Officials Not Sure Al Qaeda Continued To Spy on Buildings

[TheOne]

Pre-9/11 Acts Led To Alerts
Officials Not Sure Al Qaeda Continued To Spy on Buildings
By Dan Eggen and Dana Priest
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, August 3, 2004; Page A01


Most of the al Qaeda surveillance of five financial institutions that led to a new terrorism alert Sunday was conducted before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and authorities are not sure whether the casing of the buildings has continued, numerous intelligence and law enforcement officials said yesterday.

More than half a dozen government officials interviewed yesterday, who declined to be identified because classified information is involved, said that most, if not all, of the information about the buildings seized by authorities in a raid in Pakistan last week was about three years old, and possibly older.

"There is nothing right now that we're hearing that is new," said one senior law enforcement official who was briefed on the alert. "Why did we go to this level? . . . I still don't know that."

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Fear sells....especially in an election year.

 

[lilcountriegal]

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Fear sells....especially in an election year.

So.. the surveillance is a few years old. Again, what's the point? They planned September 11th for years before they carried out those attacks....

 

[Annie]

So.. the surveillance is a few years old. Again, what's the point? They planned September 11th for years before they carried out those attacks....

Do you think he wishes to be logical? :rotflmao:

 

[Democrat4Bush]

"Some of the photos were years old, while others had been taken as recently as the past few months, he said. Some images showed underground garages, leading to the conclusion that those areas had been under surveillance."

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/08/02/terror.targets/index.html

 

[dmp]

If something DID Happen, and the threat levels weren't elevated, this is what we'd hear from Kerry:

"You see? The administration had known about the threat for YEARS yet took NO ACTION!!"

 

[Annie]

"Some of the photos were years old, while others had been taken as recently as the past few months, he said. Some images showed underground garages, leading to the conclusion that those areas had been under surveillance."

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/08/02/terror.targets/index.html

Excellent first post! Welcome and I like your name!

 

[Democrat4Bush]

Thank you Katherine. And it's a pleasure to be a menber.

 

[JIHADTHIS]

Excellent first post! Welcome and I like your name!

And love the icon :teeth:

 

[Annie]

OMG, Just saw that! KaPow!

 

[Annie]

Source: Terror attack to be in early September

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationw...94,print.story?coll=ny-nationalnews-headlines

BY KNUT ROYCE
WASHINGTON BUREAU

August 3, 2004

WASHINGTON -- More financial institutions than previously disclosed may be at risk of attack, and an al-Qaida operative has told British intelligence that the group's target date is early September, intelligence sources said yesterday.

The operative, described as "credible" by British intelligence, told his debriefers that the attack would take place "60 days before the presidential election" on Nov. 2, according to a former senior National Security Council official. On Sept. 2 President George W. Bush is expected to address the Republican National Convention at Madison Square Garden.

Counterterrorism officials are analyzing data from a computer seized in Pakistan last month to see if financial institutions in addition to the five disclosed Sunday are at risk of attack, U.S. officials said yesterday.

The former senior National Security Council official said he was told by British intelligence that they are interrogating an al-Qaida operative who confirmed that financial institutions are being targeted and that an attack was planned for September.

 

[freeandfun1]

C'mon, you know the admin is making all this up. Just like they made up 911. Did you know that nobody really died? The admin and the RIGHT WING media made it all up.

 

[Annie]

C'mon, you know the admin is making all this up. Just like they made up 911. Did you know that nobody really died? The admin and the RIGHT WING media made it all up.

Yep and the Brits have just gone on heightened alert, using same sources. Seems they're just trying to help GW, because we KNOW that the Parliament loves him!

http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=888252004

 

[Merlin1047]

C'mon, you know the admin is making all this up. Just like they made up 911. Did you know that nobody really died? The admin and the RIGHT WING media made it all up.

Brought to us courtesy of the same folks who faked the moon landings.