PICTURE OF NIAGARA FALLS APPEARS ON AL-QAEDA WEBSITE

http://www.wgrz.com/storyfull.asp?id=17883 ^ | 12/09/2003 | WGRZ Buffalo

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The Buffalo branch of the F.B.I. confirms the news with Channel 2: that they are aware of a known Al-Qaeda website that posted a picture of Niagara Falls. A picture that was taken at night from high above, facing the American side of Niagara Falls.

NBC News is reporting that the F.B.I. is concerned about the picture, and the fact that a picture of Niagara Falls was posted on a known Al-Qaeda website.

The web address of that Al-Qaeda website is based somewhere in the United Kingdom, and is no longer an active Internet link.

Channel 2 News tried logging on to that website, but an error page popped up every time.

According to NBC News, there are pictures of known hijackers and familiar Al-Qaeda images on the website.

There were a number of different image files on that Al-Qaeda website, including the following file names:

“Atta Group.”

“Flight 11 Seating.”

“Department of Mayhem.”

“Surprise.”

“Bin Laden.”

And the one file name that is causing concern within the FBI here at home:

“NiagraFallsatnight,Canada.jpg,” with the file name not adding the letter “a” to correctly spell “Niagara.”

According to NBC News, the F.B.I. is troubled by the addition of the Niagara Falls picture on the known Al-Qaeda website, and that the F.B.I. is studying the image for any potential secret messages embedded in the photo, who posted it, and why?

“I doubt very much that Al-Qaeda is carrying out tourist trips to Niagara Falls. The odds are much more likely that it is the subject of potential targeting for Al-Qaeda,” said NBC News Terrorism Analyst Steve Emerson.

Channel 2 News did talk to Buffalo F.B.I. Spokesman Paul Moskal about our story. He released this statement:

“Nationally and internationally, the F.B.I. has not received any information indicating any person, group, or location within any area in Western New York, that is being targeted by Al-Qaeda,” said Moskal in his statement.

[b4its2late]

I'd like to see us help several Al Queda members over the falls while meeting 72 virgins that look like Helen Thomas........

[dk88]

Anyone notice this? Department of Mayhem I thought the first rule of Project Mayhem was ... you don't TALK ABOUT PROJECT MAYHEM!

[Constitutional_Republican]

"Niagara Falls!
Slowly, I turned... Step by step..."

Thanks for bringing back that memory. I had to chuckle.

[Kiss Me Hardy]

Probably posted because they don't allow camels in the honeymoon suites.

[BenLurkin]

I think we're taling about the same thing: http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/exhibits/panam/sel/images

[RightWhale]

Like the Eveready Bunnie, Tesla's generators are still going.

[mass55th]

"Unless there is a code, what can they do? Poison the river. It's not like they can blow up the falls or anything."

How about the bridges?

[mass55th]

"Slowly, I turned... Step by step..."

inch by inch...and then I grabbed him, and I...

[mass55th]

Moe! Larry! The cheese!!!

[Bringbackthedraft]

Their target may be the "Susquehana(?) Hat Co.".

[Grampa Dave]

More names out of $inator Hildebea$t's past.

Now with the internet, conservative talk radio and Fox News, these old names will become common names if $inator Hildebea$t decides to run.

[Born in a Rage]

According to this WP article ( http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A50765-2002Jun26 ), the major threat to Niagara Falls is cyber-controlled. Being able to get software to control the dam could cause massive flooding and etc., also there are many dangerous chemicals stored at places like that.

Another thing - Nabil al-Marabh was an AQ operative arrested at the NF border before 9/11....

Also, the NF Festival of Lights is on Jan. 1st ; the same day that the WTO was established and NAFTA agreed to.

Don't know if that's significant; found the info on a google search..........

Also,

[Grampa Dave]

HamiltonJay, here is a magnificent reply that B-Cause posted on 9/12/2001 that backs up what you are telling us about Americans:

An Open Letter to a terrorist: from B-Cause


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/521497/posts?page=18#18

An open letter to a terrorist:
Well, you hit the World Trade Center, but you missed America. You hit the Pentagon, but you missed America. You used helpless American bodies, to take out other American bodies, but like a poor marksman, you STILL missed America.

Why? Because of something you guys will never understand. America isn't about a building or two, not about financial centers, not about military centers, America isn't about a place, America isn't even about a bunch of bodies. America is about an IDEA. An idea, that you can go someplace where you can earn as much as you can figure out how to, live for the most part, like you envisioned living, and pursue Happiness. (No guarantees that you'll reach it, but you can sure try!)

