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Bush to say terrorist attack thwarted
Agence France-Presse ^ | February 9, 2006

Posted on 02/09/2006 7:22:28 AM PST by RWR8189

US President George W. Bush was to say in a speech that international cooperation helped thwart a terrorist attack on the US west coast, according to White House spokesman Scott McClellan.

McClellan did not provide any details about the plot, or the way it was prevented, but told reporters the purpose of Bush's remarks was to "show the kind of international cooperation that is required" to defeat terrorism.

He also said the goal was not to justify Bush's controversial order, after the September 11, 2001 attacks, to allow spying on Americans without getting a warrant, in a break with past practice.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 911; 911ii; alqaeda; alqaidea; bush; foiled; homelandsecurity; jihadinamerica; la; laterroristplot; laterrorplot; librarytower; losangeles; nationalsecurity; notlibertytower; patriotact; planecrash; presidentbush; usbanktower; waronterror; waronterrorism; waterboarding; wot
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To: justshutupandtakeit

I agree that Bush has failed the country miserably in protecting the borders from illegal invaders. This failure will be a stain on his legacy for generations to come as the country will then turn into a third world country between a Brazil and a Haiti.


181 posted on 02/09/2006 6:35:07 PM PST by TheBrotherhood (Randomness does not create intelligence; only intelligence creates intelligence.)
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To: leadpenny

Oct. 1
mmmmm.....
10 + 1 = 11


182 posted on 02/09/2006 6:44:43 PM PST by rushfreedom
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To: lugsoul

it took quite a while to get air marshalls onto flights after 9-11. another 9-11 style attack could have been launched just a few months later, I doubt some flight coming out of the phillipines or indonesia towards LA would have had air marshalls on it.

superhuman? I'm in first class with two cohorts. the flight takes off, I get up and use the lavatory and remove the explosive from my shoe and put it in my pocket. I smile at the stewardess on my first trip to the lavatory. later, as the flights nears LA, I use the lavatory again. only this time, when I exit, I rush the cockpit door and place the plastic on the lock. My two cohorts rise from their seats, cut the throat of a stewardess with a plastic knife, and otherwise block the aisle. I light the fuse, and duck behind the kitchen galley to shield me from the small blast. the cabin door is now open. most passengers haven't even had time to look up from reading their magazines before it all unfolds.


183 posted on 02/09/2006 6:56:59 PM PST by oceanview
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To: lugsoul

the 9-11 plot seemed kind of impossible to, on 9-10.


184 posted on 02/09/2006 6:58:40 PM PST by oceanview
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To: oceanview

I wonder if they used torture? Did it work? Get McCain on the phone!!!


185 posted on 02/09/2006 7:05:48 PM PST by rushfreedom
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To: RWR8189; All

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The Man Who Predicted 911 to the New York Port Authority and was told to mind his own business:

Tower II's RICK RESCORLA, R.I.P.

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24361

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186 posted on 02/09/2006 7:57:09 PM PST by ALOHA RONNIE ("ALOHA RONNIE" Guyer/Veteran-"WE WERE SOLDIERS" Battle of IA DRANG-1965 http://www.lzxray.com)
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To: RWR8189; All

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By the Fall of 2002...

office tenants were leaving Los Angeles' tallest building by the droves,

...including its biggest Law Firm tenant from about the 30th Floor then moving out to Beverly Hills,

due to fears of impending terrorist attacks from the air.

Signed: A Witness

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187 posted on 02/09/2006 8:10:07 PM PST by ALOHA RONNIE ("ALOHA RONNIE" Guyer/Veteran-"WE WERE SOLDIERS" Battle of IA DRANG-1965 http://www.lzxray.com)
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To: RWR8189

Were they Illegal Aliens? Oh wait no, Bush doesn't fight them, my bad.


188 posted on 02/09/2006 8:40:26 PM PST by libertarianben (Looking for sanity and his hard to find cousin common sense)
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To: RWR8189


189 posted on 02/09/2006 11:17:31 PM PST by XR7
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To: Straight Vermonter
I believe that was part of a fairly common strategy called shelter in place.

Very interesting information. Thank you for taking the time to explain.

190 posted on 02/10/2006 3:45:03 AM PST by syriacus (--------- Jimmy Carter is the world's only self-canonized saint. ----------)
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To: leadpenny

They go after economic targets - the affect on the economy and its interaction with asia would be severe. Remember, their side treats this as total war. Like the Nazi's did.


191 posted on 02/10/2006 9:07:30 AM PST by epluribus_2
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To: scripter

ping


192 posted on 02/10/2006 12:23:00 PM PST by latina4dubya
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To: lugsoul

Your objection has no bearing on this since the planning was initiated prior to 9/11. The pilot backed out once he saw what happened then. He may have started with the idea that it was a typical highjacking.

The "wobbly" are those who are attacking the President at every opportunity. I was not referring to you but to your concern.


193 posted on 02/11/2006 5:19:01 PM PST by justshutupandtakeit (Public Enemy #1, the RATmedia.)
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To: TheBrotherhood

Your hysterical rhetoric undermines your ability to have even truths accepted. What we have is a problem of small to medium significance that has the potential to be mishandled into a bigger one.


194 posted on 02/11/2006 5:30:01 PM PST by justshutupandtakeit (Public Enemy #1, the RATmedia.)
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To: justshutupandtakeit

And I agree.


195 posted on 02/11/2006 7:03:56 PM PST by TheBrotherhood (Randomness does not create intelligence; only intelligence creates intelligence.)
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To: TheBrotherhood

How clever. Probably took long and hard effort on your part to come up with that.


196 posted on 02/11/2006 11:25:29 PM PST by justshutupandtakeit (Public Enemy #1, the RATmedia.)
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To: RWR8189

This was probably said somewhere but when Bush announces he saved city slicker libs they bitch that he "blindsided" them with too much information. if he didn't protect them you know they would pound him out of office for incompetence. That is why they won't make gains in 06, 08


197 posted on 02/12/2006 5:25:39 AM PST by omega4179 (minutemanproject)
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To: justshutupandtakeit

"How clever. Probably took long and hard effort on your part to come up with that."

It takes even harder for some to figure it out and come up with a response.

Bu, like I said, I do agree.


198 posted on 02/12/2006 6:03:30 PM PST by TheBrotherhood (Randomness does not create intelligence; only intelligence creates intelligence.)
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To: TheBrotherhood

Go play with your brothers.


199 posted on 02/13/2006 6:48:12 PM PST by justshutupandtakeit (Public Enemy #1, the RATmedia.)
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To: cll

"Is Liberty Tower now renamed US Bank Tower?"


It's not the 'Liberty Tower'. It never was the Liberty Tower. It's always been the Library Tower.


200 posted on 02/14/2006 11:30:41 AM PST by Blzbba (Sub sole nihil novi est)
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