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.

[aculeus]

Isn't that side called the American Falls? What if that's what it means, simply the American falls, i.e. code for an assassination of "the" American?

I'll be happy when 2003 is over.

[Calpernia]

I just brought the file up in a photo program. I don't know anything about steg; but does anyone know arabic? Is that arabic letters superimplosed in the sky in the second file?

It looks like a sloppy job. And there is definately a diference in the first file to the second file.

[Revel]

"No, but there are large power plants on each side of the falls. Knocking out the Niagara Mohawk Power Station would induce a blackout."

The falls are a power station. The falls flow over huge turbines and are a major source of power. A source that did not fail durring the blackout BTW. Many areas in the NE that still had power all through the blackout owed that to Niagara falls as I understand it.

[CyberAnt]

I have close family in upstate NY .. this concerns me very much.

[Alouette]

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

Watch this movie for ideas of terrorist mayhem in Niagara Falls.

Or this movie.

[Revel]

No. Niagara falls kept right on going all through the blackout. Any body who was on that grid retained power.

[boxerblues]

Strange sense of humor. Indeed he has the Clintons as well with Buddies sticking his nose in bubba's crotch but the printing is in Arabic, I'd be curious to know the caption

http://groups.msn.com/StaratonePakistan/funnypictures.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=78

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Anonymous sources within the intelligence community confirm that the terrorists were confused and had planned to blow up the source of water from whence they thought is derived the leading medication for the treatment of impotence, know by all the world as Viagra.

It was hoped that they instead would target Perrier water (in France), but recent electronic intercepts include numerous references to hundreds of Jihadi Warriors finding fresh camel turds in their Ramadan stockings as punishment for that blunder.

Accordingly, I predict that al Qaeda will attempt to redeem itself by storming the North Pole; blowing up Santa's Command and Control Center, Toy Shop, and Reindeer Stable; kill Santa and Mrs. Claus and all the elves; trash they toys; commandeer the sleigh; and crash it into the world-famous Christmas tree in Rockefeller-the-Capitalist-Infidel Plaza.

Yeah, that's it!! Tom Ridge, clean out your desk. Tracer's in charge -- and, as before, the situation is, well, whatever it was that Kommando Kerry (who served in Vietnam) said about GW's Iraqi campaign.........

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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."

This just in: Analysts at the NRO have identified the images a smiling bearded man standing with nine veiled individuals. Turns out that it was just a honeymoon photo.

Phewww!!

[El Gato]

It's not like they can blow up the falls or anything.

No but they could rearrange them considerably. Get a bomb down at the base, behind the falling water, and you might move them back quite a bit. Eventually they'll back up to Lake Erie on their own, we don't need a bunch of Jihadies accellerating the process by a few millinea.

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""No, but there are large power plants on each side of the falls. Knocking out the Niagara Mohawk Power Station would induce a blackout."

After last summer's blackouts, we'd all think that the result was simply business as usual...

[blackie]

The Spirit Lives!

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No, but there are large power plants on each side of the falls. Knocking out the Niagara Mohawk Power Station would induce a blackout.

Nope. UnderscoreJim says you can't induce a blackout...

[Sacajaweau]

Tha's an awesome view!!!

[gcruse]

The area is built-up. Maybe they intend to set fire to a motel room.

There's enough wax in the Niagara museums to burn forever...

[Mossad1967]

Maybe I am seeing things!!! But, does anyone else see a picture of Satan with a beard and two horns sticking out of his head in the second picture. Above in the sky.
Look closely!!!!!

[Sacajaweau]

I think you're right...a little code. The BIG WORD that I see covered by the words and picture is POWER.....

Does it say anything about a rose...That would make it Power Plant.

It may just be a signal to a particular group to start their countdown.

[Dog]

Thanks for the ping Mike......can you give me the readers digest version I have been totally of out of the loop news wise today?

What about a new tape?

[HardStarboard]

Danny; that's it!! Bin laden is going over Niagara Falls in a barrel on New Years eve.

I think we broke the code!

[Dog]

Sac what are you looking at that you can see a message??