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  • AP Interview: Al-Qaida Wants to Strike U.S. With Chemical, Biological Weapon

    05/18/2004 2:04:23 PM PDT · by aculeus · 8 replies · 129+ views
    Tampa Bay on line (AP) ^ | May 18, 2004 | KATHERINE PFLEGER SHRADER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
    WASHINGTON (AP) - The top intelligence official at the Homeland Security Department, worried about an increased risk of attack in coming months, says al-Qaida wants to strike on U.S. soil with something other than a conventional explosive - perhaps with a chemical or biological weapon. Retired Lt. Gen. Patrick Hughes said in an Associated Press interview that America has gotten better at predicting and safeguarding itself against attacks since Sept. 11, 2001. But Hughes said he fears that new terrorists "are being made every single day on the streets of the Middle East." As Homeland Secretary Tom Ridge prepares to...