US Intel Sees Major Al Qaida Attack Triggered by Iraq War

Geostrategy Direct.com ^ | Week of March 11, 2003 | Bill Gertz

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Geostrategy Direct.com -Week of March 11, 2003

United States Intelligence Sees Major Al Qaida Attack Triggered by Iraq War

The capture of Khalid Sheik Mohammad has confirmed that Al Qaida is about to launch a major terrorist attack against the United States of America tied to the onset of hostilities against Iraq.

The United States Intelligence community is furiously trying to figure out where..

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ABC News says the Sheik is breaking down after 3 days of questioning..

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Any chance you could post the entire article?

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Someone from FR does have subscription privlidges over there, I will check some previous articles ask ask him to post..

[boomop1]

More deja vu, have heard this at least 100 times.

[1Old Pro]

The capture of Khalid Sheik Mohammad has confirmed that Al Qaida is about to launch a major terrorist attack against the United States of America tied to the onset of hostilities against Iraq.

Then why did they lower the terror alert to yellow?

[alloysteel]

This purported attack by al-Qaeda - wasn't it maybe short-circuited by the raid that netted Khalid Sheikh Mohammed?

And for those who were bellyaching because we had still not caught bin Laden, yet we were preparing to wage war against Iraq, did this mute their objections in the least? Probably not, but the development was so unexpected, they are at a loss in how to frame their objections.

[aristotleman]

Then why did they lower the terror alert to yellow?

costs too much

[theDentist]

"(W)hy did they lower the terror alert to yellow?"

To signal the capture of a coward.

[Conspiracy Guy]

The old "If you do this we'll do that" ploy. Sounds like Saddam's "Mother of all Wars" crap from 91 to me.

[lewislynn]

US Intel Sees Major Al Qaida Attack Triggered by Iraq War

Since they plan on attacking us anyway, I'll take that chance.

We'll probably know when the attack on Iraq is close when the terrorist alert goes to red.

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I think we are close to snagging Bin Laden and/or his family members..

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I think the cost factor comes into play.

And the fact that once we start attacking Iraq, we can raise the threatcom back up again..

[alaskanfan]

Three days of sleep deprivation taking its toll.

[TomGuy]

ABC News says the Sheik is breaking down after 3 days of questioning

And the skeptics laughed---those Froot Loops at Camp Gitmo will do it every time....of course, some go kookoo for CocoaPuffs.

[Sacajaweau]

Why did it take so long? They pulled the hairs on his chest one at a time BEGINNING at his neck and moving south!!

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I tried to go without sleep for the better part of 2 days in college once, at about that point I started to see things that werent there..that is probably the zone the shiek is in now

[Sacajaweau]

I think that we have to look at the beginning date of that last raise in the alert. Anyone remember?? I think it will give us the day we "tagged" these last captures for future pickup.

[Redcloak]

That was just a bit of disinformation. It never went to yellow. It's actually at "Dandelion" which is just a smidge below orange. You don't believe me? I'm looking right at my daughter's box of 64 Crayola crayons; the official DOHS color guide. When those terrorists try something, we'll slap 'em with a "Macaroni and Cheese" alert so fast they won't know which way is up!!

[Irene Adler]

I would guess that sometimes the top guys (the planners) are not as tough and used to immediate personal stress and danger as the lower-level personnel (the implementers).

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Especially this 'playboy planner' (so nicknamed by the Britsh Press..)