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Foiled attacks on U.S. interests detailed in video
USA Today ^ | 2/19/02 | Jack Kelley

Posted on 02/18/2002 10:09:44 PM PST by kattracks

Edited on 04/13/2004 1:39:09 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

A terrorist videotape viewed by USA TODAY has provided new details about al-Qaeda attacks planned for last December against the U.S. Embassy, U.S. military and other Western targets in Singapore.

The attacks were prevented a week before they were to be launched when officials in Singapore, acting on information the CIA provided, arrested and interrogated suspected members of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda terrorist network, senior U.S. officials say.


(Excerpt) Read more at usatoday.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: singapore; usembassyplots

1 posted on 02/18/2002 10:09:44 PM PST by kattracks
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To: kattracks
This was a big victory for the good guys.

So when will Peter, Tom and Dan tell us about this on the news?

2 posted on 02/19/2002 4:50:07 AM PST by EternalHope
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To: EternalHope
So when will Peter, Tom and Dan tell us about this on the news?

They don't have time to talk about this in their "news"casts. They're too busy yammering endlessly about Enron and campaign finance reform. Which, as we all know, are waaaaaayyyyy more important than the war on terrorism.

3 posted on 02/19/2002 6:18:20 AM PST by iceskater
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