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.

[general_re]

Blowing up Damns?
...an RPG isn't going to do squat to an earthen damn, let alone a reinforced concrete damn.

This is one of those situations where the spell-checker can't save you ;)

[HamiltonJay]

Not really, its a blackout.. just had one not long ago... if a temporary black out is best they got.... they are gnats.

Yes, I know how the power is generated there... been there a few times. Another black out might give them some PR, but hardly is it a significant threat to our way of life...

Paranoia may destroy ya.... reminds me of all the chicken littles over SARS... .... they are gnats... in the grand scheme of things, they have no power to accomplish much of anything other than annoyances.... will they strike again? Sure... but will it undermine western civilization? Nope....

They are just gnats.

[Thinkin' Gal]

I tried to think if Niagagra could be symbolic of something.....blowing up dams maybe???

>>>A picture that was taken at night from high above, facing the American side of Niagara Falls. <<<

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?

[Labyrinthos]

alert: suicide over the falls in a barrel attacks likely

You're missing the obvious: Located near Niagara Falls is that chemical dump that Al Gore discovered -- Love Canal. The picture of Niagara Falls is the coded message to an AQ cell to initiate a chemical attack in the State of Tennessee -- Al Gore's home state.

[commish]

Dam spellchecker ;-)

[Eva]

Don't you think that blowing up the power plant at Niagara Falls would disrupt the power grid a bit?

[Hatteras]

Just... Dam!

[breakem]

yeah, so no virgins

[Labyrinthos]

could be worse! I could be in Buffalo!

Or Syracuse.

[sphinx]

The Falls froze at least once and all the water drained out.

Never heard of that and I would not have thought it possible, inasmuch as the Falls are the drain for half the continent. However, I googled it, and the link said it happened in 1848 due to an ice dam on Lake Erie. The dam held for 30 hours, which gave people a chance to venture into the gorge.

Reckless people, I might add. I would not have wanted to be down there when the dam gave way.

[CyberAnt]

Hmmmm? I'm not concerned about them blowing up the falls, but doesn't that water service most of the northern part of the state ..?? I haven't lived in NY for a long time, so I'm not sure .. but what about if they put some kind of poison in the water over the falls .. where does that water go and could they put enough poison into the water to create a problem ..??

[ALOHA RONNIE]

NEVER FORGET

...WHY did a Friend of HILLARY Canadian Prime Minister immediately announce to American TV Audiences that this year's massive Power Blackout in the East was caused by a lightning strike on a Niagra Falls power plant that never happened...

...when it actually was fired up just a few miles from where HILLARY had her Booksiging in Shaker Heights, Ohio the previous night...

...where HILLARY had just blasted away at BUSH's Energy Power Policies all over the Media..?

And then...

...WHY did HILLARY end up blaming President BUSH for that same Power Blackout over and over again on National TV..?

The Enemy is now Within...
and always has been...
that's WHY.


NEVER FORGET

[HamiltonJay]

Multi Pronged attack? Multi Pronged attack? The only multipronging these sand gnats have are when they circle #CENSORED# each other.

They are opportunistic vultures, their infrastructure and bases of protection are gone and they won't be coming back... uncoordinated hap hazard attacks are all they have, and all they ever will have! Look at Israel for crying out loud, they have been trying to have a coordinated offense against them for decades and have never managed more than a few homocidal bombers....

9/11/01 was the exception folks... not the norm... and it won't happen again. No more fat guys in the white house more interested in fat interns rather than national security.... these little creaton or gnats, and that's all they ever will be.

[mitchbert]

fly a prop plane into Casino Niagra?

A truck bomb could make a heckuva mess. Or maybe the picture is symbolic of something else. The file name of the pic could be a signal for all anyone knows.

[DannyTN]

Yeah, I don't think the damn idea works. It's more likely the power station after reading the other posters.

[1Old Pro]

Wasn't there a big roundup of muslims with al quaida ties in Buffalo?

[freedomson]

Perhaps they could be suckered into a barrel race.

BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!

[Grampa Dave]

The enemy is indeed within and just across the border up north.

[petercooper]

Exterminate these rats!

[HamiltonJay]

Yes, it would disrupt... but that's the point... that's all it would do. Other stations and switching would pick up the slack, and it might take a few days, but it would hardly be the end of western civilization or some 6 month long blackout for the east coast.

I am amazed at what little faith some show here in our abilities and our leaders... we defeated Nazi Germany, you think we can't survive and handle a blackout? Be serious... these little dweebs are just that dweebs.