October Surprise – Spies Warn al Qaeda May Be Plotting Terror Attacks
September 22, 2008 by national
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October Surprise – There is growing speculation that al Qaeda may be plotting additional terror attacks both abroad and in the US leading up to the US Presidential elections.
In the aftermath of two major terrorist attacks on Western targets, America’s counterterrorism community is warning that Al Qaeda may launch more overseas operations to influence the presidential elections in November.
Call it Osama bin Laden’s “October surprise.” In late August, during the weekend between the Democratic and Republican conventions, America’s military and intelligence agencies intercepted a series of messages from Al Qaeda’s leadership to intermediate members of the organization asking local cells to be prepared for imminent instructions.
An official familiar with the new intelligence said the message was picked up in multiple settings, from couriers to encrypted electronic communications to other means. “These are generic orders,” the source said — a distinction from the more specific intelligence about the location, time, and method of an attack. “It was, ‘Be on notice. We may call upon you soon.’ It was sent out on many channels.”
Also, Yemen’s national English-language newspaper is reporting that a spokesman for Yemen’s Islamic Jihad, the Qaeda affiliate that claimed credit for last week’s American embassy bombing in Sa’naa, is now publicly threatening to attack foreigners and high government officials if American and British diplomats do not leave the country.
Full Article – The New York Sun
New al Qaeda Video Threatens Large Scale Attacks
In a al Qaedas lataes video marking the seventh anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, al Qaeda’s top leader in Afghanistan vows more “large-scale” attacks against the United States and its allies.
Are Terrorists Plotting New Attacks On US and Europe?
There’s been a number of rumors over the past several months that terrorists may use the ‘lull’ between the election and the new President entering office to launch an attack either on US soil or against US interests.
I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT WE WILL BE ATTACKED AGAIN. I JUST HOPE WE HAVE A PRESIDENT LIKE BUSH OR MCCAIN THAT WILL KNOW WHAT TO DO. I AM SURE ATTACKS WILL BE ATTEMPTED AND WE KNOW OBAMA IS TO INEXPERIENCED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO. MCCAIN, BUSH, RUDY, NEWT AND THE REST THAT WENT THRU IT WILL KNOW HOW TO HANDLE IT
There were warnings given to America prior to 911. No one listened. There are similar warnings being sounded. Is anybody listening this time? Our govt is not being accountable to the American people economically. I doubt there will be any accountability for events leading up to a catastrophe. Alqaeda has been biding their time for the last seven years, ie., no MAJOR attack, but warnings are being posted on various web sites. Is any body listening?