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| New bin Laden tape to trigger high-level assassination |
| 2004-08-11 |
| A high-profile political assassination, triggered by a new message from Osama bin Laden, will lead off the next major al Qaeda attack, The Washington Times has reported, citing U.S. intelligence officials. U.S. officials familiar with intelligence reports, speaking on condition of anonymity, disclosed that the assassination plan was among new details of al Qaeda plots and would target a U.S. or foreign leader either in the United States or abroad, according to the newspaper's Wednesday editions. Planning for the attacks to follow involves "multiple targets in multiple venues" across the United States, one official was quoted as saying. "The goal of the next attack is twofold: to damage the U.S. economy and to undermine the U.S. election," the official told the newspaper. The officials said there are intelligence reports, some of them sketchy, that a new tape from bin Laden would surface soon, the newspaper reported. "The message likely will be the signal for the attack to be launched," one official said. A second U.S. official was cited as saying that one intelligence agency was aware of unconfirmed reports of a new bin Laden tape. "There may be such a tape, but it hasn't surfaced and we haven't seen it," the newspaper quoted the official as saying. The Washington Times reported that the plot was among detailed al Qaeda plans found on a laptop computer belonging to captured al Qaeda suspect Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #21 AQ has been ranting the last few weeks about knocking off Berlusconi if Italian troops don't leave Iraq. I think the deadline was the 15th? of this month. Maybe we see attempt on him with along with some attacks there. ~~~ We will create waterfalls of blood that will drag you to their depths. You have condemned your people to that. The infidel Europe has done the same to its people by following America. We will destroy European cities, starting by you, Berlusconi," the statement said. "The cities will bleed until all of you, European leaders and people, come to your senses. Withdraw your deadly missions from Iraq." http://seven.com.au/news/worldnews/105204 |
| Posted by: Nick VTX 2004-08-11 12:10 |
| #20 "The message likely will be the signal for the attack to be launched," Oh, I see. You mean if the Islamic kilbots had a wide-open chance to carry this out *BUT* the tape had not yet surfaced, they would simply do nothing??? I don't think so. |
| Posted by: Crusader 2004-08-11 11:13 |
| #19 LOL BH. It'll be a short civil war. |
| Posted by: Zpaz 2004-08-11 10:59 |
| #18 If we're lucky, maybe they'll shoot Martin Sheen... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-08-11 10:54 |
| #17 "The goal of the next attack is twofold: to damage the U.S. economy and to undermine the U.S. election," I've heard that OBL has the "Anyone but Bush" slogan runnin' around in his brain for this election. |
| Posted by: 2% 2004-08-11 10:45 |
| #16 I ain't buying it. If you look at the assassinations of American, British, Turkish ambassadors, attaches, etc. over the past 20 years in the Middle East, they almost all involve a target that is poorly protected, follows the same routine/path every day and ignored indications that they were being cased. The notion of throwing a shot at Bush or Kerry runs contrary to this pattern. Both are well protected. Campaign travel plans are public, but it's still difficult to know what exact route a candidate will take to get to the speaking venue. Naturally, if high profile assassination means a ranking Senator or Representative then it gets easier for the jihadi, but the politicial ramifications of a dead congressman are far less than a dead presidential candidate. |
| Posted by: dreadnought 2004-08-11 10:22 |
| #15 al-Q pots Kerry. Moore blames it on Bushitler. Massive LLL uprising ensues, igniting civil war. I'm sure glad they're opposed to gun ownership. |
| Posted by: BH 2004-08-11 10:04 |
| #14 Stev, re: Scenarios They get Bush. Cheney is in charge until January with nothing to hold him back because he never wanted the top job anyway. And Kerry would have to finish the job, or look weak on terror in comparison -- no way to wiggle out of it. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2004-08-11 08:06 |
| #13 Bite your tongue FB! Noway way will they mess with Lucky. I expect the target is Franco. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-08-11 07:35 |
| #12 Maybe we will get lucky and they will hit Villapin or "Le Worm." Well one can hope can they. |
| Posted by: FlameBait93268 2004-08-11 06:45 |
| #11 If there is any truth to this (not any ass. attempts, but the story, leaked to the media), it only shows al-q or their PR makeover people really reeeeaching. Pathetic- "We're planning a super-secret uber duber plot against you and by the time you find out about it...it... will be months too early. so..". |
| Posted by: Annie Moose 2004-08-11 03:44 |
| #10 Anyone want to bet that this new bin Laden tape has him making not a single reference to events that happened after we redecorated his Tora Bora rat hole? OBL can't even afford a new video camera. I predict that in November 2004, OBL will stay dead and this will continue into the next year and beyond, pretty much how it has been since the end of 2001. |
| Posted by: badanov 2004-08-11 03:01 |
| #9 ...and recruit more cannon fodder and moneymen to the cause... Some of which came from the US, if the emails of support that they used to post on that website were indeed real. |
| Posted by: Rafael 2004-08-11 02:27 |
| #8 ...if anything would guarantee a wrath-of-God level response... Perhaps, that's what they want? |
| Posted by: Rafael 2004-08-11 02:19 |
| #7 What is with this "Anonymous"? Show some sand, anyone can be "Anonymous" but you got to have a set to be "Kilroy"!! |
| Posted by: Long Hair Republican 2004-08-11 01:55 |
| #6 Dunno, Mike. Scenarios: 1) They pot Kerry. No way the Moore-ites will believe al-Q did it. 2) They miss Kerry. Ditto, and now Kerry adds to the cacophony. (More likely than not, Kerry yanks Teresa in front of him as the assassin shoots). 3) They pot Bush. Kerry wins the election as fewer people would vote for Cheney as president (wildcard -- RNC in emergency session nominates McCain). 4) They miss Bush. Bush gets no sympathy, Moore-ites say it's all a setup, and Kerry prolly wins. 5) They pot someone else, anyone else. I think that helps Kerry if it happens within a week of the election, toss-up otherwise. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2004-08-11 01:53 |
| #5 ...Is Al-Q really stupid enough to try an assassination in the US? It seems to me that if anything would guarantee a wrath-of-God level response, it would be them taking even an unsuccessful shot at a politico here. Now on the other hand, I can see them trying to whack Allied (or even not-so-Allied) leaders and telling them 'unless you rein in the Americans, it'll get worse..." Which, frankly, is something I fear happening, especially in the event of a really solid Bush victory - real, direct, and undisguised attempts to stop us, even with threats of military force. (I know, they can't - but that might not stop them from saying it.) Mike |
| Posted by: Anonymous6036 2004-08-11 01:48 |
| #4 Does anybody get the sense that Binny and AlQadea are controlling world events?. It seems that anything that happens in the world lead to AlQadea ! |
| Posted by: Anonymous112600 2004-08-11 01:46 |
| #3 It seems that OBL is not in his suspected places. It seems pretty obvious at this point that he is in Iran.... |
| Posted by: Long Hair Republican 2004-08-11 01:25 |
| #2 Suddenly I've got this whole Reggie Jackson in "Naked Gun" thing happening. Must...kill...queen... Except we're not watching a movie anymore. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2004-08-11 01:23 |
| #1 either in the United States or abroad Well that certainly narrows it down..... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-08-11 01:19 |