Posted on 07/10/2007 3:33:56 PM PDT by RDTF
Senior U.S. intelligence officials tell ABC News new intelligence from Afghanistan suggests a small al Qaeda cell is on its way to the United States, or may already be here.
The White House has convened an urgent multi-agency meeting for Thursday afternoon to deal with the new threat.
Top intelligence and law enforcement officials have been told to assemble in the Situation Room to report on:
--what steps can be taken to minimize or counter the threat,
--and what steps are being taken to harden security for government buildings and personnel.
"It suggests they have information that the cell or cells coming this direction want to attack a government facility," Brad Garrett, a former FBI agent and ABC News consultant, said.
Law enforcement officials say the recent failed attacks in London have provided important new clues about possible tactics.
And officials say the London attackers use of the Internet left important clues that are being used to decode other e-mails that had initially been deemed unimportant but are now taking on new significance.
(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.abcnews.com ...
You sound like a Dim.
Impeachment isn't because you don't like the policy. It's not like a vote of "No confidence" in a parliamentary system. Impeachment is for "high crimes and misdemeanors" only. We've got him (W, i.e.) for another year and a half; and statements like yours just give aid and comfort to our enemies foreign and domestic.
ML/NJ
Oh, the irony. At least they can’t get us all at once.
Muslims are allowed to lie to infidels. Oaths are meaningless.
War is deceit -- Mad Mo
Maybe something is in the wind, we're not sure what, and the security types are trying to flush out any would-be attackers while covering their own butts.
You give them too much credit. They attacked us under Carter, they attacked us under Reagan. They attacked us under Bush I, and they attacked us — repeatedly — under Clinton. They’re tuned to American politics, but they haven’t a clue what really drives it. They’re entirely reactionary.
As for the borders, folks here need to realize that Atta & Co. merely used what was available to them. If visa stays were being enforced, they would have met the requirements. They weren’t, so they didn’t bother. If others can walk from Mexico they will. If they can get in in a shipping container they will. If it takes recruiting doctors, or whoever, they will.
Since it’s all a matter of the path of least resistence, whatever we can do will help, but it’s no sure cure.
Good intelligence and keeping up the fight OVER THERE will stop attacks, not a fence.
Maybe if they attack congress they may get serious about securing the borders?
I don’t believe there’s any way they could be here.
After all, the border is SO secure...
It’s a good thing we have that wall between the U.S. and Mexico so they can’t sneek in!
I don’t believe anything that ABC says, but I would say that it’s always a safe bet to say Al Qaeada is trying to do somethng bad. ABC is just doing its part to help the enemy try and scare us.
Israel would disagree. You're correct a fence by itself won't secure the country, but it's a helluva good start. We've had 6 years since the last attack and we've barely made a dent in border security.
We just had a situation here in Southern California with 8 Saudi Arabians were checking out Helicopters at a local airport here and they toured Los Angeles by air. They were detained but let go. Why we allow these people to come here on visa’s in groups is beyond me. This was reported in the LA Slimes.
Naw, they'll just come out with the old, "just doing the job American's won't do", line.
If a WMD comes across the Mexican border and is set off, Bush's legacy will be forever secured.
I’d be shocked if there weren’t already several score al-Queda cells in the US.
Yes, IMO, Pelosi, is evil along with her sisters, Hitlery, Feinstein, and Boxer. Perhaps a Hollywood Liberal could do a horror movie starring all four.
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“... ABC is just doing its part to help the enemy try and scare us...”
IMO, we have enough to be afraid of sitting in the US Congress. With the morons in DC we don’t need any other enemies.
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