WP: No Direct Evidence of Plot To Attack Around Elections

[kskiska]

Saturday, October 23, 2004; Page A01

On Sept. 15, FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III and John E. McLaughlin, then acting director of the CIA, brought a special note of concern to their daily briefing with President Bush.

Fresh intelligence had arrived pointing to plans for a mass-casualty terrorist attack before Election Day, bolstering previous indications that such an assault was possible on U.S. soil, according to accounts of the briefing provided to Mueller's and McLaughlin's subordinates. What's more, intelligence officials told Bush, there was reason to believe that the plotters may already have arrived in the United States, according to the accounts. The new information led the FBI and other agencies across the government to launch a well-publicized campaign aimed at foiling potential plots before the elections, including hundreds of interviews in immigrant neighborhoods and aggressive surveillance of suspected terrorist sympathizers.

But five weeks after the effort began, U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials say they have found no direct evidence of an election-related terrorist plot. Authorities also say that a key CIA source who had claimed knowledge of such plans has been discredited, casting doubt on one of the earliest pieces of evidence pointing to a possible attack.

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"We've not unearthed anything that would add any credence to talk of an election-related attack," said one senior FBI counterterrorism official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because authorities have been instructed not to talk publicly about the issue before the elections. "You can never say there is not a threat, but we have not found specific evidence of one."

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[Dem2theMax]

1. Repeat after me.

DUH.

[clydefrand]

2. yeah, we didn't have specific evidence on 9/11/01 either

And where is the President now? Out spewing his hate-filled mantra, lies, and stupid attempts at humor.

Out with this damn spot! I say...

[oldhat]

3. Bush will protect us!

[0007]

7. Pat Robertson took a shit on junior's chest



[sattahipdeep]

8. Heres a thought

http://www.hendersondispatch.com/articles/2004/10/22/news/opinion/opin01.txt

We don't know what Robertson's reasons were for going to the media with this story
at this time. But it certainly runs counter to Bush's best interests.

Robertson: If Bush 'touches'
Jerusalem, we'll form 3rd party

"The President has backed away from the road map,
but if he were to touch Jerusalem, he'd lose all
Evangelical support," Robertson said. "Evangelicals
would form a third party" because, though people "don't
know about" Gaza, Jerusalem is an entirely different
matter. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/484861.html

[0007]

10. Here's the road map to peace!



[spooked911]

4. check this thread out...creepy

new attack predicted

[newyawker99]

11. Hi spooked911!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[leesa]

5. Ya think they figured out that the Republicans are the ones

who fall for this BS? They are the frightened little ones who would likely stay home.

[aquart]

6. Wolf, anyone?

[bemildred]

9. Damn ignorant terrorists are not taking the hint, are they? nt