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U.S. citizen secretly pleads guilty to scouting hit sites for al Qaeda
Washington Times ^
| 6/20/03
| Frank J. Murray
Posted on 06/19/2003 11:02:03 PM PDT by kattracks
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:04:03 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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An al Qaeda sleeper agent "wrapped in his cloak of American citizenship" has secretly pleaded guilty to aiding Osama bin Laden by scouting out bridges and railroads for destruction in New York and Washington, Attorney General John Ashcroft said yesterday.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: acetylenetorch; aircraft; alqaeda; ashcroft; binladen; bridge; brinkema; cellphones; code; columbus; faris; gasstationplots; iymanfaris; jihadinamerica; ksm; mohammadrauf; moussaoui; nybridgeplot; ohiotruckercase; pleabargain; rauf; shaikhmohammed; sleepingbags; speedingticket; torch; ultralights; yemen; zacariasmoussaoui
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posted on
06/19/2003 11:02:03 PM PDT
by
kattracks
To: kattracks
"When asked about secrecy in this case and 15 others that remain sealed, Mr. Ashcroft said the Faris developments were kept secret to avoid "impairing very important interests."
I applaud the "secrecy" of the Bush Administration! 15 cases remain sealed - - who knows what other terrorists plots have been foiled.
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posted on
06/20/2003 2:55:39 AM PDT
by
Susannah
(Over 200 people murdered in L. A.County-first 5 mos. of 2003 & NONE were fighting Iraq!!)
To: kattracks
Faris admitted he bought 2,000 sleeping bags for al Qaeda terrorists That's a lot of sleeping bags
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posted on
06/20/2003 3:20:21 AM PDT
by
SauronOfMordor
(Java/C++/Unix/Web Developer looking for next gig)
To: Cindy
fyi
Hope those sleeping bags were for al Qaeda personnel OUTSIDE the country.
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posted on
06/21/2003 11:01:31 PM PDT
by
piasa
(Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
To: SauronOfMordor
If we could just get some common sense sleeping bag legislation passed, and limit purchases to one bag a month, things like this would not happen.
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posted on
06/21/2003 11:06:03 PM PDT
by
spodefly
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