FBI Says Al Qaeda Attacks (with WMD) Still Possible

FoxNews ^ | May 28, 2003 | AP

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WASHINGTON

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We need to stay vigilant, even though it's easy to slip into complacency, because thank God so far there have been no attacks.

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Source: Elaph, 23 May, 2003; al-Majallah, 25 May 2003

On 23 May 2003, the Arabic-language newspaper Elaph printed what appeared to be excerpts from a new email interview with al-Qaeda member Abu Mohammad al-Ablaj (a.k.a. Mulla Saif-al-Din) in the Arabic-language magazine al-Majallah, which was printed on 25 May 2003.

The Elaph article said, "The al-Qaeda organization said that it will use new methods of fighting the Americans, indicating its intention to poison the drinking water of several American states."

Further down in the Elaph article the tone was less direct,

"And al-Ablaj would not rule out al-Qaeda's use of sarin gas and poisoning of the drinking water in American & Western cities..."

This second quote appeared in the 25 May al-Majallah issue, which contained the roughly four-page interview with al-Ablaj.

The interview was conducted by al-Majallah correspondent Mahmud Khalil. Al-Majallah has been in communication with al-Ablaj since at least 7 April and received an email from al-Ablaj just prior to the Riyadh attack threatening its
impending execution.