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1999 Report Warned of Suicide Hijack
AP/The Washington Post ^ | Friday, May 17, 2002 12:57PM | John Solomon

Posted on 05/17/2002 10:14:31 AM PDT by nutmeg

Edited on 09/03/2002 4:50:30 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

WASHINGTON

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


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 1999; 199909; 1999report; 20010911; alqaeda; binladen; c4; cia; ciahq; clinton; govwatch; hijacking; langley; pentagon; pentagonplots; semtex; suicidehijack; terrorwar; whitehouse
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To: Poohbah
Okay, we have engines, wings, and a tail section. We can tell the plane, and we may have some markings left, too. Still, how do we tell whether it is the plane it appears to be? After all, you can always give it a new paint job...
61 posted on 05/17/2002 11:42:49 AM PDT by hchutch
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To: hchutch
Because we have the serial numbers on the parts. And those serial numbers would point to the owner. OKB Ilyushin would probably have the run-down within 24 hours.
62 posted on 05/17/2002 11:44:58 AM PDT by Poohbah
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To: nutmeg
Warned in 1995, too
63 posted on 05/17/2002 11:46:41 AM PDT by ET(end tyranny)
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To: 88keys; RaceBannon; MrSparkys; #1CTYankee; .303 Brit; 2nd amendment mama; 2Trievers; AGBRUHN...
Ugh! WTIC 1080 AM radio just did their 2:30 newsbreak and they're spinning this story against Bush already! Talking Head Dana Whealan just summarized this "1999 Report Warned of Suicide Hijack" story this way (my paraphrase of what she said):

It turns out that someone DID imagine a terrorist attack where planes would be slammed into US buildings as on September 11. A 1999 report warned the executive branch that Osama bin Laden's terrorists might hijack an airliner and dive bomb it into the Pentagon or other government building. The report contrasts with the Bush administration officials' assertions that none in government had imagined an attack like Sept. 11 before that time.

Of the entire article, THAT'S the part of it she just HAD to read! No mention of the Clintoon administration whatsoever! >:-(
And she read it in a very snide tone of voice.

64 posted on 05/17/2002 11:47:28 AM PDT by nutmeg
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To: nutmeg;Mark War;OKC Submariner;Alamo-Girl
The complete and total incompetence of the Clinton and the Bush administrations re:Bin Laden are documented in the dead Americans ashes blowing in the wind!

Clinton should have been impeached,he was ,but not thrown out......thousands are now dead because of his INACTIONS!

Bushs total intelligence incompetence is displayed in real time, right now on the web and on 24 hour cable news.

Thousands are now dead because of his INACTIONS!

History will show that two Presidents for different reasons,failed to protect Americans.

The incompetence of our lazy,immoral,illegal,stupid and corrupt government must stop now!

65 posted on 05/17/2002 11:51:53 AM PDT by Betty Jo
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To: nutmeg
"A 1999 report..."

And the liberal sheep cannot even bother to do the math.
This attack on W is SO incredibly thin, but unfortunately, the same type of people that would vote Beezlebubba to a second term cannot think for themselves...

66 posted on 05/17/2002 11:57:39 AM PDT by Psalm 73
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To: nutmeg
U.S. warned in 1995 of plot to hijack planes, attack buildings
CNN.com | Sept 18, 2001 | Maria Ressa

Posted on 5/16/02 9:48 AM Eastern by NCDoc

U.S. warned in 1995 of plot to hijack planes, attack buildings

MANILA, Philippines (CNN) -- The FBI was warned six years ago of a terrorist plot to hijack commercial planes and slam them into the Pentagon, the CIA headquarters and other buildings, Philippine investigators told CNN.

Philippine authorities learned of the plot after a small fire in a Manila apartment, which turned out to be the hideout of Ramzi Yousef, who was later convicted for his role in the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center. Yousef escaped at the time, but agents caught his right-hand man, Abdul Hakim Murad, who told them a chilling tale.

The above is from the link a few posts up regarding the 1995 warning. The idea of flying planes into buildings wa known in 1995, and the information was given to CNN no less, so why is CNN chastising Bush who wasn't President at the time, when Clinton who WAS the sitting president and CNN knew back in 1995? What did CNN know and when did they know it?? /sarcasm

67 posted on 05/17/2002 11:59:51 AM PDT by ET(end tyranny)
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To: Betty Jo
"Bushs total intelligence incompetence is displayed in real time, right now..."

Ah, bettyjo, been drinking too much coffee while reading the NYT's?
How about exhibiting some critical-thinking skills, and stop letting Daschel (or Harry browne), do your thinking for you.

