Feds Say 23 People in U.S. Have 'Terrorism Ties'

Reuters | June 4, 2002 | Reuters

[freeperfromnj]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department has identified 23 people in the United States who have various levels of "terrorist ties" and at least one with links to Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda group, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.

"The (Foreign) Terrorist Tracking Task Force has identified, acknowledged and handled 23 individuals in this country that have different levels of terrorist ties," a Justice Department official said.

At least one has ties to al Qaeda, the organization linked to the deadly Sept. 11 attacks on America.

The official did not know what level of ties that individual had to al Qaeda, and did not know what other organizations the other 22 were connected to.

"Their identities and whereabouts have been given to the appropriate Joint Terrorist Task Forces around the country," the official said.

As part of an effort to prevent another attack on the United States, Joint Terrorist Task Forces have been set up in FBI field offices around the country to investigate people accused of having connections to extremist groups.

The Justice Department announcement that 23 people have been identified by the task forces comes as the FBI and CIA defend themselves against allegations they did not do enough to prevent the Sept. 11 attacks, or make information about possible threats available to the public.

[Goodlife]

[tray-sea]

oh goodie, only 23~ (sarcasm)

[freeperfromnj]

That was my initial reaction. Only 23? I'm wondering if they are among those already being detained or if these were just discovered

[martin_fierro]

One down, 22 to go.

[hole_n_one]

Perfect!

[Arleigh]

I have some "Terrible Ties." They're mostly left over from the 80's. Some are pretty stained. Does this make me a bad man?

[bybybill]

what does " handled" mean?

[freeperfromnj]

This article raises a lot more questions than it answers.

[Fish out of Water]

*Index Bump

[isom35]

my friend has a bart simpson tie. he once spilled mustard on it, but since bart is kinda yellow, you cant see the stain unless you stare real hard.

[meenie]

As in man-handled or just handled? One Al-Qaeda? This is not good.

[Doe Eyes]

And, as usual, Klintoon is doing nothing about it.

[Paul Atreides]

Feds Say 23 People in U.S. Have 'Terrorism Ties'

But, since they don't have blonde hair and blue eyes, we cannot do anything. That would be profiling.

[Paul Atreides]

Hillary: "Wanna go duck hunting? I'll let you touch my rifle."

[solo gringo]

What are the democrats names I can name 22 of them.

[SLOTownConservative]

Well, I live in a University town, I could come up with 23 in 23 hours. Is this a bad joke or what?

[tray-sea]

no, it's just the truth. I think I saw 3 or 4 of them last summer while in Boca Raton.. (seriously) -T

[Revolting cat!]

This just in, a last minute correction:

Feds Say 23 High Rank Clinton Administration Officials Have 'Terrorism Ties'

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Feds Say 23 People in U.S. Have 'Terrorism Ties'

They missed by about 200,000.