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Al Qaeda May Be Plotting Holiday Attacks
CBS News (excerpt) ^

Posted on 11/10/2006 5:34:50 PM PST by HAL9000

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Intelligence agencies have been warned that al Qaeda may be planning to attack air and rail travel in Europe in actions that may occur during the busy holiday travel season, CBS News has learned exclusively.

In separate interviews with Arab and other intelligence sources, CBS News has been told that the warnings come from interrogations of al Qaeda suspects who recently left Afghanistan and Pakistan.

"One suspect said plans for repeating the Heathrow attempt (a reference to the failed 'liquid bomb' plot interrupted in August) were all prepared. It is now a matter of taking action," said one Arab official who asked not to be named because he is not authorized to speak to the media. "Al Qaeda's strategy appears to be raising the pressure in Europe."

In a move that has been puzzling intelligence agencies, al Qaeda has been withdrawing well-trained Arab fighters from the mountains and battlefields of Afghanistan.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; airplanes; alqaeda; alqaida; bojinka2; eurabia; europe; globaljihad; heathrow; jihad; london; masstransit; railservice; rop; terrorattacks; terrorism; trains; transit; waronterror; wot
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To: BeHoldAPaleHorse

I live in the very blue city that was already bitch slapped by Osama. I hope it's another city.


21 posted on 11/10/2006 5:49:36 PM PST by finnman69 (cum puella incedit minore medio corpore sub quo manifestu s globus, inflammare animos)
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To: HAL9000
the warnings come from interrogations of al Qaeda suspects

Gosh I hope nobody was waterboarded or belted with a phone book or anything like that.

22 posted on 11/10/2006 5:51:00 PM PST by Argus (Silver Lining in the Democrat Takeover Top Ten List #6: The gay weddings will be fabulous.)
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To: Soothesayer

That's your problem, bub.

Allowing the Democrats to run around loose in America during a war is like allowing Charlie to run around loose inside your wire during a firefight.


23 posted on 11/10/2006 5:51:11 PM PST by BeHoldAPaleHorse (I dare call it treason.)
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To: nitejohnboy

San Francisco hit!

Size 12 pumps sales plummet!


24 posted on 11/10/2006 5:51:11 PM PST by synbad600
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To: finnman69

There's plenty, I'm sure they'll pick another.


25 posted on 11/10/2006 5:51:33 PM PST by BeHoldAPaleHorse (I dare call it treason.)
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To: HAL9000

Of course CBS has to open their big YAPS instead of letting the Intell folks doing their job to bust up the plot and catch the conspirators perps in the act. Now they'll just go to ground again and adjust their plans with a new date and targets.


26 posted on 11/10/2006 5:52:46 PM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: HAL9000

But I thought al Quaeda would stop killing people if Democrats were elected?????


27 posted on 11/10/2006 5:52:49 PM PST by GiovannaNicoletta
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To: cripplecreek

You beat me to it again, CC. :)

Personally, I wouldn't go without insurance in that area, were I in their position.

If you can even get a policy insuring against death by predator.


29 posted on 11/10/2006 5:53:53 PM PST by bill1952 ("All that we do is done with an eye towards something else.")
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To: Malacoda

Holiday, Superbowl, you name it. It's gettin old.

It's also time we just tell em for every American you kill, 100,000 Arabs will die.

And then if it comes to it, just do it.


30 posted on 11/10/2006 5:54:02 PM PST by djf (Islam!! There's a flag on the moon! Guess whose? Hint: Not yours!)
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To: HAL9000

How can that be? Isn't Europe Al Queda's friend?


31 posted on 11/10/2006 5:55:52 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: Malacoda

Your are right! Every holiday, special sports/musical/Hollywood event we get these predictions. They will hit us when we least expect it (IMHO) and as part of their own timing. Might happen on a special day or just any ol’ day of the week. The only thing we can bet on … it will happen.


32 posted on 11/10/2006 5:56:38 PM PST by doc1019
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To: HAL9000

This must be a Bush/Rove plot to scare people and influence the elections /s

Seriously though, I doubt another major attack would do anything to wake up half of our population into believing that we are in a real war.


33 posted on 11/10/2006 5:57:01 PM PST by frankiep (Beer - the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems)
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To: HAL9000

The most disturbing thing about Pelosi and crew is that so far none of them has stepped up to the mic to say, "Make no mistake. We will not be weak on terror." They know that this is a time of concern and that the islamofascists are looking for any sign of weakness, yet they did nothing to assure the world that a change in leadership of the Congress would not weaken this country.

I am more convinced than ever that the core of the liberals believes this country was conceived in sin and must pay the price. I am convinced that they almost welcome an attack on us as some kind of hideous penance for the wrongs they believe the US has committed over the years. I am convinced that they want us to suffer, from high prices, from being overrun, and from being attacked.

I am convinced they will get their wish.


34 posted on 11/10/2006 5:58:53 PM PST by SlowBoat407 (A living insult to islam since 1959)
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To: BeHoldAPaleHorse
The only thing I can hope for is that they hit a very blue state.

Please tell me you're kidding... they hit mega-blue areas before, and it changed nada electorally. Sure killed a lot of innocent folks though...

35 posted on 11/10/2006 5:59:03 PM PST by AnnaZ (I keep 2 magnums in my desk.One's a gun and I keep it loaded.Other's a bottle and it keeps me loaded)
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To: Malacoda
"Haven't we heard this before every major (and not so major) holiday for the last 5 years?"

Yeah, if it weren't for 9-11 I wouldn't be taking intelligence on terror attacks seriously.

What point are you making?


36 posted on 11/10/2006 5:59:13 PM PST by I see my hands (_8(|)
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To: finnman69
until an entire city is lost, noone will take the threat of islamofascists seriously

They will just blame Bush instead of the terrorists (same as it was society's fault for the Rodney King Riots). There isn't any hope that those who don't already see it will see it until it's much too late.

37 posted on 11/10/2006 6:01:06 PM PST by SteamShovel
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To: I see my hands
It's my opinion (acknowledging that I am in no way a military or foreign intelligence expert) that if they were prepared tohit us, they would have already done it.

Every holiday, every major public event, every islamic holiday -- we get these announcemetns. I DO think another attack is coming -- make no mistake, half of our darn population is wilfully burying its head in the sand WRT the threat we face -- but the constant announcement that THIS holiday is going to be the big one is ridiculous. It's one of the reasons (again, IMHO) that people are no longer taking the threat of terrorism seriously. How many times can they cry wolf?

39 posted on 11/10/2006 6:03:12 PM PST by Malacoda (A day without a pi$$ed-off muslim is like a day without sunshine.)
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To: finnman69

Hey, I live in Muslim Bay Ridge, and I'll gladly take my chances. DemLibs outnumber me 5 to 1, so should I survive the next attack, I'll be that many times less inclined to grieve for those who voted for "change."


40 posted on 11/10/2006 6:03:46 PM PST by Solamente (Let all the poisons that lurk in the mud hatch out...)
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