"Said former FBI analyst Matthew Levitt, now a senior fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy: 'I think their primary objective is just to kill as many people as possible.'" From ABCNews, :
Information found on the computer files of Mohammed Khan, the 25-year-old computer engineer who was arrested last month in Pakistan, is responsible for the current terror alert at financial centers in New York, Washington, D.C., and Newark, N.J.Khan's records continue to yield critical clues about al Qaeda's operations, including indications that he may have communicated with several people in the United States in recent months, sources told ABC News.
Khan's computer files show al Qaeda operatives thoroughly casing the financial centers both outside and inside just before the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the sources said.
Law enforcement officials said the bulk of the extensive surveillance was conducted on the Citigroup Center in Manhattan, the International Monetary Fund and World Bank buildings in Washington, and Prudential Financial Inc.'s headquarters in Newark, N.J. Federal officials publicly identified those targets earlier this week, along with the New York Stock Exchange.
"Given the specificity that apparently are in these reports, that they were not just casual targets. These were real targets," said former FBI counterterrorism agent Jack Cloonan, an ABC News consultant.
The computer files, written in English, narrate the travels of al Qaeda members throughout the buildings, offering step-by-step color commentary in rich detail, sources said.
The documents suggest the facilities were under surveillance morning and night, with operatives looking for times when security was lax and when the most potential victims were present.
If a proper diagnosys was made I think we would all faint with absolute fear...this cancer is more advanced than most of us realise.
To Mega2004:
Hey, here is more 'old' terrorist intelligence. I mean, someone may have moved a cubicle since this was updated last.
There is no doubt in my mind that Al Qaeda and many of its links are state funded. Bin Laden may be wealthy, but I fail to see how even a multi-millionaire by himself can afford to fund a network that so obviously is constituted of over a hundred thousand members globally.
We already know Iran's government is involved and at least one other state. Seems to me our military is going to be busy overseas for a long time, and the citizenry right here in the States will have to be even more vigilant.
Where has Mayberry gone?
"Said former FBI analyst Matthew Levitt, now a senior fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy: 'I think their primary objective is just to kill as many people as possible.'"
No kidding? I'm glad we have such bright and critically thinking individuals at the center of national policy making...
Where has Mayberry gone?
Posted by: Foehammer at August 5, 2004 09:03 AM
Locked and loaded!!!
Wait-ing for squirrel season to open?
Part of the American Tribe
God Bless the USA and her Fighting Forces and All who Fight with her give them Wisdom,Strength and Courage to stay the course to Victory Amen
Catherine:
Did you see the "fight" over you on the July 30 "Can't find Osama . . ." thread (toward the end)?
no what fight?
Part of the American Tribe
God Bless the USA and her Fighting Forces and All who Fight with her give them Wisdom,Strength and Courage to stay the course to Victory Amen
PS
Did I win?
Catherine:
Rikki and Son of Infidel had a disagreement over your affections.
Check it out. Start about half way down and scroll down until Rikki addresses Son of Infidel saying that the two of you would make a cute couple . . .
Boy?
Rikki never got an e-mail from you I don't read anything from people I don't know?
You would be in trouble if you couldn't afford 2 tickets?
I don't ride the tube?
I did like what Mullah_Abu_Bin_Boobie at July 30, 2004 08:18 PM Said!!!
YAHWEH will smite them.
"."Posted by: Reza
Yes look at the 30,000 dead in Iran's EARTHQUAKE??
replacement theology is a term describing those who believe God has replaced is elect status of israel with the church or some gentile nation.
just ain't so pardners.
Posted by: forrestshalom at July 31, 2004 01:49 PM
You are wrong to get those who fight on your side dander’s up? I don’t know all that which son was talking about but, I can see history and those who were against Israel all fell! Look at history England when they betrayed Israel after WW2 look how big they were and look at them now [sorry Rikki] look at Germany? Look at Roma? Look at Greece? Look at Egypt? America is on the Side of Israel and look at her?
Even the qr-ran talks about the people of the book? Look at the mulsum lands the sh-tholes that they are? Even the mo-ham-od was afraid of God and knew that he is stronger than the Satan that he worshiped.
Look at how the People of the book plant trees and the mulsums destroy them?[Afgan]
Qur’an 6:66
“The people reject this (Book) and call it a lie though it is the truth. Say: ‘I am not a warden over you.’ ...When you see men who meddle with Our Revelations, turn away, withdrawing from them. Satan makes you forget.”
Yes I’m on the side of American and Israel the lands of hope and beauty?
Look now at Germany since they have sided with Israel?
Part of the American Tribe
God Bless the USA and her Fighting Forces and All who Fight with her give them Strength and Courage to stay the course to Victory Amen
PS
Think I'll stay in the land where they used to make Henrrys that is the next I hope to buy? cost a little more than a ticket? One big enough to bring down a Bear?
I figured this out months ago. My question is why those in authority weren't able to do as well or better. This isn't rocket science.
epg
Big answer is the ACLU the congress was asking how to make the new laws for finding terrorist of the ACLU?
LOOK at how CAIR works with the libs and the ACLU and all the sueing going on all the democrats in congress and their we need am invegestion? ON&ON The Judges do make a difference look at what the serprem court just ruled about getmo?
Keep praying to open the eyes of the American People and the Rest of the World!!
Part of the American Tribe
God Bless the USA and her Fighting Forces and All who Fight with her give them Wisdom,Strength and Courage to stay the course to Victory Amen
PS
Remember that it took a while before America woke up in WW2 but they did!! And boy did they!!
Remember we are winning and we are kicking a-s!!
Catherine,
(Sniff!) I Knew you'd Break My (Sob!) Heart!!!
You'll always be my angel though, I dream about you all the time (I've never seen you but my imagination rocks)!!! I'd swim the Atlantic just to be with you baby, and I'd dedicate my entire life to your happiness, I'd even let you play with my gun!!!
*sings an Oldie* I can't stop Looooving You...!
*recommends watching the Japanese anime version of Metropolis, just so you can hear that song in the last portion of the movie. And enjoy the movie*