Top Expert: Bin Laden Has Nuclear Suitcase Bomb

Newsmax ^ | 8/27/02 | Newsmax

[Mohammed El-Shahawi]

Yossef Bodansky, one of the world's leading authorities on Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda and international terrorism, tells NewsMax.com that bin Laden has already acquired several nuclear suitcase bombs from Russian sources. He says that one such weapon may have already been moved to the U.S., and that these facts are well known to U.S. and Israeli intelligence souces. Bodansky makes these and other important revelations to members of NewsMax's Off the Record Club. Bodansky is the director of the Congressional Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare, and author of the New York Times best-selling book "Bin Laden: The Man Who Declared War on America" more:

http://www.newsmaxstore.com/offtherecord/index-bodansky.cfm

[Mohammed El-Shahawi]

Just reporting what I'm reading.

[Husker24]

If he has them, then what has he been waiting for. I dont think he does.

[finnman69]

Exactly...he would have used them instead of 9/11 ariplane attacks.

[Incorrigible]

Your comments Fusion?

[freeperfromnj]

They are diabolical, methodical planners. Eight years passed before they came back for the Twin Towers.

[Mohammed El-Shahawi]

I'm not sure how credible this report is - especially when they want 20 bucks to heaar the juicy stuff.


Yossef Bodansky is the author of the New York Times #1 best seller Bin Laden: The Man Who Declared War on America.

He is arguably the world’s foremost expert on al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden, and he offers a stunning, confidential briefing to members of NewsMax’s Off-the-Record Club.

Bodansky has been warning the United States and the West about the dangers of Islamic terrorists since the late 1980s.

He is now one of the most sought-after experts consulted by the U.S. government and governments worldwide.

Bodansky is the director of the Congressional Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare. He is the author of eight books on international terrorism and global crises, and is a former senior consultant for the U.S. departments of Defense and State.

Now, for the first time, Yossef Bodansky gives NewsMax readers a special Off-the-Record briefing with noted host Barry Farber, just as he gives to top government leaders around the world.

In this stunning one-hour tape, Bodansky holds little back and offers ominous warnings.

Here are just some of the valuable information you’ll hear on this exclusive “Off the Record with Yossef Bodansky” tape:

Why the current war by terrorists is actually a “desperation” move by the Islamic extremists, who believe that if they don’t destroy the U.S., they will cease to exist

His stunning revelation that “there is no such thing as al-Qaeda” – and who is really behind bin Laden and his associates and why many in the media don’t understand the real enemy

The Islamic war is by no means over. Bodansky warns that this war will last a long time and will be “painful” to the U.S.

The clear warning offered by the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and how U.S. intelligence agencies dropped the ball

The anthrax attacks are not the result of domestic terrorism, as the FBI claims. Bodansky offers compelling evidence that a foreign terrorist nation is behind the attacks.

The shocking revelation that bin Laden already has several suitcase nuclear devices – and may already have one positioned in the U.S. (Bodansky reveals why bin Laden hasn’t used these weapons yet and the clues that he is preparing to do so in the near future)

New evidence that the Iraqi have worked closely with bin Laden and even sent scientists to help prepare his nuclear devices

Iraqi and Pakistani experts have even helped bin Laden’s network weaponize chemical and biological weapons.

The significant mistake the U.S. already has made in Afghanistan, and why he believes the U.S action there has not significantly disrupted terrorist plans that will occur in the near future

His conclusion that the terrorists are actually stronger since 9-11

The inside U.S. government knowledge that several thousand highly trained terrorist killers like those who conducted 9-11 are still within the borders of the U.S. – supported by 10 times the number of support agents

What U.S. and Israelis know about bin Laden’s latest whereabouts – including handwritten letters they have intercepted

Why Bodansky believes that the terrorists could well strike at U.S. civilian airliners once again – and do so with great success.

What war with Iraq will really mean and the possibility of a worldwide conflagration with other terror nations like North Korea or others attacking the U.S. at the same time

In "Off-the-Record," Bodanksy is frank, honest and informed.

