Posted on 08/11/2006 7:11:41 AM PDT by Rutles4Ever
Terrorists were planning to unleash a series of deadly mid-air explosions on flights between London and America on August 16, it has been revealed today.
Members of the terror group, who were arrested in a series of raids by anti-terror police yesterday, were due to mount a dry run today to check if they could smuggle components for liquid explosives through Britain's airports.
United Airline tickets dated next Wednesday were found by police at the home of one of the raided addresses.
One US intelligence official told today's Evening Standard: "The bombers were a couple of days from a test, and a few days from doing it."
The airlines targeted were United, American and Continental, which fly to New York, Washington and California.
Today the Bank of England named and froze the assets of 19 of the 24 air terror suspects arrested. The bank was acting under the instruction of Chancellor Gordon Brown and on the advice of the police and security services.
It acted under powers granted by the United Nations to tackle the financing of terrorism in the wake of the September 11 2001 attacks. Its action means it is a crime to make their money available without a licence from the Treasury.
The oldest of the named suspects is 35 and the youngest 17. Thirteen of them are from east London - nine from Walthamstow, one from Chingford, one from Leyton, one from the Limehouse and Poplar area and one from Clapton.
Four are from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, and the other two are from Birmingham and Stoke Newington, north London.
The imam of Walthamstow mosque, where many of the suspects live, urged the Muslim community to remain calm and assist the police in their inquries. The unnamed imam added: "We'd like to remind people that the suspects are innocent until proven guilty."
Meanwhile, a senior Pakistani government official said today that two British nationals arrested in Pakistan provided information about the alleged UK air terror plot.
The UK remains on a "critical" level of alert against terrorism and air passengers at UK airports are expected to face widespread disruption again today following the introduction of new anti-terrorism measures yesterday including a ban on hand luggage.
The plot, which was described as an attempt to commit "mass murder on an unimaginable scale" by blowing up passenger jet, may have been thwarted just days before it was due to be carried out.
O.K. everyone, you know that this was a Karl Rove Plot to take attention away from the president and HIS Iraq war failures.............lol. Well, I do expect the democrats to start that stuff.
Thank God the planned attack was foiled, but should be a wake up call to our country that we have to be more vigilant and start profiling more, AND close the borders, ok?
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There is probably something about the date. These insane Islamofascist potential serial killers don't just pick a random date for large scale actions.
Oh, no... It was all Bush's fault. That's how he spends his time, don't ya know. Karl Rove is small potatoes, here...
Anyway, that's what my husband and I were wondering. Just how long is it gonna take until some come out of the woodwork and tells us it was all part of a grand plot to destroy the U.S.
But, I hope this has convinced the D.C. folks to stop being such spoiled brats, and fighting the President every time he turns around. And put that wall up, too...
yup. next year will be the 30th anniversary
>>>The majority of the terrorists may have been duped into believing the attack date was the 16th. The tickets would have assured them that the 10th was not the day they would die. <<<
Isn't it true that some of them on September 11 didn't know they were involved in an actual suicide mission? Seems to me that it would be extremely difficult to stay calm and look "normal", and not draw attention to yourself or "the plan", all the while knowing that you're looking at the last few hours or minutes of your life. 72 virgins waiting in the wings or not.... Considering that, the plan could have been that only one or two leaders know the real deal is going down, thus keeping the young "recruits" calm. Authorities found 2 suicide letters. Geeze, yesterday could have been the real thing.
Bingo !
Go directly to the head of the class.
Congratulations on your CHUTZPAH, and for being a voice for ALL of us!
SCREEN EVERYONE!
Prayer heavenward for your daughter!
Good catch... diapers certainly COULD be a problem.
(She's flying this weekend too. Today's flight was canceled. Sigh..........)
Was she supposed to be one of the fliers or just a conspirator?
BINGO
Does anybody know the cities that were targeted on 8/16?
Ditto Old Friend. Time for all of us to face a new reality. It may be a long, bumpy ride.
My parents were married on 11/22/63. They were in the car going to the reception when they heard the news,
Can't verify that, though.
My birthday is 7/7 and my stepsister's birthday is 8/16.
My friend was supposed to have a c-section on 9/11/01 but she went into labor on her own and had her baby on the 9th.
Tell your child that next year our birthday is supposed to be extra special since its 07/07/07.
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