Go ahead and whine your terrorist whine, and chant your terrorist litany: "If you can not see my point, then feel my pain." This concept is alien to Americans. We live in a country where we don't have to see your point. But you're free to have one. We don't have to listen to your speech. But you're free to say one. Don't know where you got the strange idea that everyone has to agree with you. We don't agree with each other in this country, almost as a matter of pride. We're a collection of guys that don't agree, called States. We united our individual states to protect ourselves from tyranny in the world. Another idea, we made up on the spot. You CAN make it up as you go, when it's your country.

If you're free enough.

Yeah, we're fat, sloppy, easy-going goofs most of the time. That's an unfortunate image to project to the world, but it comes of feeling free and easy about the world you live in. It's unfortunate too, because people start to forget that when you attack Americans, they tend to fight like a cornered badger. The first we knew of the War of 1812, was when England burned Washington D.C. to the ground. Didn't turn out like England thought it was going to, and it's not going to turn out like you think, either. Sorry, but you're not the first bully on our shores, just the most recent.

No Marquis of Queensbury rules for Americans, either. We were the FIRST and so far, only country in the world to use nuclear weapons in anger. Horrific idea, nowadays? News for you bucko, it was back then too, but we used it anyway. Only had two of them in the whole world and we used 'em both. Grandpa Jones worked on the Manhattan Project. Told me once, that right up until they threw the switch, the physicists were still arguing over whether the Uranium alone would fission, or whether it would start a fissioning chain reaction that would eat everything. But they threw the switch anyway, because we had a War to win. Does that tell you something about American Resolve?

So who just declared War on us? It would be nice to point to some real estate, like the good old days. Unfortunately, we're probably at war with random camps, in far-flung places. Who think they're safe. Just like the Barbary Pirates did. Better start sleeping with one eye open.

There's a spirit that tends to take over people who come to this country, looking for opportunity, looking for liberty, looking for freedom. Even if they misuse it. The Marielistas that Castro emptied out of his prisons, were overjoyed to find out how much freedom there was. First thing they did when they hit our shores, was run out and buy guns. The ones that didn't end up dead, ended up in prisons. It was a big PITA then (especially in south Florida), but you're only the newest PITA, not the first.

You guys seem to be incapable of understanding that we don't live in America, America lives in US! American Spirit is what it's called. And killing a few thousand of us, or a few million of us, won't change it. Most of the time, it's a pretty happy-go-lucky kind of Spirit. Until we're crossed in a cowardly manner, then it becomes an entirely different kind of Spirit.

Wait until you see what we do with that Spirit, this time. Sleep tight, if you can. We're coming.


18 posted on 09/12/2001 6:54:46 PM PDT by B-Cause

[general_re]

There are none so blind as those who will not see.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

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My only regret here is that our Enemies Without/Within Names of the Friends of HILLARY long ago never came up when I came back from the 1st Major Battles of the Vietnam War...

...because we did not have Freerepublic.com, the Internet and Talk Radio/TV to counter WALTER CRONKITE and other Media Liars covering for this Enemy of the State back then.

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[Sender]

OMG! The missing 'a' is the go signal! I'm in the shower.

[RightWhale]

Oh, no. They wouldn't blow up the statue of Tesla, would they? Basty nastards.

[mhking]

New alert from NIN:

Another al Qaeda - Osama bin Laden Tape Expected



9 December 2003-- A message posted on a monitored Islamic jihad forum suggests the release of yet another videotape prepared by al Qaeda and featuring Osama bin Laden. The taped message will purportedly contain a message from Osama bin Laden about a "great event that will shake the world" (terrorist attack) that will take place before the Bairam (feast 70 days from Ramadan). The taped message will reportedly be broadcast after this large scale attack.

[NittanyLion]

I suspect Al Qaeda plans to sneak onto the river just above the falls, and erect a damn, thereby depriving the world of the beauty of these majestic falls. That is, unless the world pays them a hefty ransom...

[NittanyLion]

A BIG blackout. A single $2 electrical switch at Niagara Falls failed in 1965, and left 25 million people in the dark - imagine what happens if you destroy or seriously damage it.

Another northeast blackout? Everyone knows those problems were fixed after 1965, and could never occur again... *grin*