He is a worldwide recognized authority on these matters and he concludes that the coming war with the terrorists and their backers will not be easy for us.

He offers sound advice on how the U.S. and the West can win this war and make the world a safer place.

You can get your copy of "Off the Record with Yossef Bodansky" by joining NewsMax’s Off-the-Record Club.

As an elite member of the Off-the-Record Club, you will get a monthly audio briefing from one of the top insiders and experts in the world – people like Yossef Bodansky. Previous experts have included Sir John Templeton, Arnaud de Borchgrave and Alexander Haig.

Please remember: As a member of the Off-the-Record Club, you agree not to reprint or republish the material you hear on the tapes. These are the program's ground rules, allowing experts and VIPs to speak more freely and reveal more information than they would otherwise.

By being a member of NewsMax’s Off-the-Record Club you also help one of the nation’s premier news services – we appreciate your support!

[crypt2k]

They may have deteriorated (batteries, corrosion of
moving parts, out of adjustment) and
to arm them would require code keys.

[tuna_battle]

"They are diabolical, methodical planners. Eight years passed before they came back for the Twin Towers."

Good point. More than eight and one half years passed between WTC bombings. A terrorist's culture/environment is not one of impatience and anxiety and instant gratification. bin Laden does not live for today.

[RightWhale]

What will that do?

[Redcloak]

Ollie North was asked about this just after 9/11. His response was that if bin Laden had these devices, he'd have used them. OBL always plays with the biggest club in his bag. On 9/11, he played his biggest club. If he'd had a nuke that day, he'd have used it instead. The fact that he hasn't used a nuke is a pretty good indication that he doesn't have one.

(A more likely scenario is that he got conned by the Russian mafia. They are already thought to have tricked Al Qaeda into buying a container that was merely contaminated with medical isotopes. It was found in one of their "secret labs" in Afghanistan. The container was hot enough to pass inspection, but contained nothing.)

[Thud]

They're coming to take me away, ho ho, ha ha, he he, to the funny farm where life is wonderful all the time ...

"The inside U.S. government knowledge that several thousand highly trained terrorist killers like those who conducted 9-11 are still within the borders of the U.S. – supported by 10 times the number of support agents."

[bvw]

Low yield devices for nukes -- 10 to 1000 tons TNT equivalent. Would take out a few city blocks, a stadium, a dam, etc.

[struwwelpeter]

If he bought his suitcase nuke from the Ukrainian mafiya, he may be disappointed.

[Brett66]

Having a suitcase nuke is not that big of a deal. Having one charged with fissionable material less than six months old is a big deal.

[Dog Gone]

I don't think much of Bodansky. He has made plenty of absurd claims in the past.

[Mohammed El-Shahawi]

Maybe he had one of their "nukes" in a city and when Abdul hit the red button it just stared at him......
It's difficult to test a suitcase nuke first, without attracting a lot of attention.
I can just imagine the sale of one of these:
"How do I know it's gonna work?"
"Trust me, Abdul"

[tuna_battle]

I didn't realize Human League were still putting out records.

[cinFLA]

Good point. More than eight and one half years passed between WTC bombings. A terrorist's culture/environment is not one of impatience and anxiety and instant gratification. bin Laden does not live for today.

They were NOT idle during that time: embassy bombings, USS Cole, plane bombings, etc.

[dogbyte12]

Bin Laden wouldn't use them unless he had enough to put one in every major US city. Going nuclear means we go nuclear, metaphorically speaking. Bin Laden and his ilk are not dummies. They plot, they wait, and they do enough to piss us off, but they want islam to survive. If say, Bin Laden's group blew one up in NY, LA, and Chicago... Iran, Iraq, Libya, Syria would cease to exist as we know it. They know it. They will attack us again, but conventionally. I honestly think they will not trade 50,000 american dead for 10 million muslim dead. It doesn't make strategic sense for them to do it.

It is a perfect blackmail weapon though. You touch our leaders and we will blow it up. This is probably what they are thinking.