jlf1961 -> 9/11 threat from al Qaeda operative intercepted, official says (9/9/2011 3:16:38 PM)
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9/11 threat from al Qaeda operative intercepted, official says Washington (CNN) -- American spy networks have intercepted communications from an al Qaeda operative in Pakistan indicating plans for a terrorist strike in New York or Washington, according to a senior U.S. official. The communications come from a source who has provided accurate information in the past, the official said, prompting intelligence officials to sift through communications from other al Qaeda cells. No other corroborating evidence of an attack has been uncovered, the official added. But the information indicates the plan -- thought to involve a vehicle-borne explosive device -- is meant to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. There has been "credible" threat intercepts in the past which turned out to be false alarms, and a few attacks we had no clue about such as the "underwear bomber" and "shoe bomber." The British broke up the liquid bomb plot a few years ago. And finally, the only successful Al Qaeda attacks happened overseas, in Spain, the UK and the far east. Do you think that Al Qaeda has the resources to mount an attack on the US now, even if they use American citizens to try and pull it off, or do you think security has gotten better?
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