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Al Qaeda again threatens New York, Washington and Los Angeles - Daily Terror Threat
Debka ^ | 11-3-2003 | Staff

Posted on 11/03/2003 9:17:27 AM PST by tubavil

Edited on 01/26/2004 3:58:09 PM PST by Sidebar Moderator. [history]

Monday, November 3, 2003

A new message was posted in the last few hours by the Jeddah-based al-Qaeda-linked Al-Islah (Reform) society calling on Muslims to flee New York, Washington and Los Angeles in advance of major al Qaeda attacks in those cities. This is revealed by DEBKAfile.

The message accuses the United States of predetermining its end (doom) by its policies. ?The Jews rule the Pentagon by remote control and (are the cause) of Muslims being killed in every corner of the world. The United States should therefore expect more blows.?

The message is signed on behalf of the al Bayan (The Threat) movement by ?your warrior brother, Abul Hassan al Khadrami?.

Our Muslim expert identifies the name of the signatory as belonging to a Yemeni from Hadhrameuth, the Bin Ladens? place of origin where Osama enjoys substantial tribal support.

DEBKAfile?s counter-terror sources stress that warnings appearing on these forums are taken both very seriously and with caution by the intelligence services keeping track of the terrorist network?s electronic traffic.

Last November, Jeddah-based fundamentalist forums addressed a message to an Al Qaeda member, saying whoever understands ? understands; whoever knows, knows, but we are marching towards an operation that will take us to Paradise. Three days later, the Mombasa Paradise hotel was blown up killing 12 Kenyans and 3 Israelis and a failed shoulder-launched Strela anti-air missile missed an Israeli airliner at Mombasa airport.

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To: StillProud2BeFree
you did good!
4,821 posted on 12/31/2003 4:39:24 PM PST by knak (wasknaknowknid)
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To: Cindy
Thank you Cindy!
4,822 posted on 12/31/2003 4:43:47 PM PST by Domestic Church (AMDG...)
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To: jstolzen
I recall those stories, all of the LA activities seem to be linked to aircraft hijackings, the airport, it just keep coming up "aviation".

if given the choice between going to red and letting the nuke go off, I think Bush would go to red. What's he going to say when the nuke goes off, "we didn't want to go to red because of the impact to the economy so we let it detonate". that certainly is going to be political implosion.

also, word would get out about this. no way could they keep it a secret, government people "in the know" would talk to get their own families to safety, they would tell others, the elites would certainly get "the word" (recall that chistopher hitchens said that a couple of weeks after 9/11, he was tipped that a nuke was on its way to NYC). it couldn't stay bottled up.
4,823 posted on 12/31/2003 4:51:44 PM PST by oceanview
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To: oceanview
Did you ever think that if we went to red,if they indeed do have a nuke,they wouldn't hesitate to detonate it ASAP.When you go to red,it would be a lockdown of somewhat, not total but definatley impeded.Would be hard to move a nuke, hell just blow it up now. These guys might like to work around dates but they will engage targets of opportunity when they exist,less the lose the means to engage their target. Case in point,homicide bombers blow themselves up when detected,target or not.
4,825 posted on 12/31/2003 5:18:21 PM PST by eastforker (Money is the key to justice,just ask any lawyer.)
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To: eastforker
so they blow up Paterson NJ, instead of new york city.
4,826 posted on 12/31/2003 5:26:58 PM PST by oceanview
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To: Domestic Church
Kaddaffi as sacrificial beast with a bloodbath oozing out of the urban center

I know NIN has been touting that as Quaddafi's face on the bull, but the first time I saw it (prior to NIN's analysis being published) I thought it was George Bush.

I still think that.

4,827 posted on 12/31/2003 5:44:06 PM PST by angkor
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1049615/posts

"Woman Accused Of Attacking US Sky Marshall"
Ananova ^ | 12-31-2003


Posted on 12/31/2003 4:55:10 PM PST by blam


"Woman accused of attacking US sky marshal"




ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A woman has been accused of trying to strangle a US air marshal after she became disruptive on a flight from Pittsburgh to Minneapolis.

Officials say the armed marshal approached the woman, who was allegedly drunk, vocal and obnoxious on board Northwest Airlines Flight 1057 on Tuesday.

Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman Jennifer Marty said the woman continued to be disruptive and tried to choke the marshal in a later exchange.

She also kicked the marshal in the groin and bit a law enforcement officer after she was escorted off the plane, Marty said."
4,828 posted on 12/31/2003 5:47:54 PM PST by Cindy
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MEMRI.org - MIDDLE EAST MEDIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE Special Dispatch Series No. 635: "AL-QA'IDA LEADER CALLS FOR ATTACKS ON AMERICANS IN IRAQ RATHER THAN ON THE SAUDI GOVERNMENT IN SAUDIA ARABIA" (December 31, 2003) (Read More...)

