Intelligence points to early November attack by Al Qaida

GEOSTRATEGY-DIRECT.COM ^ | 11/05/2003 | Bill Gertz

[Mossad1967]

BACKGROUNDER: Compiled by Bill Gertz

Intelligence points to early November attack by Al Qaida

U.S. intelligence officials said Al Qaida terrorists might be planning a major attack in early November. Preparations for the attack were said to have been completed by the end of October. But the attack was put off until early November, the sources said.

A key indicator was the recent taped message from Osama bin Laden, which U.S. officials said is often a prelude to Al Qaida attacks.

A statement published last week in the London Arabic newspaper, Al Majallah, bolstered intelligence of the impending attack. The report stated that an Al Qaida leader, Abu-Muhammad al-Ablaj, had sent a message stating that Al Qaida leaders have been preparing to execute Bin Laden's threat to conduct attacks against the United States.

The newspaper's correspondent in Dubai reported that the terrorist group's "commanders, cadres, and key leaders have been holding extensive meetings wherever they are for almost one month in preparation for carrying out what was said in Bin Laden's two messages."

[Principled]

Let's hope they can be captured or killed before they can kill innocents.

[yonif]

More details. Incidently, the former Israeli head of the mossad in a speech yesterday to an Israeli university said that Israel will have to face an attack greater then 9/11 in the future, an attack which will threaten the existence of the Israeli nation.

[Mossad1967]

Bill Gertz is known to have excellent sources. Combine this with "Al Qaeda again threatens New York, Washington and Los Angeles". I have a feeling that we are in for some nasty times.

[Steve_Seattle]

Early November will soon be mid-November, and nothing yet.

[mewzilla]

And there hasn't been a flood of Muslims leaving the country, not that I've heard anyway.

[Mossad1967]

Let us all pray that nothing will happen.

[Alas Babylon!]

But the attack was put off until early November, the sources said.

How do they know this part? Perhaps these threats and "putting off" and such are just psy-ops? If intelligence sources are taking these threats seriously, how come our threat level hasn't gone up?

[appalachian_dweller]

((( ping )))

[Poohbah]

They're going to FUBAR every copy of "Matrix: Revolutions" so we still have the ice-cream headache from watching "Matrix: Reloaded" for another six months (c8

[efh]

Was this based on the NY, LA, Washington article threat from yesterday

[Nataku X]

ping

[Mossad1967]

I don't think so. Gertz has his own sources.

[commish]

IF I had to guess, I would put money on 11 Nov for the sybolism. What better day to attack America and the WAR on terror than on the day she honors her WAR veterans.

[ex-Texan]

This attack will likely occur, if at all, sometime between the Lunar Eclipse on November 9th and the Solar Eclipse on November 23rd. Because Muslims are really Moon Worshippers, I tend to lean toward the earlier date.

If there is such an attack, Damascus and Mecca should be turned to molton glass in my humble opinion.

[DoctorMichael]

".....Bill Gertz is known to have excellent sources. ......"

Bump THAT.

Here's hoping their plans are foiled.

[MEGoody]

"If intelligence sources are taking these threats seriously, how come our threat level hasn't gone up?"

Good question. I'm of the impression they aren't putting too much stock in these 'threats.'

[I_love_weather]

YAWN...another threat...another day...passes us by...yeah yeah yeah

What does this make...threat number 1000 since 9/11?

The sheep can all be scared once again...for nothing - while the terrorist sit back and laugh at us all.

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

"The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) has said that soon after the
middle of that month which Imam Jafar al Sadiq (a.s.)
had elucidated as 23rd of the month of Ramadhan,
Momineen should spend the whole of that night in prayer.
It will not only be a lailatul Juma (Friday eve)
but also Lailatul Qadr and the next morning they should
lock themselves in their houses.
In fact, every effort should be made to keep away
from glass. Doors should be so bolted that nothing
should penetrate through them, because the Holy Prophet
(s.a.w.) and the Imam A.S. have warned that at about
mid-day, a shriek will be heard from the sky and it will
be so powerful that it will be heard all over the world
and so strong that it will cause untold horrors and
destruction."

http://www.fabonline.com/Articles/IMAMSz12ImamAlMahdi.htm

[yonif]

Some posters have choosen some dates.

If this is for real, I would choose the date Nov. 9 because the date in the other side of the world is written the other way around. There it is the DAY/MONTH/YEAR. So it would be 9/11/03. As you can see, it will spell out "911" again.