Expert says bin Laden warned of unprecedented U.S. attack

Yahoo News ^ | September 11, 10:59 | N/A

[concerned about politics]

Expert says bin Laden warned of unprecedented U.S. attack

LONDON (Reuters) - Saudi dissident Osama bin Laden warned three weeks ago that he and his followers would carry out an unprecedented attack on U.S. interests for its support of Israel, an Arab journalist with access to him said on Tuesday.
Abdel-Bari Atwan, editor of the London-based al-Quds al-Arabi newspaper said Islamic fundamentalists led by bin Laden was "almost certainly" behind the attack of the World Trade Center in New York.
"It is most likely the work of Islamic fundamentalists. Osama bin Laden warned three weeks ago that he would attack American interests in an unprecedented attack, a very big one," Atwan told Reuters.
"Personally we received information that he planned very, very big attacks against American interests. We received several warnings like this. We did not take it so seriously, preferring to see what would happen before reporting it."
Atwan has interviewed bin Laden and maintains close contacts with his followers.
Two planes crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center as office workers began work on Tuesday morning, causing the south tower to collapse, eyewitnesses said.
In Washington, another plane crashed next to the Pentagon, a U.S. official said. Eyewitnesses said the building was being evacuated. The White House and State Department were also evacuated.
A Palestinian group claimed responsibility, Abu Dhabi television said. President George W. Bush called it an "apparent terrorist attack," and pledged the U.S. government would "hunt down" those responsible.

[concerned about politics]

Palistine claims responsibility? Oh yes, Bill and Hillary's friends, no?

[kjam22]

I wonder why the Senator from New York isn't on television condemning these actions? WHERE IS HILLARY??????

[TLBSHOW]

She is being bashed by Lazio.

Tuesday September 11 07:11 AM EDT

Lazio Bashes Clintons

By Elaine S. Povich , Washington Bureau

Washington --

Still deep in debt from his unsuccessful Senate campaign, Rick Lazio (news - web sites) is using a caustic fund-raising letter bashing the winner, Hillary Rodham Clinton (news - web sites) (D-N.Y.) and her husband, former president Bill Clinton, in an attempt to turn lingering resentment of the two into cash for him.

"I wish I could shake your hand,” Lazio wrote in his letter to former campaign supporters, "because you had the courage and commitment to stand up to the Clintons.”

In the letter, Lazio obliquely mentioned the "latest round of Clinton scandals” without being specific and asked, "Don't you wish they'd go away?”

Karen Dunn, a spokeswoman for Sen. Clinton, suggested that "insulting Senator Clinton” was "how Rick Lazio got into debt in the first place.” She had no further comment and said Sen. Clinton would have none either.

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/newsday/20010911/lo/lazio_bashes_clintons_1.html

[concerned about politics]

If this attack came from Palistine, lets all remember the wonderful hug and kiss Hillary gave to Arifats wife when we recieve the final death count from the Wourld Trade Center.
That's Hillary Clinton, Bill Clintons wife.

[SpinyNorman]

Time to put a price on his head, say, a billion dollars, stipulate that he be taken dead or alive, preferable alive to prevent the martyrism that inevitably follows. Be sure to add a good old fashioned castration, sans anesthetic (or even disinfectants)!

[First_Salute]

Bump.