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Title: Terror Plot Thwarted As US-Bound Explosives Seized
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Associated Press
URL Source: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie ... AULT&CTIME=2010-10-29-19-17-18
Published: Oct 29, 2010
Author: Associated Press
Post Date: 2010-10-29 19:26:45 by Brian S
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Authorities on three continents thwarted multiple terrorist attacks aimed at the United States from Yemen on Friday, seizing two explosive packages addressed to Chicago-area synagogues and packed aboard cargo jets. The plot triggered worldwide fears that al-Qaida was launching a major new terror campaign. President Barack Obama called the coordinated attacks a "credible terrorist threat," and U.S. officials said they were increasingly confident that al-Qaida's Yemen branch, the group responsible for the failed Detroit airliner bombing last Christmas, was responsible. Parts of the plot might remain undetected, Obama's counterterror chief warned. "The United States is not assuming that the attacks were disrupted and is remaining vigilant," John Brennan said at the White House. One of the packages was found aboard a cargo plane in Dubai, the other in England. Preliminary tests indicated the packages contained the powerful industrial explosive PETN, the same chemical used in the Christmas attack, U.S. officials said. The tests had not been confirmed. In the U.S., cargo planes were searched up and down the Eastern Seaboard, and an Emirates Airlines passenger jet was escorted down the coast to New York by American fighter jets. No explosives were found aboard those planes, though the investigation was continuing on at least two. Obama's sobering assessment, delivered from the White House podium, unfolded four days before national elections in which discussion of terrorism has played almost no role. The president went ahead with weekend campaign appearances. The terrorist efforts "underscore the necessity of remaining vigilant against terrorism," the president said. While he said both packages that contained explosives originated in Yemen, he did not explicitly assign blame to al-Qaida, which is active in the Arab nation and long has made clear its goal of launching new attacks on the United States. Authorities in Dubai intercepted one explosive device. The second package was aboard a plane searched in East Midlands, north of London, and officials said it contained a printer toner cartridge with wires and powder. Brennan said the devices were in packages about the size of a breadbox. While Obama didn't specifically accuse Yemen's al-Qaida branch, Brennan called it the most active al-Qaida franchise and said anyone associated with the group was a subject of concern. The radical U.S.-born Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who now is in hiding in Yemen, is believed to have helped inspire recent attacks including the Fort Hood shooting, the Times Square bombing attempt and the failed Detroit airliner bombing last Christmas Day. Another American hiding in Yemen, Samir Khan, has declared himself a traitor and has helped produce al-Qaida propaganda. Most of the officials spoke on condition of anonymity, citing the ongoing investigation. Brennan later told reporters that the explosives "were in a form that was designed to try to carry out some type of attack," but he provided no further details. "The forensic analysis is under way," he said, adding, "Clearly from the initial observation, the initial analysis that was done, the materials that were found in the device that was uncovered was intended to do harm." Intelligence personnel had been monitoring a suspected plot for days, officials said. The packages in England and Dubai were discovered after a Saudi Arabian intelligence picked up information related to Yemen and passed it on to the U.S., one official said. U.S. intelligence officials warned last month that terrorists hoped to mail chemical and biological materials as part of an attack on America and other Western countries using the mail. The alert came in a Sept. 23 bulletin from the Homeland Security Department and obtained by The Associated Press. In the hours following the discoveries, Yemeni officials and Scotland Yard were investigating and the U.S. issued a 72-hour ban on all cargo from Yemen. "As a precaution, DHS has taken a number of steps to enhance security," the agency said in a statement. "Some of these security measures will be visible while others will not." U.S. authorities conducted searches of aircraft in Philadelphia, Newark, N.J., and New York City. Since the failed Christmas bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner, Yemen has been a focus for U.S. counterterrorism officials. Before that attack, the U.S. regarded al-Qaida's branch in Yemen as primarily a threat in the region, not to the United States. The Yemen branch known as al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula has since become a leading source of terrorist propaganda and recruiting. Authorities believe about 300 al-Qaida members or cells operate in Yemen. The Yemeni government has stepped up counterterrorism operations, with help from the U.S. military and intelligence officials. Mohammed Shayba, general-director of the state airline's cargo department, said the government is conducting an investigation. "Those in charge are in constant meetings and they are investigating and taking the issue seriously," he told The Associated Press.
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
So, Obama really is protecting us from the evil terrorists. It's an okay October surprise, but not a great one.
You can tell the drills. They happen, Friday/Weekend/Monday. The real deals happen Tues thru Thursday so that the BigWigs don't miss their flights and Weekend Parties. Priorities. 8D
How you'll know if a Real live 5th Gen Warfare Expert is involved: Particularly important installations are guarded by soldiers or by private security, while the population is left to fend for itself. UPS/FedEx don't qualify. 8D
Deepwater Horizon would: Feds’ press release says NOAA, FDA now testing for dispersant: Corexit ingredient DOSS found in 13 samples — Up to 500 ppm allowed in shrimp, crabs, oysters October 29th, 2010 at 05:55 PM NOAA and FDA Announce Chemical Test for Dispersant in Gulf Seafood, Press Release, October 29, … Read more >> -www.floridaoilspilllaw.com And Corexit is Antifreeze. You're eating antifreeze when you eat this seafood.
Can't wait to hear the 9/11 truthers explain this away...(chuckle)
Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit.
I've heard most people are avoiding Gulf seafood. I'm cooking beans and ham hocks. Depression meal.
Two Items learned from Last Nite partys: 1) A good friend brought up New Orleans/Seafood and how great it is. And She said 'is'. I did the best I could to point out that this was Past tense. And I then Let it go as she nodded. 2) Another party (the Party Beast that I am;} told me about her family in South Arkansas and Oklahoma during the Depression: A neighbor left a milch cow out in the pasture knowing that they would milk it at night. They also ate apples. That's it. For two years.
