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Al-Qaida poised to strike the United States, says Ashcroft
Associated Press ^ | 08-03-03

Posted on 08/03/2003 8:53:00 AM PDT by Brian S

Edited on 04/13/2004 2:43:09 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

There is a "very real potential" that the al-Qaida terrorism network could again strike the United States, Attorney General John Ashcroft said Sunday.

"Al-Qaida is still bent on injuring the United States," he said. Ashcroft later said that he believes Osama bin Laden's organization wants "to strike us whenever and wherever they can."


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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; alzawahri; ashcroft; audiotape; doj; threats; wot
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To: Digger
If we had taken out their moon rock on sept 12 instead of passing a bunch of laws to restrict U.S. citizens the war on terror would be over by now.
21 posted on 08/03/2003 9:40:56 AM PDT by Lotec
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To: NittanyLion

Ashcroft cited examples of a couple changes, but I can't remember them at the moment. The gist of both was increased federal powers.

To be applauded by many FReepers I'm sure.

22 posted on 08/03/2003 9:42:15 AM PDT by Sparta (Send the Palestinians to their homeland, Jordan.)
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To: Digger
Third world Arabs respond to strength and fear. They'll either gravitate towards strenght as a means of protection/survival or hide from it if it's an adversary. They live in a culture not unlike what we read about in the old testament.

You're right about the drastic measures, we must cause them the primitives police themselves. All of the conventional military victories in the world won't solve the problem of the millions of children they're raising to hate and destroy the West.

Suicide bomber's families need to be gone after and the threat of the end of Islam needs to be on the table. Yes, we could end Islam right now if we had the will or had a mindset similar to theirs.

23 posted on 08/03/2003 9:49:24 AM PDT by AAABEST
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To: Squantos
LOL!

I didn't get you at first, but you made a funny!

I'm like you, every time they start talking about "threats" I gotta wonder if they're real or if someone is pushing for some new empowering (anti-American) legislation.

24 posted on 08/03/2003 9:53:08 AM PDT by AAABEST
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To: AAABEST; Squantos
I agree with your position that if we cannot convince them to police themselves, this will never end.

However, nuking Mecca is not the answer. It would start a global war, and I am not convinced that we would win. Nor would I want to live in the resulting police state.

There exist other, more subtle, ways to convince the Arab nations to police themselves.

25 posted on 08/03/2003 10:06:05 AM PDT by patton (I wish we could all look at the evil of abortion with the pure, honest heart of a child.)
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To: patton
I don't want to "nuke Mecca" now, but they need to know that we will if it comes to that. Further, if it does come to that we need to do it, without any hesitation whatsoever.

I disagree that we would not win global war with the Ishmaelites. We most certainly can and would win IMO. We can make them wish that their fraud-demon Mohammed never walked the earth if we should be so inclined.


26 posted on 08/03/2003 10:16:56 AM PDT by AAABEST
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To: Brian S
And while Al Qaeda "could" attack us, the Mexican invasion continues unabated.
27 posted on 08/03/2003 10:20:20 AM PDT by Mini-14
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To: AAABEST
I'm like you, every time they start talking about "threats" I gotta wonder if they're real or if someone is pushing for some new empowering (anti-American) legislation.

What are you willing to risk to find out?

28 posted on 08/03/2003 10:20:52 AM PDT by tsmith130
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To: Brian S
Some of the villagers are weary of this cry of Wolf! and will probably be eaten one of these days. This style of war is just not America's style. Can't we mobilize and have it out once and for all? It's not like we have a grand, new ethical system that everyone understands.
29 posted on 08/03/2003 10:27:08 AM PDT by RightWhale (Destroy the dark; restore the light)
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To: tsmith130
What are you willing to risk to find out?

If it means having to give John "agree with me or you're aiding terrorists" Asscroft one more of his freedom grabbing, anti-American bills then I'm willing to risk being killed by terrorists.

30 posted on 08/03/2003 10:28:23 AM PDT by AAABEST
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To: AAABEST
Every time one of these animal psychos threatens American's lives we should make it a top priority to find and kill them.

Oh, no no no no no, AAA. See, if we try tracking him down here in the USA, we might um, accidently find out that YOU checked out a biography of Malcolm X in your local library...see, John Ashcroft wants to track every move you make and catalog it so he can blackmail you later.

In fact, you better stop reading Free Republic, 'cause someday the Internet Police will knock on your door and ask you why you read such material. <\sarcasm>

31 posted on 08/03/2003 10:31:18 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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To: AAABEST
Can you tell me one freedom YOU have personally lost since the Patriot Act?

BTW...you may be willing to risk be killed by terrorist, but perhaps the person seated next to you isn't.
32 posted on 08/03/2003 10:35:10 AM PDT by tsmith130
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To: AAABEST
Ahscroft has to corner the fear market to maintain his position as the king of chicken little inc .......IMHO I we have no theft then the lock industry goes bankrupt per se !

If our goobermint really wanted to keep us all safe , cars wouldn't go faster than the speed limit, our borders would be closed, all immigrants would have to prove they have worth and can "contribute" to our society versus suck the welfare teat dry.......ect ect ect.

Murderers would be tried, allowed to make two appeals and then be put to death. Criminals would be the manual labor force versus clients or guests at club fed adventure camps we currently call prison.

Our military would be allowed to seek , destroy and leave the nation building to the losers with the understanding that they attack America .....then they foot the bill for life and materials.

I have ideas but don't have the answers............just my opinion of course.

Stay Safe AAA !

33 posted on 08/03/2003 10:36:52 AM PDT by Squantos (Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt.)
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To: KevinDavis
The only way to stop terroist attacks in this nation is martial law.

Well, it does seem to be working well in Iraq.

34 posted on 08/03/2003 10:38:36 AM PDT by templar
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To: Brian S
WOLF ! ... again.
35 posted on 08/03/2003 10:39:27 AM PDT by Centurion2000 (We are crushing our enemies, seeing him driven before us and hearing the lamentations of the liberal)
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To: patton
There exist other, more subtle, ways to convince the Arab nations to police themselves.

Less subtle, yet non violent, ones as well. Like developing our own oil reserves instead of buying theirs. Without our money inflow, they fall apart overnight, IMO.

36 posted on 08/03/2003 10:46:49 AM PDT by templar
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To: patton
However, nuking Mecca is not the answer. It would start a global war, and I am not convinced that we would win.

That's what the liberal naysayers said about our going into Afghanistan and Iraq. These jerks said, "let's all be nice so we don't piss off the Islamic (the religeon of peace) people" (that live for no other reason than killing people).

If there is another 9/11 type of attack on this country, I would sure-as-sh!t nuke Mecca. I'm fed up, sick and tired of the liberal Jane Fonda peacenik mentality in this country. Furthermore, I could give a damn what our allies (France/Germany) think.

38 posted on 08/03/2003 10:53:59 AM PDT by Cobra64 (Babes should wear Bullet Bras - www.BulletBras.net)
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To: The Ghost of Richard Nixon
Why is it that suicide attacks have become such a popular military tactic in the last 50 years? Answer: Because in the past, entire families, villages, towns, cities, and even nations would have been wiped out in responses to such attacks.

The last people to do suicide attacks on Americans (and military forces at that) ended up with the rubble of two of their cities glowing in the dark.

39 posted on 08/03/2003 12:30:04 PM PDT by El Gato
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To: Squantos
Good post, very good.

I've got to ask for use of copyright on this one:

Chicken Little Inc

Heh. I'm going to be stealing that one and using it.

40 posted on 08/03/2003 12:31:41 PM PDT by AAABEST
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