FBI Obtains Terrorist E-Mails

ABC News ^ | 9/19/01 | Beverley Lumpkin

[kattracks]

The FBI (news - web sites) has obtained e-mails exhanged between the hijackers and their associates.

There is new evidence suggesting the terrorists who carried out last week's attacks in New York and Washington used the World Wide Web to help coordinate their deadly efforts.

"They used the Internet and they used it well," an FBI official said of the 19 men who hijacked four passenger airliners last Tuesday, steering three of them into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon (news - web sites).

The official, who is heading up the cyber-portion of the investigation, told reporters the bureau had obtained hundreds of unencrypted e-mail messages exchanged by the hijackers and their associates, dating as far back as 30 to 45 days prior to the Sept. 11 attacks.

Evidence and Chitchat

The online communications contain relevant evidence as well as seemingly casual chitchat and are written in both English and Arabic, according to the official.

The official said the terrorists used computers in public libraries as well as personal computers to gain access to the Internet, adding that Internet service providers, along with banks and airlines, were cooperating fully with the investigation and had quickly turned over information and records requested by the FBI.

The official also said the FBI had seized a number of computers from individuals suspected of involvement in the attacks and was still examining them.

Beverley Lumpkin contributed to this report from the Justice Department.

[Ipberg]

Not really surprising considering the tech savvy of the bin Laden terrorist cell network

[GeronL]

if these reports of possible attacks on Saturday are true, then the FBI should start giving out warnings, even if quietly.

[MrFred]

if these reports of possible attacks on Saturday are true, then the FBI should start giving out warnings, even if quietly.

They kind of already have, cancelling 3 United flights on Saturday and issuing an advisory to watch out for thefts of emergency vehicles.

[GeronL]

I mean of possible targets! Like if its the Bank of America building in Dallas or a College Football Stadium! (maybe even during a game)

[Rokke]

Well this sure isn't going to hurt the effort to crush all responsible. The fact that the slime who executed the acts have left such a traceable trail, indicates they weren't the brains of the operation. And the operation certainly required brains. It is becoming increasingly clear that there was state involvement in the whole operation. Personally, I hope so. It is much easier to target a country than a "group". LET'S ROLL!!!!!

[MrFred]

I don't think I would go near a college football game this weekend. Notice how the FAA has been very quick to grant requests to restrict airspace over football stadiums. I find it kind of odd that the news is coming out that Saturday 9/22 may be a day of action for the terrorists. There do not seem to be many logical targets on the weekend besides a football game, unless its biological with a town water supply or something, then day of the week would not really matter. Is there any religious signifigance to 9/22?

[Sueann]

I'm still wondering if the raid in Dallas gave them all this wonderful information. I surely hope so. And, I believe the arrests and detainments have kept the terrorists from fulfilling the rest of their plans (at least that's what I'm counting on).

[Sueann]

A local independent station here in San Diego (KUSI), had a report this morning about the security around our nuclear plant (San Onofre); just up the coast from San Diego. They said very little, but I did hear there is a military ship (what kind was not said) stationed off the coast from the plant. I wonder if they have been tipped from the FBI?

[markfiveFF]

9/22 - fall equinox - run google search on aa equinox crowley

For freedom,
Locke

[markfiveFF]

Also google Astrum Argentium, great beast, 666, thelema, boleskine, Rose Kelly, MagickR

[tbeatty]

I think it's SOP. A pleasure craft with a small naval gun could do a lot of damage.

[ET(end tyranny)]

To: ExSoldier

From the following post: UNHOLY WAR AND SYMBOLIC TERRORISM (PA Black September responsible?)

The sentences in bold below may give us the clue as to the significance of September 11. Note that there is also a 22 in the date.

But the worse their publicity, the better Black September likes it, and in September 1972, they got the attention of the whole world when they murdered eleven Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics. Now in order to comprehend what sort of unmitigated barbarism we faced in the Attack on America, and we shall face in the future, the "symbolic terrorism" first has to be comprehended. On September 11, 1922, a British Mandate was declared in Palestine, over the objections of most Arabs. Part of this territory became the State of Israel. Fifty years later to the month, Black September killed the eleven Israeli athletes. On September 11, 2001, the Attack on America occurred. One needs to visualize the international members of Black September lapping up the blood of our thousands of victims to realize the relish they take in such terrorism, and also the enormity of the evil which we confront

24 Posted on 09/19/2001 22:14:35 PDT by Ann Khan
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[ET(end tyranny)]

End bold

[Mo1]

Is there any religious signifigance to 9/22?

Not that I know .. but I did look on the calander and it's the first day of Autumn .. also know as the Fall Season ..

[Mo1]

Well gee that just made me feel better ... NOT ..

It's gonna be a long weekend ..

[ET(end tyranny)]

I know. I thought the same thing. It was in another thread, so I brought it over here.

Weekend alert as FBI warns of new attack

[rockfish59]

and i'm bitching about the 'sircam' virus.

[ET(end tyranny)]

I think its about time we realized that we are not dealing with a bunch of punks in street gangs.

Black September?

We are dealing with many, nations, that each have their own group. Each group has many cells, consisting of multiple terrorists.

Now, take all the 'groups' from each nation and you have the main group. Nation of Islam. Hang on to your hat.

[Knitebane]

Gee, no encryption? I thought for certain that they'd have to whine about how hard it is with all of the evil people using encryption.

They need to have reasons to crack down on it once they get back to harrassing citizens.

Now before I get mobbed by a bunch of patriots, let me say that what the FBI is doing right now is ok by me. If they had been chasing down illegals and investigating large, multi-state organizations that commit crimes against citizens instead of poking their noses into every local crime that was properly the purview of state and local authorities I wouldn't be so worried.

But hey, maybe I'm just pessimistic. Maybe once all of the terrorists in the US are captured the FBI will continue to work on multi-state, organized crime and leave the policing to the the police that are hired and fired by our communities.

And I could win the lottery.

Knitebane