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Bush to say terrorist attack thwarted
Agence France-Presse ^
| February 9, 2006
Posted on 02/09/2006 7:22:28 AM PST by RWR8189
US President George W. Bush was to say in a speech that international cooperation helped thwart a terrorist attack on the US west coast, according to White House spokesman Scott McClellan.
McClellan did not provide any details about the plot, or the way it was prevented, but told reporters the purpose of Bush's remarks was to "show the kind of international cooperation that is required" to defeat terrorism.
He also said the goal was not to justify Bush's controversial order, after the September 11, 2001 attacks, to allow spying on Americans without getting a warrant, in a break with past practice.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 911; 911ii; alqaeda; alqaidea; bush; foiled; homelandsecurity; jihadinamerica; la; laterroristplot; laterrorplot; librarytower; losangeles; nationalsecurity; notlibertytower; patriotact; planecrash; presidentbush; usbanktower; waronterror; waronterrorism; waterboarding; wot
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To: ravingnutter
Did we uncover plans for these via illegal wiretapping or via illegal waterboarding?
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posted on
02/09/2006 8:24:37 AM PST
by
Otho
To: silentknight
You sound like the DEM talking head on Fox right now...isn't it good enough that a plot was foiled.... why do you need to look for hidden motives?
102
posted on
02/09/2006 8:25:42 AM PST
by
Dog
To: Otho
103
posted on
02/09/2006 8:27:28 AM PST
by
Dog
To: Toespi
104
posted on
02/09/2006 8:28:21 AM PST
by
newcats
To: RWR8189
John Riegel vs. Frank Fahrenkopf, just on FNC, debating this little bit of "news". We could not have scripted Riegel's response better.
He never answered the newsbabe's question, but spouted what will become the Dimwits' talking points: more criticism of "Bush" -- never President Bush -- and nothing, absolutely nothing, but second-guessing and negativism.
Bring it on, you bunch of tin-eared turds!
105
posted on
02/09/2006 8:30:01 AM PST
by
thelastvirgil
("When the roll is called in congress, they don't know whether to answer 'present' or 'not guilty'.")
To: tallhappy
There is no agent Bauer. He's in fact a make-believe character played by a anti-American hippy's Hollywood kid and is named after a type of Marijuana. FWIW, "Bauer" is German for farmer or commoner.
106
posted on
02/09/2006 8:32:01 AM PST
by
jiggyboy
(Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
To: vimto
It will be like WWII and WWIII (the Cold War, WWII was named AFTER the fact as well). We won't learn of some battles and plots until after the war is over and I suspect there are some things we will never hear.
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posted on
02/09/2006 8:32:11 AM PST
by
weegee
(We are all Danes now.)
To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
You have all seen this building, if you've seen the movie "Independance Day". It was the first thing the aliens destroyed; the one with the alien welcomers dancing on top.
To: silentknight
WHY are they just now telling us this. See posts #65 and #100...it was reported in 2004 and again in 2005.
To: popdonnelly
"I can hear Matthews now: "Isn't this all a big attempt to defend domestic spying?"
Isn't Matthews show all about enabling terrorists, deny any left wing media bias while allowing Democrats to bloviate?
To: weegee
Quite so - thats why we have to elect people who can sleep easy at night knowing they done the right thing, even if went wrong.
kind regards
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posted on
02/09/2006 8:38:38 AM PST
by
vimto
(Life isn't a dry run)
To: tallhappy
Next you'll be telling me that aliens didn't actually blow up the Library Tower.
112
posted on
02/09/2006 8:39:00 AM PST
by
Redcloak
("Shiny... Let's be bad guys.")
To: leadpenny
I live here just east of Los Angeles county.
113
posted on
02/09/2006 8:43:05 AM PST
by
buffyt
(America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people. Pres. George Bush)
To: cll
It was originally the Library Tower. They had to negotiate certain rights with the Los Angeles Public Library below it.
114
posted on
02/09/2006 8:50:36 AM PST
by
doug from upland
(INDICTING HILLARY -- now that is something that's good for America)
To: aculeus
How does this make sense? Shoe bombs to storm the cockpit? How does that work? If they detonate, no one gets to hit the Library Tower. If they use them as a ruse to GET into the cockpit, it would NEVER have worked in Oct '01. The Flight 93 heroes were BIG in everyone's mind, and no passengers would let that happen.
Or did they have some kind of controlled bomb that they knew would ruin the cockpit door but not touch the fuselage?
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posted on
02/09/2006 8:51:09 AM PST
by
Yaelle
(in their effort not to demonize humans, Spielberg and Kushner end up humanizing demons)
To: Otho
"Did we uncover plans for these via illegal wiretapping or via illegal waterboarding?"I just heard the guy filling in for Laura Ingraham (while she is in Iraq) say it was via waterboarding. I can't remember the name of the guy who they had/have in custody that started spilling the beans.
116
posted on
02/09/2006 8:51:23 AM PST
by
Spunky
("Everyone has a freedom of choice, but not of consequences.")
To: Spunky
what the heck is "waterboarding"?
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posted on
02/09/2006 8:52:07 AM PST
by
bonfire
To: Yaelle
Or did they have some kind of controlled bomb that they knew would ruin the cockpit door but not touch the fuselage?
A shaped charge perhaps?
118
posted on
02/09/2006 8:52:52 AM PST
by
RedCell
To: RWR8189
119
posted on
02/09/2006 8:52:57 AM PST
by
doug from upland
(INDICTING HILLARY -- now that is something that's good for America)
To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
I think LA is compensating for something.
120
posted on
02/09/2006 8:54:11 AM PST
by
Syco
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