extraordinary operation that followed the British anti-terrorist operation," the ministry said in a statement.
Maybe so, but you know they won't be sneaking up on you.
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Yes, you are right about The Vatican and all the religional symbolic targets
ripe for Islamic hits.
An big omission on my part to not mention that.
Guess I'll have to start taking the bus.
So you think they may be doing a "rope a dope" on us? We are watching the air and they may be coming by land and sea?
I would have no idea.
I was thinking of Bin laden's long promised attack.
I would think this was to be al Qaeda's next big attack after 911.
Iran involved? You tell me?
Even THEN, it'll still be Bush's fault.
I don't recall that they did, and I can't find anything.
I emailed the reporter to find out. Will let you know.
Warning! This is a high-volume ping list.
By whom?
Aug 11, 2006 10:59 AM CDT
(TV5) -- Around 1:00am August 11th three men purchased cell phones from the Wal-Mart store on M-81 near the corner of M-24 in Caro. Wal-Mart places a limit on the number of cell phones that can be purchased at once, that number is three. The three men allegedly bought 80 by purchasing them three at time so that an alert wouldn't be triggered by the cash register. They also paid cash.
An alert clerk grew suspicious and called Tuscola County central dispatch. The Caro Police Department sent a unit and stopped the rented van on M-81 just east of Caro. The suspects were headed towards Bad Axe on M-81 where there is another Super Wal-Mart.
The three men were described as being of Pakistani descent but live in Texas. Police say the three, ages 19, 22, and 23 appear to be naturalized citizens. One man was driving while the other two were in the back opening the phone packages with box cutters throwing the phones in one box, batteries in another and the packaging and phone charger in another container. The suspects had 1000 other cell phones in the van. There was also a bag of receipts showing that someone was in Wisconsin the day before.
The phones were Nokia Tracfones selling for $20 at Wal-Mart. For your twenty dollars you receive a phone charger and 40 minutes of airtime. The phones do not have to be registered with a name. Also discovered was a laptop with store addresses and store logos.
The men have been "cooperative, upfront, not hiding" anything according to police. They also told officers they get stopped frequently and say they buy the phones for $20 and sell them elsewhere for $38. They sell them without the packaging or charger.
The Caro Police Department, the FBI and the Homeland Security Terrorism Taskforce are involved in the case.
The Caro Police Department is holding the suspects property while awaiting arrival of the FBI. FBI wants to talk to the three men who are not in custody.
Oh okay so if it was months ago then you just assume it's not linked. You must work for the FBI.
Wonder if TWA 800 was a test run of the "explosive liquid" approach to blowing up an airliner.
"Well, Lockerbie death toll was 200-something, IIRC. At 250 per plane x 10=2500."
Plus those on the ground. Weren't the explosions to occur over American cities?
I clicked on Drudge, and halfway down on the left he says The Sun newspaper reports that one of the suspects' sister says her brother met Galloway many times and has great respect for him. Galloway denies this, of course. Galloway is a traitor.
The Court of Appeals thought, and the Government asserts, that Common Article 3 does not apply to Hamdan because the conflict with al Qaeda, being “‘international in scope,’” does not qualify as a “‘conflict not of an interna- tional character.’” 415 F. 3d, at 41. That reasoning is erroneous.
Slip Op., p. 67.
I am not making this up.
I don't know. It sounds like there are serious about our planes but is that the whole plan? What are we concentrating on right now though? I'm just saying we need to keep our eyes open and our guard up .
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