[Fred Mertz]

A separate, undated document stored on the Kabul desktop computer outlines a planned scouting trip to the U.S.-Canada border, by someone it calls Abu Bakr al-Albani. A summary of his tasks includes scoping out nightclubs frequented by U.S. servicemen.

I'm not sure what bases are near the U.S. - Canadian border. I would guess they would likely be Air Force ones like they used to have in Plattsburgh, NY before Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Committee shut it down.

Also, would we assume they have cells North of the border for these planned attacks? That would be my assumption.

This is another super investigative piece from the WSJ. Bravo!

[Eva]

I couldn't think of any bases near the border in WA State, but the Whidbey Island area is accessible by ferrey from Canada. That is how that millenium bomber was trying to enter.

[MizSterious]

WSJ is really on target lately, aren't they? Terror from north of the border--yes, and if you recall, at least one or two were caught during the "millenium" preparations, I believe they thought they were planning to set off some bombs in Seattle Washington. All U.S. borders seem fairly insecure, and have been for decades. We have to be one of the easiest countries to enter illegally.

[aristeides]

Abu Bakr al-Albani

That name means he's Albanian (although it might be a nom de guerre adopted by an Arab who has spent time in Albania, as they called Ali Mohamed "al-Amriki," "the American," because of the time he spent here.) So we should be on the lookout for Albanians scoping out bars and nightclubs outside bases.