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TRUCKER IN U.S. QAEDA BUST
New York Post ^ | 5/26/03 | CYNTHIA R. FAGEN

Posted on 05/26/2003 12:26:19 AM PDT by kattracks

Edited on 05/26/2004 5:14:03 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

May 26, 2003 -- Federal agents have nabbed an Ohio truck driver after unmasking him as an al Qaeda operative in plots to collapse a suspension bridge and blow up an airliner in the United States, according to a new report.


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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; bridgeplots; homelandsecurity; jihadinamerica; jttf; redcross; truckers; truckplots
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1 posted on 05/26/2003 12:26:19 AM PDT by kattracks
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To: kattracks
My biggest concern is if the Feds used that damn Patriot Act to find this guy, and if they violated his civil rights in any way. That's the most important thing right now. <\sarcasm>
2 posted on 05/26/2003 12:30:38 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat (I'm SO glad to no longer be associated with the Party of Dependence on Government.)
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3 posted on 05/26/2003 12:34:16 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (Recall Gray Davis and then start on the other Democrats)
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To: kattracks
LINKS OF INTEREST:

ALERT...ISLAM ONLINE.net: "BIN LADEN AIDE URGES ATTACKS AGAINST WESTERNERS: TAPE" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "DUBAI, May 21 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - Al-Jazeera satellite channel aired an audiotape allegedly from Osama Bin Laden's deputy in the al-Qaeda network in which he called on Muslims to launch war against western targets. A voice said to be that of Ayman Al-Zawahiri said Muslims should force Westerners out of the "land of Islam" by attacking them and "emulating" the September 11 hijackings in the United States. "O Muslims, muster your resolve and hit the embassies of America, England, Australia and Norway, their interests, their companies and their employees ... Set the ground ablaze under their feet... Kick these criminals out of your homelands. The tape appeared to have been recorded during the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, as Zawahiri made no mention of the recent bomb attacks against western targets in Morocco and Saudi Arabia, bin Laden's birthplace. The voice in the tape said enemies will not be forced out by protests and conferences, but rather they only know the "language of bloodshed". "The crusaders and the Jews only understand the language of murder, bloodshed. They can only be persuaded through returning coffins, devastated interests, burning towers and collapsed economies," the voice intoned, referring to New York's World Trade Center towers which were razed by plane hijackers in September 11 attacks. Zawahiri lashed out at Arab countries he said were helping the U.S. invasion of Iraq, naming Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Yemen and Jordan, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported.") (May 21, 2003) (Read More...)
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AS-SAHWAH.com (ISLAMICAWAKENING.com): "JIHAAD" (The Discussion Board)

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FBI.gov: "Testimony of Steven C. McCraw Assistant Director, Office of Intelligence Federal Bureau of Investigation on International Drug Trafficking and Terrorism Before the Senate Judiciary Committee Washington, D.C." (May 20, 2003) (Read More...)

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY: "STATEMENT BY HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY TOM RIDGE ON RAISING THE THREAT LEVEL"(May 20, 2003)

ALERT...FOX NEWS.com: "AL QAEDA ATTACKS LIKELY, FBI SAYS" (May 20, 2003) (Read More...)

ALERT...WorldNetDaily.com: "AL-QAIDA THREATENS TO 'STUN' U.S., ISRAEL Report: Terror Network Sent Scounts to Case Targets on American Soil" (May 18, 2003) (Read More...)

ALERT...WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "U.S. PUBLIC WARNED TO BE ON ALERT FOR TRUCK BOMBERS" by Jerry Seper (May 16, 2003) (Read More...)

ALERT...FOX NEWS.com (AP): "FBI: AL QAEDA COULD BE USING WOMEN FOR LOGISTICAL SUPPORT" (April 24, 2003) (Read More...)

ALERT...An Informative Discussion on FREEREPUBLIC.com regarding this WorldNetDaily article: "AL-QAIDA SET TO UNLEASH FEMALE SUICIDE BOMBERS Group Carries Out Bin Laden Orders, Poised for Major Attack in America" (March 12, 2003) (Read More...)

FBI.gov - SEEKING INFORMATION: "AAFIA SIDDIQUI" (View Poster, Information Here.)

