U.S.: Al-Qaida may be planning attack on U.S.

[Newsjock]

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Al-Qaida terrorists may be plotting more urgently to attack the United States to maintain their credibility and ability to recruit followers, the U.S. military commander in charge of domestic defense said Thursday.

Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart, chief of the U.S. Northern Command, told reporters he has not seen any direct threats tied to the U.S. presidential elections. But he said it would be imprudent to think that such threats are not there.

"We need only to look at Spain and see that they're certainly willing to try to do something that is significant that could affect an election process," Renuart said. "I think it would be imprudent of us to let down our guard believing that if there's no credible threat that you know of today, there won't be something tomorrow."

While he said that U.S. authorities have thwarted attacks on a number of occasions, he said terrorist cells may be working harder than ever to plot high-impact events. He did not point to any specific intelligence that authorities have received but said the "chatter" they are hearing "gives me no reason to believe they're going to slow down" in their efforts to target the U.S.




Read more: http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/ny-usqaida0307,0,5841026.story

[Mountainman]

1. "I'm John McCain and I approve of this message"

I didn't take them long to learn from Terror Terror Terror Fear Fear Fear Rove.

[ingac70]

2. Videos of "Bin Laden" will show up shortly. N/t

[Mountainman]

3. With Fox spelling Bin Laden "Obama Bin Laden"

[pegleg]

6. Even though Benizir Bhutto said he was murdered. N/T

[saigon68]

45. Yes Be Afraid

Very Afraid

[texshelters]

4. More innuendo without facts-- no news here.

"may be plotting" , "he has not seen any direct threats", "imprudent...to let out guard down now",

Why is this news? Is the purpose to drum up votes for Clinton-McCain?

If so many attacks were "thwarted", why weren't they in the news.

Don't let the lies lead to a war in Iraq. There is no news here.

Tex

[dixiegrrrrl]

17. Lions and tigers and bears, oh my !!

notice he said .." to maintain their credibility"

uhhhh...WHOSE credibility ?

Remember when Chertoff warned of an attack a few months back because of his "gut feeling"?

Man behind the Green Curtain getting desperate, sounds like.

[movonne]

5. They have been going to every since the 911 event...I suspect

they might someday but so can our own home grown terrorist...

[khaos]

27. like the CIA?

[Mountainman]

7. I can see it now, they attack, thousands are rushed to the hospital,

then turned away because of lack of health insurance.

Or poison is put in the food supply but lax FDA regulations and investigations do not catch it.

Or on the spot alerts are sent out to business and employees in every sector of the economy but so many are unemployed that they don't get the message.

Infrastructure failures happen weekly but it is hard to tell if it's because if neglect or terrorism.

[pegleg]

8. Is Rove back? One can almost bet that something big will happen right before election

[kimmerspixelated]

12. He never really left.

He's lurking in sleezy places under the gross parts of rocks. He plans in stealth, undetected, but he still plans...!

[Bilbo Heugan]

9. In G.W.B. Orwell's America, this translates to ...

Bush is planning another attack on America.

[kimmerspixelated]

13. Probably, but this is what makes me insane,

because we can't seem to impeach the bastard. Welcome to DU!!

[frog92969]

24. And this time they need to catch him red handed,

so he doesn't get to shut down another investigation.

[uppityperson]

10. So long as it is at 3:00 am, there will be no problem

We know the president is always prepared to deal with a sudden urgent OMG emergency at that time.

[SpiralHawk]

11. "...so I'm heading back out to the Imperial Pig Farm for more vacation." - Commander AWOL

As ususal.

[MidwestTransplant]

14. Well if they attack pre election we will know they want McCain to win.

[acmavm]

15. We're gonna hear this shit at least once a week every week until the

friggin' election.

[underpants]

16. LBN? this "news" is 7 years old

Didn't you get the memo George?

[Newsjock]

18. This is nothing short of terrorism against the American people

... on the part of Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart, chief of the U.S. Northern Command, and the people giving him his orders.

[Sam Ervin jret]

19. does any news agency even question this crap? Ask," Is this news?"" What is new about it?"

"What is the source of the information?" "Did YOU check it? Can it be checked?" "I need to check it. That it my job. I don't just write stuff down you tell me is "news.""

You know the stuff the teach you at journalism school.

[peace13]

20. Tell me again why impeachment is off the table.

This is a crime against Americans all right and we can't say they didn't warn us. Peace, Kim

[Baby Snooks]

21. The McCain Campaign has begun....

And don't be surprised if Hillary keeps running that "Who is answering the phone at 3 am?" ad as well.