68 posted on 05/17/2002 12:01:59 PM PDT by Psalm 73
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To: nutmeg
described the suicide hijacking as one of several possible retribution attacks al-Qaida might seek for the 1998 U.S. airstrike against bin Laden's camps in Afghanistan.

What did Bill and Hillary know and when did they know it?

69 posted on 05/17/2002 12:05:53 PM PDT by JPJones
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To: Psalm 73
The complete and total incompetence of the Clinton and the Bush administrations ...

What is this propaganda technique called? Duel synthesis or something like that...

70 posted on 05/17/2002 12:12:59 PM PDT by JPJones
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To: hobbes1
So then the demonscRATS knew BEFORE Bush knew....at least a year before.

What did they set in place to counteract suicide hijackings? Can anyone point to ANYTHING at all?

71 posted on 05/17/2002 12:41:49 PM PDT by xzins
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To: Psalm 73
How about exhibiting some critical-thinking skills, and stop letting Daschel (or Harry browne), do your thinking for you.

Ummm neither of the aforementioned are suited to the particular task to which you have accredited them.

72 posted on 05/17/2002 12:43:20 PM PDT by hobbes1
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To: xzins
Close but not quite.

The information as Years old, before Bush was in the WH....Odds are they knew nothing, bc they were provided with Newer information.

But.....Why was nothing done Between 95, and 2000?

73 posted on 05/17/2002 12:44:54 PM PDT by hobbes1
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To: hobbes1
Actually, once they had that Idea, it was only a matter of time till some genius realized that 80,000 lbs of Jet Fuel would do just fine....

Yes, that is how their tactics probably evolved. A stroke of evil brilliance, to be sure.

Actually, in my earlier post, I was merely sniping at the way that the report had been presented in the media, so as to infer that the Bush administration could have known, and should have known, exactly what was to happen on 9-11, and thus was in a position to prevent it. The administration did a fine job of refuting these bogus claims, particularly by disclosing that most of the intel was fragmentary and not verified, and that the dims had been briefed with the same intel at the same time as the executive.

Not to say that we (the country) wouldn't benefit by an objective analysis of our security aparatus and policies. Too bad the dims would never permit this. They have clearly shown that they will use this issue (and any other issue they possibly can) for partisan political advantage. I sincerely hope that the majority sees them for what they are -- truly despicable and borderline traitorous rats.

75 posted on 05/17/2002 1:07:05 PM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham
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To: Betty Jo
Thousands are now dead because of his INACTIONS!

Should read: Inaction.

But this statement is in error. The evidence so far shows that, while clinton was too busy fundraising and entertaining with Monica to be bothered with OBL and terrorism -- a fact that is WELL documented, President Bush was reviewing the data and formulating a plan to counter the threat. No one will ever know if, had Bush's plans been implemented earlier in his FIRST term, that the horror of 9-11 would have been prevented.

Another fact that IS known, is that ruinous PC policies which were implemented during the clinton administration severely hampered the ability of our intelligence collection agencies. gotta get to work now, but do a search on: "CIA+Toricelli" to see for yourself. I will, however, agree with you that the US had been pretty naive prior to 9-11, seemingly believing that terrorism was an "overseas" problem. It remains to be seen if 9-11 was a sufficient eye-opener.

76 posted on 05/17/2002 1:23:06 PM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham
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To: Pokey78, betsyross60,TLI, LarryLied, LiteKeeper, CreekerFreeper, Abn1508, Chapita, Salvation, goo
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77 posted on 05/17/2002 1:34:39 PM PDT by madfly
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To: Psalm 73
I read the entire AP article, very carefully, three times. It is striking how seduously they avoid pointing out who was President in 1999. This whole flap may be over by Monday.
78 posted on 05/17/2002 1:40:21 PM PDT by Arm_Bears
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To: umgud
All too true. The Republicans must face down the bully and not try to be nice to him. I see Carvilles' demonic face in every accusation from the Demon_rats.
79 posted on 05/17/2002 1:54:32 PM PDT by Chemnitz
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To: Dog
The Taliban certainly knew of the threats that the U.S. had made in the unofficial negotiations going on in Berlin over the spring and summer of 2001 that are detailed in the opening chapters of Ben Laden: La Vérité Interdite, by Jean-Charles Brisard and Guillaume Dasquié. That, I suspect, is what determined the timing of 9/11.
80 posted on 05/17/2002 2:01:54 PM PDT by aristeides
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