4 posted on 05/26/2003 12:35:41 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: backhoe; HAL9000; piasa; RaceBannon; Radix
ping and bttt
5 posted on 05/26/2003 12:39:08 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: Recovering_Democrat
You and I probably had the same discomforting thoughts that the evil Ashcroft used the new laws to stop this brave America or visitor from exercising his constitution rights to kill innocent Americans. When will this evil Ashcroft and GW be stopped? (Sarcasm off!)
6 posted on 05/26/2003 12:41:33 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Time to visit this website and join up: http://www.georgewbush.com/)
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To: Grampa Dave
What do you make of: "an alarming rise of terrorist 'chatter,' similar to chatter heard right before the Sept. 11 attacks."

Can't turn on TV news without hearing about "chatter." I can see how a spike in transmissions was, looking back, detected before 9/11. But two years later, Al Qaeda is having a conference call before every attack?

7 posted on 05/26/2003 12:57:57 AM PDT by DPB101 (The first Lawyer elected Speaker of the House of Representatives was arrested for treason.)
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To: kattracks
According to a top law-enforcement official, the Ohio truck driver is not the only al Qaeda member operating inside the U.S.
I love articles that print the "well, duh" lines.

Any details on what bridge he was going to blow up?
8 posted on 05/26/2003 1:04:46 AM PDT by lelio
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To: kattracks; Brad's Gramma
Glad they caught this ONE. Keep talking Khalid.
9 posted on 05/26/2003 1:05:34 AM PDT by BagCamAddict
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To: kattracks
I wonder how long he has been in custody... since I can't imagine he was captured today, interrogated today, and the story is already in the papers today.
10 posted on 05/26/2003 1:09:20 AM PDT by BagCamAddict
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To: BagCamAddict
"The unidentified driver told his interrogators that he was ordered by his al Qaeda bosses to obtain tools that could be used to loosen bolts on a suspension bridge. "
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I read this quite some time ago. Maybe they captured him a while ago, and got some info out of him.

This is the first I read about driving a truck under passenger planes and blowing them up.

I think as they capture terrorists, they slowly get more and more info out of them.

11 posted on 05/26/2003 1:13:25 AM PDT by FairOpinion
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To: kattracks
Good Show!!!! Another RAT bites the Dust!!!!
12 posted on 05/26/2003 1:17:59 AM PDT by Defender2 (Defending Our Bill of Rights, Our Constitution, Our Country and Our Freedom!!!!)
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To: kattracks
Good Show!!!! Another RAT bites the Dust!!!!
13 posted on 05/26/2003 1:18:00 AM PDT by Defender2 (Defending Our Bill of Rights, Our Constitution, Our Country and Our Freedom!!!!)
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To: Recovering_Democrat
Taking a more sophisticated tack, the organization is recruiting Canadians ...

Hmmmm. I never trusted Neil Young. And what about Peter Jennings?

14 posted on 05/26/2003 1:19:40 AM PDT by Madstrider
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To: kattracks
"Oh brother, further attacks are to come in the next 48 hours. All good Muslims in New York, Boston and other cities on the East Coast should leave."

I see the terrorists are taking a page our of our talking head bull vs bear "predictions" on cable news. Just make some outlandish statement and hope that it sticks.
15 posted on 05/26/2003 1:23:38 AM PDT by lelio
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To: Cindy; Dave S
ping

DaveS

As Neville Brand points out the window overlooking Pearl Harbor

" You want verification? There's your verification!"

17 posted on 05/26/2003 3:09:26 AM PDT by Vinnie
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To: RaceBannon
Bombs and bridges ping.
18 posted on 05/26/2003 3:15:48 AM PDT by csvset
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To: kattracks
Taking a more sophisticated tack, the organization is recruiting Canadians, women, African-Americans and Arabs with "clean passports" as spies and suicide bombers who would have a better chance of slipping through security.

Oh, that's just great! Now, I'll probably end up like that black guy at the end of Night of the Living Dead--misunderstood and dead!

19 posted on 05/26/2003 3:23:19 AM PDT by rabidralph
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To: kattracks
All good Muslims in New York, Boston and other cities on the East Coast should leave."

Wonder where they would go? West Virginia???

20 posted on 05/26/2003 3:31:00 AM PDT by doosee
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