ABCNews: False Alarm?

ABCNews.com ^ | Feb 13, 2003 | Brian Ross

[mikegi]

Feb. 13 — A key piece of the information leading to recent terror alerts was fabricated, according to two senior law enforcement officials in Washington and New York.

The officials said that a claim made by a captured al Qaeda member that Washington, New York or Florida would be hit by a "dirty bomb" sometime this week had proven to be a product of his imagination.

The informant described a detailed plan that an al Qaeda cell operating in either Virginia or Detroit had developed a way to slip past airport scanners with dirty bombs encased in shoes, suitcases, or laptops, sources told ABCNEWS. The informant reportedly cited specific targets of government buildings and Christian or clerical centers.

[SamAdams76]

I guess that guy in Connecticut can start unwrapping his house now.

[ConservativeMan55]

lol

[per loin]

It was only after the threat level was elevated to orange - meaning high - last week, that the informant was subjected to a polygraph test by the FBI, officials told ABCNEWS.

"This person did not pass," said Cannistraro.

Incredible, if true.

[ChicagoRepublican]

So are we off of high alert now?

[APBaer]

If he made it up, and caused expense and anxiety:
"Terminate with extreme prejudice"

[AdA$tra]

Found near death in his house the Connecticut man said: "The ony problem with all this plastic is that you cannot breath after a while."

I have a romm here I though about cordoning off with plastic and duct tape. My fear was that toxic items(not weapons) may be trapped inside the space I was creating. Cleaning all the toxic stuff out of my basement would give AQ about a week to hit me. So I am screwed.

[fooman]

It was only after the threat level was elevated to orange — meaning high — last week, that the informant was subjected to a polygraph test by the FBI, officials told ABCNEWS.

"This person did not pass," said Cannistraro.

Well then duh, why aren't they doing polys, fast MRIs and brain fingerprinting BEFORE making an analysis.....

[cavtrooper21]

He proably had lots of money invested in duct tape futures!!!

[The Turbanator]

Shouldn't this be in Breaking News?

[APBaer]

"Shouldn't this be in Breaking News?"

Yes, like in "Breaking every fu*king bone in his body"

[John H K]

There's something wrong if every evacuation of every airport and every bomb threat or suspicious package in East BumbleF*** is in "Breaking News" with an all caps BREAKING in the headline, and this article isn't.

[fooman]

It's not the first time a captured al Qaeda operative has made up a huge story and scared a lot of people.

Well we should spank this guy

[fooman]

One more thought. ITs good to see security up in NYC with the IRAQis coming in through MExico and Jamaca.

At least until gulf war II is over....

[Thinkin' Gal]

3M stock tip...

SELL! SELL!

[AAABEST]

lmao

[Inyo-Mono]

And just when I had my wife talked into letting me buy 10,000 rounds of ammo.

[Sub-Driver]

2 the point!

[TLBSHOW]

They have already hit us no need to bomb us, its the economy and the stock market since Sept 11 2001. Check it out.......all down and getting worst!

[CyberAnt]

Well ... I just read here on FR that 2 middle eastern looking men just tried to buy a crop duster ... false alarm ... I don't think so!!