[LeftHander]

22. And they are trying to sap and impurify our precious bodily fliuds...

[0rganism]

23. Excellent news! Gen. Renuart says he has not seen any direct threats!

That sounds like an outstanding situation. Let's keep it that way.

[OKthatsIT]

25. Don't laugh, these elitist gangsters are so ritualistic...

the lambs are sacarificed in the spring...and it aint the muslim ritual I'm worried about.

[frog92969]

26. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah

I know - Be afraid, vote for a war monger, and let the Telco's hide evidence.

I get it.

[slackmaster]

28. I found two AQ operatives hiding under my SUV plotting an attack this morning

It's getting so bad, you just can't find a place that's not swarming with the little fucks any more!

:nuke:

[lutefisk]

42. Probably just commuters siphoning gas...n/t

[2Design]

29. rove/BFEE/McCain for President/Permanent war - they are so full of it

they have not gone after the right people yet - they are in saudi arabia - bush sees them regularly - we can stop killing people

[BadgerKid]

30. Brrr..is it drafty or did someone forget to close the logic hole?

:sarcasm:

[LynnTheDem]

31. Look at SPAIN??? Ummm...didn't anyone tell this dickhead that it wasn't

al Qaeda in Spain & trying to say it was is what got the Spanish rightwingnut regime-changed???

[muriel_volestrangler]

36. No - the RW Spanish government blamed Eta, the Basque terrorists, at first

and that was what annoyed the public, when it turned out it wasn't.

Trial verdict:

A Spanish court has sentenced three men to thousands of years in jail for their part in the Madrid bombings in 2004.

Moroccans Jamal Zougam and Otman el Ghanoui and Spaniard Emilio Trashorras were convicted of murder, but suspected mastermind Rabei Osman was acquitted.
...
Analysts say the attacks changed the course of Spanish politics because in an election three days later voters ditched a conservative government that at first blamed the bombs on the Spanish separatist group Eta.

Spanish investigators say the accused were part of a local Islamist militant group inspired by al-Qaeda, but had no direct links to the terror organisation.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7070827.stm

[Art_from_Ark]

39. So it wasn't Al-Qaeeda behind the Spanish attacks

but an "Al-Qaeeda-'inspired' group", whatever that means.

Considering that the ETA had been responsible for all the terrorist attacks in Spain going back to the 1960s, it would be only natural to point them out as the prime suspects.

[tanyev]

32. Put it in a PDB so Dubya can ignore it again.

[riverdale]

50. This is a historical information memo, right?

[annabanana]

33. "he has not seen any direct threats ". . . . . .

Al-righteythen!:eyes:

[FedUp_Queer]

34. Ok...

is being disgusted about this BS something Obama and Hillary people can finally agree on?

[santamargarita]

35. The Bush Fascists are planning another attack!

More State Sponsored Terrorism...

[Javaman]

37. Or they may not.

just make sure you are sufficiently afraid to suit morons* needs.

[goforit]

38. LOL!!!...Yes, the infamous "al qaida".....AKA Dick Cheney

Yes ....Dick and George would love to attack the US any time any place.

[and-justice-for-all]

40. terra terra terra FEAR terra terra terra ALQUIDA terra terra...etc

'Associated Press' is owned by big media...the same evil empire that owns Faux Noise.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

41. Again?

And what is the Bush (mis-)administration doing to prevent any more attacks? You know, to maintain the "integrity" of the election process?
:boring:

[Turbineguy]

43. So What Shall We Doooo? What Shall We Doooo?

Check under your bed for terrorists, if none found, get in bed and pull the covers over your head. Go to church on Sunday and vote republican. That is All.

[Honeycombe8]

44. Translation: Nominate the Clintons, Dems, since they are stronger on nat'l security!

Ad to run again in November 2008 to stress that John McCain should be voted for.

That is all. Over and out. Brought to you by your United States Government.

[OKthatsIT]

46. Clinton & the Bush Gang

come on people...don't you have eyes that see?

[Maeve]

47. Wolf!! Wolf!!!! WOLF, ALREADY!!!!!

Of course, eventually the wolf arrives and eats the nasty little boy while no-one tries to save him..."just desserts", I think they call it.

[auburngrad82]

48. Well that settles it. John McCain is the only one who can stop them!

Stop the Dems, save the world...

:sarcasm:

[Honeycombe8]

49. Here he comes to save the daaaaay! John McCain is...on...the...way.....

:nopity: