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Israeli Intelligence Agency (Mossad) warned CIA of attacks - CIA did not heed warning
Jerusalem Post ^ | 9/17/01 | Douglas Davis

Posted on 09/17/2001 6:29:50 AM PDT by truthandlife

Mossad officials traveled to Washington last month to warn the CIA and the FBI that a cell of up to 200 terrorists was planning a major operation, according to a report in the Sunday Telegraph here yesterday.

The paper said the Israeli officials specifically warned their counterparts in Washington that "large-scale terrorist attacks on highly visible targets on the American mainland were imminent." They offered no specific information about targets, but they did link the plot to Afghanistan-based terrorist Osama bin Laden, and they told the Americans there were "strong grounds" for suspecting Iraqi involvement.

A US administration official told the paper that it was "quite credible" that the CIA did not heed the Mossad warning: "It has a history of being over-cautious about Israeli information." But the official noted that "if this is true, then the refusal to take it seriously will mean heads will roll."

In another development, the Sunday Times reported that an account at a branch of Barclays Bank in the London district of Notting Hill was used by a suspected bin Laden lieutenant to finance and disseminate Bin Laden's fatwas (religious rulings) and to maintain contacts with various elements in bin Laden's global network.

The account was held by Saudi dissident Khalid al-Fawwaz, who is currently being held in custody awaiting the outcome of extradition proceedings to the United States on charges of conspiring with bin Laden to murder Americans.

The Barclays account is understood to form part of a web of bank accounts and front companies used by bin Laden to underwrite his Al Qaida terror network.

Court documents link Fawwaz to a Bin Laden fatwa calling for the death of American civilians "anywhere in the world they can be found," which was faxed directly to him by Bin Laden.

Fawwaz was personally appointed by bin Laden to set up and run the London-based Advice and Reformation Committee. The organization was ostensibly dedicated to war-relief work, but British and US officials now believe it was in fact a component in Bin Laden's terror network.

Fawwaz is also thought to have been directly involved in the terrorist cell that perpetrated the simultaneous bombings of the US embassies in Dar es Salaam and Nairobi in 1998. More than 200 people died in those attacks.


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1 posted on 09/17/2001 6:29:50 AM PDT by truthandlife
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To: truthandlife
WANTED FOR MASS MURDER..CLICK
2 posted on 09/17/2001 6:33:06 AM PDT by newsperson999
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To: truthandlife
The "freedom versus security" tradeoff is a false choice. 

The WTC attack did not occur because Americans have too much freedom. 

It occurred because:

  1. U.S. border/immigration policy (or selective enforcement thereof) allowed known terrorists to enter and remain in the country while attending flight school.

  2. The terrorists were able to gain access to the cockpits of the hijacked aircraft.

The fact that William Cohen, Dick Gephardt and other statists propound that the only solution to terrorism is to "trade freedom for security" betrays the reality that their true agenda is to curtail freedom.

3 posted on 09/17/2001 6:33:15 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: truthandlife
200 terrorists and the US is talking about 50 in this operation. If three other shoes are ready to drop, somebody in Washington had g..damn better well be listening now.
4 posted on 09/17/2001 6:39:24 AM PDT by Fulbright
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To: The Documentary Lady
Israel has not been a reliable intelligence ally in the past.

What!? They have been a great intelligence source and Mossad is one of the best intelligence agencies in the world. There have been many terror attacks that have been thwarted in the U.S. and abroad because of Mossad.

6 posted on 09/17/2001 6:59:48 AM PDT by truthandlife
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To: truthandlife
Makes you wonder what good the alphabet agencies are when they get info like this and, apparently, IGNORE it.
(Although some of them look pretty tough when they throw down with American civilians...)
7 posted on 09/17/2001 7:02:34 AM PDT by freefly
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To: truthandlife
You're absolutely right about the Mossad helping to foil many terroist attacks, but they're not exactly a disinterested by-stander, either. And considering what they were almost willing to do to themselves to help Bubba win a Peace Prize, one has to wonder if there are any of those folks still around. What Reagan said about the Soviets works here, too: Trust, but verify.
8 posted on 09/17/2001 7:08:39 AM PDT by mewzilla
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
You forgot one:

