New York Cites a Terror Threat
July 31, 2004
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The New York Police Department, responding to new information that terrorists may be planning to attack corporations or large public institutions in the city, last night advised building managers and corporate security personnel to step up their procedures to guard against vehicles rigged with explosives and against chemical agents placed in ventilation systems.
The warning followed meetings on Friday night and yesterday between Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly and Pasquale J. D’Amuro, the assistant director in charge of the New York field office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to Mr. Kelly’s chief spokesman, Paul J. Browne.
Mr. Browne said the meetings were held to discuss the latest reports of a terrorist threat against the city, but declined to comment on the source of the new information. “The information is considered credible,” said another law enforcement official, who insisted on anonymity. The official said the police and federal terrorism authorities, who have received similar threats before, were unusually concerned about the new information.
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Al Qaeda Plotting to Attack New York City Corporations
July 31, 2004
New York City officials have received credible intelligence that al Qaeda has been plotting to carry out suicide attacks on corporations based in the city. Sources at several law enforcement agencies state that an “overseas source” has provided the information about the threat to New York and that it is more significant than the usual “chatter” intercepted from likely terrorists that has prompted warnings in the past.
Intelligence sources say al Qaeda plans to move non-Arab terrorists across the border with Mexico.
Michelle Malkin has written several articles on how al Qaeda may be using the Mexican border to stage it’s next attack and provides several additional, interesting details.
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Al Jazeera Report: Zarqawi captured on Syrian-Iraq border
July 30, 2004
Reports in Kuwait on Friday said a man assumed to be Al Qaeda leader in Iraq, Abu Musab Zarqawi has been captured near the Syrian border. The report claimed that the man was captured during a joint operation by U.S. occupation forces and Iraqi police, Al Siyasah newspaper, quoting Iraqi sources, said Friday.
UPDATE: 07/31/04 Although several overseas papers are reporting this capture, it has not been confirmed by U.S. officials.
We’ve seen several reports such as this before, that have ultimately proved false. However, today, both Al Jazeera and Al Siyasah are reporting the capture of Zarqawi. We will update as the story develops.
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New Mexico Terror Attack Possibly Averted
July 30, 2004
Federal authorities say the attack was planned for May of this year by it never happened because of increased security. Nevertheless, police in Las Cruces say they will continue to work under an elevated terror alert.
They are watching out for anything that may look suspicious and are asking people to do the same. Federal authorities did not have specifics about the attack, they did say possible Al-Qaida cells were stationed in New Mexico. As for military installations in the state they are staying vigilant but are not on heightened security.
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Pakistan claims first crack at terror suspect
July 30, 2004
Pakistan said Friday it will only consider extraditing a senior al Qaeda suspect after its own interrogation of the man is complete. Top government officials said the arrest showed Osama bin Laden’s al Qaeda terror network was crumbling.
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FBI Issues Terror Warning for Calif., N.M.
July 29, 2004
Yahoo News: The FBI warned police in California and New Mexico that it received information about possible terrorist activity in their states. However, the warning wasn’t specific about particular targets or a method of attack, a federal law enforcement official said Thursday. The FBI decided to pass along the threat information but warned that it was considered unsubstantiated and uncorroborated, said the official, who spoke only on condition of anonymity.
The vague warning was distributed to authorities in California, New Mexico and some other Western states the official did not identify. U.S. officials earlier this month warned that a regular stream of intelligence indicates al-Qaida wants to attack the United States to disrupt the upcoming elections. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge has said the government does not have specific knowledge about where, when or how an attack might take place.
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3 Men Detained Trying To Board OIA Flight
July 29, 2004
The FBI and Orlando Police have confirmed 3 Middle Eastern men were detained last week trying to board a flight at Orlando International Airport. In an exclusive story, 540 WFLA Melissa Hellervik has learned, as they were checking in for a flight to Oman at the ticket counter the name of one of the men appeared on a computerized “do-not-fly” list compiled by the Transportation Security Administration. All 3 men were placed into the custody of a federal agent.
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Terror Threat To Europe
July 29, 2004
Muslim militants claiming links with al Qaeda have vowed a bloody war on Europe after a truce offered by Osama bin Laden expired earlier this month. They also said that Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi would be their first target for attack. In a statement posted on an Islamist website, the group said: We will shake the cities of Europe and we will start with you Berlusconi, and we will make it bloody until you return to the correct path.
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Potential terrorists released due to lack of jail space
July 29, 2004
Middle Easterners with possible terrorist ties have been detained after entering the country from Mexico but released for lack of jail space, said U.S. Rep. Solomon P. Ortiz, the ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness.
It is true. It is very reliable information, from the horse’s mouth, and it’s happening all over the place, Ortiz, D-Texas, told The Herald on Thursday. It’s very, very scary, and members (of Congress) know about this. We have contacted several agencies, and I have talked to some people, but I can’t say who.
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Hostages executed in Iraq
July 28, 2004
A militant group holding two Pakistani contractors hostage said on Wednesday it had killed the men, but freed their Iraqi driver, according to the Pan-Arab television station Al-Jazeera.
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