[lit-ideas] Re: Terrorism Flashback
- From: "Andreas Ramos" <andreas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 08:37:13 -0700
Warnings of massive terror attacks? Claims that the US government saved
everyone?
Ah, an election is coming up.
yrs,
andreas
www.andreas.com
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From: "Eric Yost" <eyost1132@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 8:31 AM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Terrorism Flashback
So while some of you guys were telling me that I was paying
too much attention to terror alerts, was hysterical, and/or
suffering from PTSD, al-Qaeda was indeed planning to attack
my hometown. Ah, the comfortable nihilism of the suburbs!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5092228.stm
Al-Qaeda 'planned US cyanide hit'
Al-Qaeda militants were within 45 days of launching a lethal
cyanide attack on New York's subway system in early 2003, US
intelligence sources suggest.
But the attack, masterminded by Saudi militants, was called
off by Osama Bin Laden's deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri.
The revelations are contained in a new book excerpted by
Time magazine.
Unnamed US officials confirmed their knowledge of the plot
to the New York Times. The city's underground was placed on
high alert in February 2003.
<snip>
Top US officials calculated that the casualties would be
almost on a par with the 11 September 2001 attacks.
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