DJ Al-Qaida Man Claims To Have Seen Sniper Training

[lexlov]

DJ Al-Qaida Man Claims To Have Seen Sniper Training -ABC

10/17/2002 Dow Jones News Services (Copyright © 2002 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.)

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--At least one member of al-Qaida now in custody has told U.S. investigators he witnessed training by three man sniper squads practicing to launch attacks on U.S. soil, ABC News reported Thursday.

The claim is made by an al-Qaida member being held for allegedly plotting to blow up the U.S. embassy in Paris, the report said.

The man was questioned by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation this week in Belgium, ABC News said.

While officials investigating the recent sniper attacks in the Washington D.C. area are looking into the possibility of a terrorist connection to the shootings, it isn't their leading theory, the network said.

ABC News and other news organizations have reported FBI agents are questioning some al-Qaida members held in Guantanamo, Cuba, about the possibility of a terrorist link to the sniper attacks.

(END) DOW JONES NEWS 10-17-02

07:13 PM

[aristeides]

Three-man al Qaeda sniper teams, hmmm.

[aristeides]

FYI.

[NetValue]

Get a grip! There is NO EVIDENCE that the sniper is an Islamic militant, NONE, NADA!

FReepers have an excellent record of working only with the facts and labeling "speculation" as such.

[1tin_soldier]

But wait......the first article I saw about the sniper shootings said the police knew nothing but that it wasn't a terrorist attack. Second paragraph, I believe. So obviously it can't be a terrorist attack.....it's probably some home schooler..............;>)

[Alberta's Child]

Sure sounds like it, huh?

[livius]

I think we've got a match.

[Freedom2specul8]

"NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--At least one member of al-Qaida now in custody has told U.S. investigators he witnessed training by three man sniper squads practicing to launch attacks on U.S. soil, ABC News reported Thursday. "

Thanks for the heads up! Oh my gosh! There ya go..

[Freedom2specul8]

Important ping

[stboz]

You know, I've had it with these towel heads. If they want a damn war, let's take it to their homeland.

Mecca, Medina, Riyhad, make it nuclear....lots of dead towelheads and their innocent families. They think we're bad. OK, we'll live up to their expectations.

[aristeides]

I wonder if this guy might have anything to say about training in the use of white vehicles as decoys. I wonder if he could tell us if the snipers were trained in the use of AK-74's.

[SunStar]

While officials investigating the recent sniper attacks in the Washington D.C. area are looking into the possibility of a terrorist connection to the shootings, it isn't their leading theory, the network said.

What's their leading theory? "Some White Guy"? Isn't that "racial profiling"?

[areafiftyone]

Did this Al-Qaeda guy create this story before or after this story broke front page news. This Sniper story has been all over the World. He could have read this. I won't believe this until we have solid proof that this sniper is Al-Qaeda. They are notorious liars.

[aristeides]

Wasn't the head of the al Qaeda cell that was planning to blow up the U.S. embassy in Paris trained in the al Qaeda camps in Afghanistan?

[SunStar]

Get a grip! There is NO EVIDENCE that the sniper is an Islamic militant, NONE, NADA!

There is apparantly no evidence of anything, except nine dead Americans and two critically injured ones.

[Shermy]

What didn't they train to do?

[goodnesswins]

There is evidence in Oregon there were Islamic fundamentalists having "target practice" in a remote area, using high powered rifles.....but no one seems to be remembering that.

[SCR1]

Al Qaida certain has the means and the motive to commit such an attack. The Video that was captured is also a good piece of circumstantial evidence.

We know that these shootings DO NOT fit any other known instance ot spree or serial killing in this country. While it could be a new kind of serial, spree killer - it is most likely Al Qaida. Hell we are at war with them!

I take exception to our gov't saying it CAN'T be terrorism because They don't KNOW about it or have any Intelligence with regards to sniper attacks.

[brewcrew]

Get a grip! There is NO EVIDENCE that the sniper is an Islamic militant, NONE, NADA!

And there's no evidence to the contrary either. Is your mind open to that possibility?

[aristeides]

I take exception to our gov't saying it CAN'T be terrorism because They don't KNOW about it or have any Intelligence with regards to sniper attacks.

Especially since it would appear they do have such intelligence.