US Intel Sees Al Qaeda Attacks on 'Soft Targets' As Early As Wednesday

World Tribune Breaking News Bulletin and Middle East Newsline ^ | February 10, 2003 | Special Report Staff

[ewing]

Officials said that the United States Intelligence Community has relayed information that Al Qaeda intends to launch an attack during the Id Al Adha holiday with 'soft targets' such as tourists likely victims.

The holiday is marked by an annual Muslim pilgramge to the Saudi city of Mecca.

Id Al Adha is expected to begin on Wednesday. Hundreds of thousands of Muslims, including Gulf Arab leaders, have arrived in Mecca for the Haj pilgrimage, Middle East Newsline reported.

Officials said that Al Qaeda could be planning attacks similar to those launched last year on an Israeli owned resoprt hotel in Mombasa, Kenya and a nightclub in Bali, Indonesia.

The attacks focus on so called 'soft targets' that contain Western civillians, mostly tourists.

[mhking]

I like sausage for that purpose, myself...[g]

[Grampa Dave]

The al Qaeda Islamofacist/kazis would be the first to bring violence during Haj, the religious pilgramage.

Of course the left wing media will blame any terrorist acts on America and the evil GW if they kill their own people during this Holy Time for Islam.

[xzins]

Ted Kennedy tried to compare "al qaeda" undercover cells operating in Buffalo with "al qaeda" cells operating in Iraq with the knowledge of the government of Iraq.

Kennedy is an idiot.

Any American who buys that kind of logic needs to clean the cobwebs out.

[rs79bm]

Ok, I'll be ready. Bring it on., you'll never defeat America.

[1Old Pro]

I've heard Intell is concerned about domestic targets as well which was reflected in the heightened alert level.

Stay vigilant.

[Salvation]

Yikes! I am flying to the mid section of the country on Wednesday!!!!

[Stefan Stackhouse]

Time to start stuffing bacon grease into the hollow points ....

Gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "bringing home the bacon. . ."

[steveegg]

I like your math. You forgot to add the 10-minute prep, though.

[hchutch]

Overheard at SecDef's office:
"I know what you're thinking, Saddam. You gotta ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?"

[Matchett-PI]

"They never hit anything but soft targets because they don't have the courage to fight like men. They are murderers playing "soldier", common thugs who only attack those they deem defenseless."

And they love it when they have their ENABLERS in power in the White House. [Like Clinton, Carter (fill in 99.99% of the DemocRAT names), ad nauseum])

[evad]

I don't really wish it, but poetic justice would be a hit on a French Club Med somewhere.

DITTO..but why would they hit an ally?

[evad]

(†With God all things are possible.†)

Hopefully, one of them will be your safe journey.

[cyncooper]

What else is new?

They never hit anything but soft targets because they don't have the courage to fight like men. They are murderers playing "soldier", common thugs who only attack those they deem defenseless.

Am I wrong to interpret you comments as dismissive?

Flying airplanes into buildings may be construed as you say, but I do not shrug and ask "so what".

[cyncooper]

Stay vigilant.

Which is why the alert level has been raised.

Tomorrow is another Tuesday, the 11th...

[Inspectorette]

"...they pull a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send on of his to the morgue! That's the Chicago way, and that's how you get Capone!"

The Untouchables was a great movie. Sean Connery well-deserved his Oscar for that role.

[sam_paine]

I wish the CIA would do some counter-counter terrorism and bomb something in Riyadh in the name of Al Quaeda and confuse their devoted followers.

[Sender]

2004 HAJJ TRIPS 1/2 PRICE

Does not include animal sacrifice, 2,000 SPF Jihad del Sol Cream,
or holy potassium iodide wafers. Call cell leader for price and availability.

[vooch]

Every nation or location that provides haven for these animals MUST be taken out

you mean Canada & England & Denmark ?

[xzins]

haven: SAFE home.

Cells are uprooted when found in the US, Canada, Britain, et al.

[mikhailovich]

Lookout in Hamburg or Paris. Al Queda wants this war.

Also worth observation is the Chechens have stepped up attacks on Russian soldiers. 7+ Russians killed over the weekend, plus injured.