Have just returned from my holiday in Ibiza, and whilst there I read Paul William's "Osama's revenge". I got some funny looks on the beach reading a book with Osama's ugly face across the front! He mentioned October 7th as a date to watch out for too. Seems to have some historical significance.
I noticed in the recent jihadi messages they seem to be taking credit for the hurricanes that have hit Florida and Tony Blair's dodgy heart. I'm just waiting for them to claim Mount St Helen's!
U.S. Warns of Big Mount St. Helens Blast
By PEGGY ANDERSEN
SEATTLE (AP) - Government scientists raised the alert level Saturday for Mount St. Helens after its second steam eruption in two days was followed by a powerful tremor. They said the next blast was imminent or in progress, and could threaten life and property in the remote area near the volcano.
http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/ns/news/enhancedstory.jsp?maxphotos=5&phototerm=St.+Helens&idq=/ff/story/0001%2F20041002%2F1800849500.htm&photoid=20041002LON98
UK Terror Suspects Were Building Dirty Bomb - Time
Oct. 3, 2004 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - British terror suspects arrested in August were trying to construct a dirty bomb and planned to attack targets in London, including the Heathrow Express airport rail line, Time magazine reported.
Senior U.S. law-enforcement officials told Time that according to reports now circulating, the arrests turned up a cache of household smoke detectors that the British suspect the group wanted to cannibalize for their minute quantities of americium-241, a man-made radioactive chemical.
While some officials said it was extremely unlikely enough americium could be harvested from smoke detectors to create a device strong enough to kill people or create radiation sickness, others argued that releasing even a small amount of radioactive material into a crowded stadium or subway station could trigger sensitive radiation sensors, incite panic and cause long-lasting contamination.
Information from computer files seized with the group revealed plans for specific attacks in London including "blowing up high-rise buildings housing multinational companies" by driving bomb-laden cars into underground garages, Time said in a release on Sunday of material from its latest edition.
Other targets included the Heathrow Express, a rail line between the airport and London, and an unspecified synagogue. There were also plans for "hijacking a gasoline tanker and smashing it into a building."
Time described the group as suspected Islamic terrorists and said cell leader Dhiren Barot -- otherwise known as Issa al-Hindi -- traveled to New York City in early 2001, according to the Sept. 11 Commission report, "to case potential economic and 'Jewish' targets."
Among the evidence found with the suspects were reconnaissance reports on major U.S. financial sites including the New York Stock Exchange and the World Bank in Washington.
U.S. officials hope to learn from the continuing investigation whether a sleeper cell remained in the United States to carry out these missions, Time reported.
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/reuters20041003_137.html
I noticed in the recent jihadi messages they seem to be taking credit for the hurricanes that have hit Florida and Tony Blair's dodgy heart. I'm just waiting for them to claim Mount St Helen's!
I knew it! WMD stands for Weapons of Magma Destruction!
In what context did the author reference this date? Also, where was this date discussed on this thread before? Thanks.
That was one frightening book! (Osama's Revenge)