Sounds good. 8D Also in the Arkansas/Texas there's an abundance of wild boars. But be careful when you hunt 'em. They attack you when you shoot. 8D
I see your Razorbacks are 20.5 point favorites this evening vs. Vanderbilt. Louisville is 9.5 point underdogs at Pittsburgh noon today.
Louisville is 9.5 point underdogs at Pittsburgh noon today. 20 1/2 is too big a spread for me. But we should win out the season. ;} And I wish Louisville/StLouis/ Memphis were in the same conference. Oh well. Let the Games Begin. I'd bet this: Missouri Tigers +7.5 @ Nebraska Cornhuskers -7.5 Taking Nebraska 8D
BTW Trivia: We got Louisville's Coach and Pitt's AD. Thanx to you both for highlighting the talents of both men. 8D And the Seton Hall/ND/Kentucky/Arkansas Basketball Classic this Nov. is one result.
Taking Nebraska 8D James, good call...
How is the Gulf Coast evacuation proceeding, mcclown? What's the latest death toll resulting from Obama's oil disaster?
Taking Nebraska 8D James, good call... Scanning the Planet for Good Odds. 8D
And, of course the Thread Topic: "Yawn. Here we go again. Two days ago, senior figures in the British airline industry, including the Chairman of British airways, said that Britain should stop "kowtowing" to excessive US security demands that were "completely redundant". Then today, in a crass and very obvious attempt to refute the BA Chairman's statements and reaffirm the fake reality of a 'terror threat', two 'suspect packages' are found on planes in the East Midlands and Dubai, both planes originated in Yemen and were destined for the US, specifically, Jewish synagogues in Chicago, or so we are told." And as the US introduces 'Hands into your Crotch/Around your boobs' Invasive airline searches. ;}
Maybe you can find me some good Breeders' Cup picks this coming Friday and Saturday at Churchill Downs. I have a friend who wants me to go, but I hate crowds, inflated prices and long betting lines. He tells me I should be there when Zenyatta wins the Classic which I think she'll do.
Another reason I will avoid flying if at all possible.
(chuckle)
Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit.
I love these races cause everyone bets Zenyatta. Skews the odds on the rest. And I just found out that my favorite jockey-Mike Smith (won some money, yeah;} from Oaklawn has been the jockey. Bet a 7:1/10:1 horse with a 'Best Trainer/Jockey' Combo and Zenyatta in an Exacta Box. 8D
That seems to be one of the rational's of the state. ;}
I might drive up to simulcast/OTB to throw down some bets early on race day. And then I'll drive to the local watering hole and watch my money roll in. Every beer I drink will be like saving $3 or $4 as compared to track prices.
Welcome to ObamaWorld, where Every death in Combat accomplishes Nothing at All. Nothing's changed since 121200. Except that DWH has shown the Killer State in ALl of it's Glory and lies are revealed in real time 8D: "Cargo Cult: Questions on the Latest Terrorist Threat PDF Print E-mail Written by Chris Floyd Sunday, 31 October 2010 09:57 First we were told that the recently intercepted package bombs sent, we are told, from Yemen, were targeted at synagogues in Chicago. Now we are being told that they were intended to blow up the cargo planes themselves. We are also told that the bombs' design shows the mark of a "highly sophisticated" operation by extremist Islamists, most likely al Qaeda. All of which prompts one question. If you were indeed a "highly sophisticated" Islamist extremist operation wishing to blow up cargo planes bound for the United States with package bombs, would you really a) mail those bombs from Yemen, a country currently under intense counterterrorism scrunity by the United States, and b) address these packages, from Yemen, to Jewish institutions -- in Barack Obama's home city?
Every beer I drink will be like saving $3 or $4 as compared to track prices. 8D
"To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves is sinful and tyrannical." -- Thomas Jefferson
#2. To: Brian S (#0)
#3. To: All (#2)
#4. To: All (#3)
#5. To: Brian S (#0)
#6. To: mcgowanjm (#4)
And Corexit is Antifreeze. You're eating antifreeze when you eat this seafood.
#7. To: Fred Mertz (#6)
I'm cooking beans and ham hocks. Depression meal.
#8. To: Fred Mertz (#6)
I'm cooking beans and ham hocks.
#9. To: mcgowanjm (#8)
(Edited)
#10. To: Fred Mertz (#9)
I see your Razorbacks are 20.5 point favorites this evening vs. Vanderbilt.
#11. To: Fred Mertz (#9)
Louisville is 9.5 point underdogs at Pittsburgh noon today.
#12. To: mcgowanjm (#10)
Missouri Tigers +7.5 @ Nebraska Cornhuskers -7.5
#13. To: Fred Mertz, mcgowanjm (#12)
James, good call...
#14. To: Fred Mertz (#12)
Missouri Tigers +7.5 @ Nebraska Cornhuskers -7.5
#15. To: Fred Mertz (#12)
#16. To: mcgowanjm (#14)
#17. To: mcgowanjm (#15)
And as the US introduces 'Hands into your Crotch/Around your boobs' Invasive airline searches. ;}
#18. To: Ibluafartsky (#13)
#19. To: Fred Mertz (#16)
He tells me I should be there when Zenyatta wins the Classic which I think she'll do.
#20. To: Fred Mertz (#17)
Another reason I will avoid flying if at all possible.
#21. To: mcgowanjm (#19)
(Edited)
#22. To: All (#20)
#23. To: Fred Mertz (#21)
I might drive up to simulcast/OTB to throw down some bets early on race day. And then I'll drive to the local watering hole and watch my money roll in.
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