Posted on 06/03/2002 5:32:07 PM PDT by realteeguru
CAIRO, Egypt — The spokesman for the Al Qaeda terror group has threatened more attacks on Americans and Jews in a message published by the pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat Sunday.
"We confirm our continuation in working to attack Americans and Jews, and targeting them, both people and buildings," Al-Hayat quoted Sulaiman Abu Gaith as saying in an article that the newspaper said was published on the Web site www.alneda.com. The site could not be accessed on Sunday.
"What will come to the Americans, God willing, won't be less than what has come. America should be ready and on high alert and fasten the seat belts, as with the will of God, we will come to them from where they didn't expect," Abu Gaith was quoted as saying. The newspaper did not give Abu Gaith's whereabouts.
Gordon Johndroe, a spokesman for the White House Office of Homeland Security, said Sunday in Washington that he was not familiar with the report and could not comment on its credibility.
Speaking generally of such threats, however, he said: "We have said for some time that Al Qaeda is still interested in attacking the United States. We have been working since Sept. 11 to try to prevent and disrupt their organization from attacking the United States and also to strengthen our critical infrastructure and response capabilities against future attacks."
People purporting to speak for Al Qaeda have also made threats against Jews and Westerners since Sept. 11.
Last month, FBI Director Robert Mueller warned of a possibility of a new terrorist attack against the United States.
"There will be another terrorist attack. We will not be able to stop it," Mueller told a meeting of the National Association of District Attorneys on May 20. "It's something we all live with."
Abu Gaith said the United States was targeted because of "what it does in regions of the Islamic world," and of being "in the partnership with Jews, the head of corruption and decay ... the reason behind all the injustice and oppression that befell on Muslims."
He said all that Israel was doing in Palestinian territories for more than 50 years was with "American blessings."
He said U.S. policies in Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia as well as in Sudan, the Philippines, Kashmir and Indonesia were against Muslims.
"After all of this, doesn't the prey have the right, while it is being slaughtered, to kick back?" he was quoted as saying.
Abu-Ghaith was stripped of his Kuwaiti citizenship in October after the former teacher and mosque preacher appeared in television broadcasts on behalf of Usama bin Laden, the prime suspect in the Sept. 11 attacks, threatening more attacks against Westerners.
Since the United States and its allies toppled Afghanistan's Taliban rulers, who harbored bin Laden and Al Qaeda, bin Laden and other Al Qaeda key figures remain at large.
In a adress by Admiral James Loy 7/28/2001:
"Ridership on cruise ships has increased exponentially over the past ten years. Ten years ago, a cruise ship of 70,000 gross tons was the largest in the world. Today, we have an entire class of cruise ships that exceed 140,000 gross tons. These new mega-ships carry upwards of 5000 passengers and crewmembers. A successful terrorist attack on any one of these ships could result in a catastrophic number of casualties, and threaten the economic viability of the entire industry.
"Just last week, Coast Guard units in Miami, along with the FBI, responded to a bomb threat against a cruise ship capable of carrying approximately 3,000 passengers and 1,000 crewmembers. The ship implemented their security plan – a plan required by the Passenger Vessel Safety Act - to prevent the threat from being realized. We successfully ensured the safety of the passengers, crew, vessel, and port as a whole."
Maybe just like the WTC, they have tried it before?
Logical Speculation:
1. Terrorists are warning of another even bigger hit on the US.
2. Rumors of Scuba purchasing terrorists in NJ and Miami.
3. Hatred of the Jews.
4. To kill lots of people, you need lots on people in a small three dimensional volume. Flat concentrations are too spread out.
5. To kill lots of people, they need to be contained so they can'y get away from fire, etc.
6. Two containers meet the bill, large highrise buildings, and large cruise ships. Highrise building must be hit on weekdays when they're full, but emergency services are available. Cruise ships can be hit on a weekend when emergency services are much less available.
7. I think a large cruise ship will be hit on a Sunday, probably in port just as it's returning from a 7 day cruise. It will be in Port Miami, on the world's largest cruise ship the Royal Caribbean Voyager (4 to 5 thousand on board including crew). A very high percentage of Jews will be onboard.
8. Attack will be from below the water, above the water, and on board, and possibly from the air.
9. The Voyager like many cruise ships flys the Liberian flag. Terrorist crew mwmbers would hardly stick out.
10. I hope I'm totally wrong.
read this just released
(New York-AP) -- In response to warnings that apartment buildings could become terrorist targets, New York City landlords are being encouraged to take extra security precautions
This is certainly not true in general of Americans of Lebanese Christian background. I'm not counting Nader.
thier are some murderers in infidel jews but are put to shame by all jews
thier are some murderers in infidel hindu,s but are put to shame by all hindu,s
thier are some murderers in infidel christians but are put to shame by all christians
saudi gave 110,000,000, for homicide terorists
egapt is calling homicide terorist importent to islam cuase
iraque is donating 35,000 to each family of homicide terorists
i plea to muslims stray away of your religoin of jihad and put to shame the ones practicing jihad every where in the world
Maronite Catholic Church has accused Syria undermining Lebanon's existence. In a statement the Council of Maronite Bishops said Lebanon was fast losing its identity because of Syrian "tutelage." Fear and intimidation are but two of many reasons why Christians have fled from Lebanon, especially since Syria "annexed"Lebanon. i plea to you again to stop doing jihad every where in the world
Have you reminded his sorry self of this fact?
the infowarrior
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