[spald]

al-qaeda attempting to purchase stingers from an FBI sting.

[Sacajaweau]

A member of the Oregon cell was trying to enter Afghanistan via China. He had problems getting in I believe and returned to the United States. I'll have to look at some of these surrounding dates.

[eno_]

An obvious injustice! We all know that the Al Quaida threat to commercial aviation never existed - TWA800 exploded because gerbils were having kinky sex with the wiring - and, if it did exist, has been effectively neutralized by airport security - AA587 didn't explode because gerbils were having kinky sex in the tail and accidentally chewed through the carbon composite lugs.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

More info here:

California: Al-Qaeda arms plot traced here (San Diego )