3. No one is really all that afraid of US. No Respect.

9 posted on 09/17/2001 7:08:54 AM PDT by PatrioticAmerican
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To: truthandlife
Palestinian Killed in Gaza Firefight, More Than a Dozen Wounded in Clashes With Israeli Troops
By Karin Laub Associated Press Writer
Published: Sep 17, 2001

JERUSALEM (AP) - Fierce gun battles erupted in the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Monday, leaving one Palestinian dead and 15 wounded, including five boys. In one clash, Israeli tank shells hit a mosque, a kindergarten and a rescue vehicle, witnesses said. Four Israeli soldiers were also wounded in the fighting.

The violence came as Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told Secretary of State Colin Powell he would permit high-level truce talks with the Palestinians only after 48 hours of complete calm. Sharon said he doubted Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was making a serious effort to stop the fighting.

10 posted on 09/17/2001 7:17:04 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: PatrioticAmerican
You forgot one:

3. No one is really all that afraid of US. No Respect.

That wouldn't matter if we had

  1. kept known terrorists out of the country
  2. had not let known terrorists attend US flight schools
  3. had strong, securely-locked doors on cockpits

11 posted on 09/17/2001 7:17:27 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: PatrioticAmericanAn Archy,archy,Inge_CAV,leadpenny,backhoe,Travis McGee,OKCSubmariner
Welll,the proof is in the pudding,isnt it?

Did it happen or not?

Yes, it came true!

So please,US dont tell me you need more "human intelligence, its been decimated, our ability to use unsavory",yada, yada!

The intelligence is and has been on the web for years,and you are tooo lazy,stupid and treasonus to use it!

12 posted on 09/17/2001 7:17:57 AM PDT by Betty Jo
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Except for these same terrorists could have boarded a plane in England.
13 posted on 09/17/2001 7:19:23 AM PDT by PatrioticAmerican
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
The real problem is we must rely upon these scumbag politicians to make the FBI and CIA worth their salt. What a pathetic situation. My family's safety is in the hands of these nincompoops.

Our first item of business is to arm and train every male adult in America, and recognize that a armed civilian population is the greatest deterrent to a potential terrorist offensive in any part of our country.

Joe American Citizen has always been the best protector of America. We don't need to adopt a police state mentality to make America safe. This is our individual responsibility, and I'm not passing it on to some government thug SWAT team who neither respect my family, or our freedoms.

14 posted on 09/17/2001 7:23:30 AM PDT by Robert Drobot
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To: PatrioticAmerican
Except for these same terrorists could have boarded a plane in England.

It still wouldn't have mattered if the cockpit was secure from intrusion. We don't need draconian solutions when common-sense ones will do.

15 posted on 09/17/2001 7:27:03 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: PatrioticAmerican
They did not want to board on planes in England, because they wanted the planes to be fully loaded with fuel.Besides, the secuity on intl. flights is better.
16 posted on 09/17/2001 7:28:51 AM PDT by Rudolph
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Now you can see why Sharon doubted Arafat's will to peace all the time. And don't forget the palestinian's reaction on 11th events.
17 posted on 09/17/2001 7:31:54 AM PDT by Rudolph
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To: Rudolph
If the CIA and FBI officials can't protect America, put them in charge of some agency like the Post Office where they can't do any more damage than delayed mail.
18 posted on 09/17/2001 7:45:31 AM PDT by Ciexyz
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To: Rudolph
" the secuity on intl. flights is better.", actually, it is not. These people had perfectly valid boarding passes and their weapons could have been from in-flight meals on itl flights.
19 posted on 09/17/2001 7:48:20 AM PDT by PatrioticAmerican
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To: Betty Jo
Thanks for the flag. The only thing I can mention in their defense is that they do get a lot of conflicting reports- of course, you'd think they would take the warnings of an ally seriously!
20 posted on 09/17/2001 9:13:25 AM PDT by backhoe
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