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Posted on 06/01/2004 10:26:24 AM PDT by esryle
Hotels and apartment buildings on hit list
WASHINGTON — Jose Padilla, a detainee held in U.S. custody, was training to blow up hotels and apartment buildings in the United States in addition to a possible attack with a “dirty bomb” nuclear device, according to government documents.
The documents, released Tuesday by the Justice Department, said that Padilla and an al-Qaida accomplice were to enter the United States through Mexico or Puerto Rico.
“Padilla and the accomplice were to locate as many as three high-rise apartment buildings which had natural gas supplied to the floors,” the government summary of interrogations revealed.
“They would rent two apartments in each building, seal all the openings, turn on the gas, and set timers to detonate the buildings simultaneously at a later time,” the papers alleged.
The documents said al-Qaida officials were skeptical of Padilla’s ability to set off a dirty bomb but were very interested in the apartment operation.
Top al-Qaida officials “wanted Padilla to hit targets in New York City, although Florida and Washington, D.C. were discussed as well,” the summary said.
Padilla was to conduct an Internet search on buildings that had natural gas heating, open a bank account and obtain documents needed to rent an apartment.
The plot called for blowing up 20 buildings simultaneously, but Padilla said he could not rent multiple apartments under one identity without drawing attention.
The wannabee dirtybomber again! *BUMP*!
They`re all dirty bombers..Dirty stinking yellow bellied good for nothing liberal emboldened rat bastard bombers.
In my area, every two or three years a gas leak randomly blows up a house. It usually concides with street work that cracks a gas pipe, the gas flows into the basement, the water heater switches on, KABOOM.
You'd think they'd come up with a better story than this after grilling him for two years. Typical government bumblers.
Here is an article already about the Padilla matter.
Your right.....those damn dumb desperate FBI dorks who are out there WARNING us that this is what these islamist a-holes were planning.
In my area, every two or three years a gas leak randomly blows up a house. It usually concides with street work that cracks a gas pipe, the gas flows into the basement, the water heater switches on, KABOOM.
SO?
You'd think they'd come up with a better story than this after grilling him for two years. Typical government bumblers.
Yeah, typical bumblers......oh wait....if it werent for them...WHO would be stopping the terrorists?
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I'm so glad our borders are secure.
After listing to the DoJ spin meister, I'm ready to send a bouquet of flowers to the DoJ for securing our borders and keeping foreign criminals and terrorists out of the country.
The rash of crimes committed by illegal aliens is another lie of the liberal press.
You do realize that Padilla is the one we *caught*, yes?!
Why now? Padilla has been held for a long time. You think he fessed up just last week?
maybe they realize that these animals are going to try to "madid-style" the US elections much like they did in Spain.
I'll bet there is a piece of info they have right now they aren't sharing .... that made them do this....alot was revealed here.....and they don't like to do that kind of thing.
Something is coming down and they are trying to warn someone off is my guess.
Perhaps you'd prefer living in France?
I still say - Thomas, Rehnquist or Scalia gave them the heads up.
I don't understand why if the governement is going to release this type of information, that they can't bring him to trial. The government says they need to hold him in communicado for security reasons and that we can't hold a trial because it would create a threat to national security. Then the government lets out this type of information. Either indict him and bring him to trial or set him free.
the heads up on the SCOTUS decision that is.
he cannot be given the opportunity to have his ACLU lawyers depose the witnesses. What are we going to do, send the ACLU to visit KSM in the secret prison where he is being held?
Fry the mother!
If they try him ..they open up the methods used to gather the info against him. For all we know the US could have a mole inside AQ right now....and that can not be revealed to AQ by a Mark Geragos type.
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