4,829 posted on 12/31/2003 6:01:44 PM PST by Cindy
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To: All
Have you all noticed that there is no news at all?
I've been flipping between all the cable channels, and nothing.


Are we going to start a LIVE thread?

Someone suggested it a bit ago.
4,830 posted on 12/31/2003 6:20:33 PM PST by sissyjane
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To: liz44040
Update from NEIN:

31 December 2003-- Within the last few weeks, network analysts have viewed more postings calling for massive attacks, multiple thousands of deaths from such attacks and destruction that will eclipse that of 9/11 than at any other time since the inception of our efforts. With a limited staff of volunteers, we have been literally overwhelmed by the sheer numbers and the work involved in assessing the credibility of each threat. It is important for our site visitors to understand we go to the greatest lengths possible to provide timely AND accurate information to the best of our abilities. As such, recent updates have been erratic at best as the amount of data has strained the abilities of our staff. The following update has been derived from a number of sources, thoroughly analyzed and is being presented for your review:

1. New York City: NUMEROUS THREATS: In nearly every communication we have viewed, New York City has been the primary focus of terrorist threats. Times Square on New Year's Eve has been termed an "enviable target" based on the number of people gathered in one location, although direct references to the celebration are muddied at best. Threats of attacks from a more distant location (such as from the water) have been prevalent. Dispersal of chemical agents (specifically VX gas) within the crowds have been identified, and the dispersal of anthrax in particular has been mentioned. Is should be inherently obvious to anyone that views the following images that the Department of Homeland Defense has taken these threats seriously by the scale of unprecedented security presence in Times Square and at all bridges, tunnels and other points of entry into the city. The Arabic text is referenced as it has widely been associated with the general threat to New York, possibly coinciding with the Times Square celebration. The veracity of the threat by our analysts has not been adequately determined, although it has been dismissed by other research sites, possibly prematurely. Accordingly, we are presenting this information for its raw intelligence value under the images. The Arabic text also contains threat to Washington, DC., New York City, And Los Angeles can be found here.


4,832 posted on 12/31/2003 7:08:43 PM PST by Mossad1967
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1049654/posts

British Airways Flight Detained at Dulles Airport, Passengers Being Quizzed by Security

Fox just reported this on a news alert as well.

Washington Post story on the same is at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46365-2003Dec31.html
4,833 posted on 12/31/2003 7:41:37 PM PST by StillProud2BeFree
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To: StillProud2BeFree
What is the Maximum distance Raidoactive Material can be detected; either on the ground/air or water if un-shielded?
4,834 posted on 12/31/2003 7:55:44 PM PST by winker
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To: oceanview
When posed with a choice of red or risk the unknown, I suspect they will save the red for a bit more certain event,...to make sure that when it is issued, it is respected and not viewed as crying Wolf, Wolf.

Unfortunately, as soon as one reserves its usage for a known impending event, the red becomes an evacuation notice and very similar to inducing the same terror we seek to avoid.

Sort of like Independence Day with everybody trying to get out of town type of event.

Culturally, Americans aren't prone to accept that type of risk. It seems more prudent to consider the threat an impotent bluff, good for a spectacle, but not really threatening American society.
4,835 posted on 12/31/2003 8:07:41 PM PST by Cvengr ("Queequeg no care what god made him shark... wedder Fejee god or Nantucket god;" A soulish response)
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To: winker
What is the Maximum distance Raidoactive Material can be detected; either on the ground/air or water if un-shielded?

There will be more learned responses, but gamma rays will continue on indefinitely, as will neutrons and other particles (until they hit something, such as a gamma-ray detector). WIdely rumored that U.S. satellites have the ability to detect emissions of fission/fusion weapons on the ground.

4,836 posted on 12/31/2003 8:12:34 PM PST by steve86
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To: winker
Heck if I know. It's been a LOOONNGGG time since I took my obligatory year of college physics :(
4,837 posted on 12/31/2003 8:12:51 PM PST by StillProud2BeFree
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To: winker
it can be detected from satellite in that case.
4,838 posted on 12/31/2003 8:13:55 PM PST by oceanview
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To: liz44040
its part of the protocol now, there is a whole national protocol for how police and first responders behave under this alert mechanism. so if the protocol says that chem/bio suits are deployed, and some fireman in minnesota have their at the ready, they have them because that is what the protocol says they do, even if minnesota is not targeted.
4,839 posted on 12/31/2003 8:16:47 PM PST by oceanview
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To: Cvengr
42 minutes till the New Year....

I'm a little drunk, and and I'm a little nervous. I want so much for a safe passage to the next year.

God have mercy. Your Grace upon us all.

Damn the Islamists for the fear I feel now. I remember when Times Square wasn't cordoned off. I remember when there were a million folks, all a-revel....

What happened to my country?
Witch

4,840 posted on 12/31/2003 8:21:48 PM PST by The Drowning Witch (Sono La Voce della Nazione Selvaggia)
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