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Western Intelligence Knew Of Bin Laden Attack Since 1995
Die Welt ^
| 12/8/01
Posted on 12/08/2001 6:45:37 AM PST by 11th Earl of Mar
Western secret services knew as far back as 1995 that suspected terror mastermind Osama bin Laden planned to attack civilian sites using commercial passenger planes, German newspaper Die Welt said Friday. Quoting sources close to western intelligence services, Die Welt said that authorities did not take seriously the threat of the plan, known as Project Bojinka.
The plan was discovered in January 1995 by Philippine police who were investigating a possible attack against Pope John Paul II on a visit to Manila.
They found details of the plan in a computer seized in an apartment used by three men who were part of Bin Laden's al-Qaeda network.
It provided for 11 planes to be exploded simultaneously by bombs placed on board, but also in an alternative form for several planes flying to the United States to be hijacked and flown into civilian targets.
Among targets mentioned was the World Trade Center in New York, which was destroyed in the September 11 terror attacks in the United States that killed thousands.
Other targets mentioned were CIA offices in Virginia and the Sears Tower in Chicago, Die Welt said.
The plot re-surfaced during the trial in New York in 1997 of Pakistani Ramsi Youssef, the mastermind of the attack on the World Trade Center in 1993.
Die Welt said the US Federal Bureau of Investigation and CIA would have known about the plan at the latest at this time.
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To: 11th Earl of Mar
I think the, socalled, leader of our country had other things on his mind during the years in question.
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posted on
12/08/2001 6:57:38 AM PST
by
leadpenny
To: leadpenny
That may be true but this report (if its not complete BS) should have alerted someone in the FBI, CIA, or at least FAA into doing something.
To: 11th Earl of Mar
There sure are a whole lot of horses "slow out of the gate".
To: leadpenny
You got it. And every time this issue was forced upon him by events, Clinton successfully duped the public by placing the blame on "angry white males."
The brainwashing has been so effective that even close relatives of mine initially wanted to ascribe the Sept. 11 catastrophe to "right-wing militia" types.
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posted on
12/08/2001 7:06:30 AM PST
by
longleaf
To: 11th Earl of Mar
This story is not new. It has appeared in several publications since 9/11.
To: 11th Earl of Mar; Snow Bunny; Republic; Alamo-Girl
NEVER FORGET
...The CLINTONS' own 1993-95 CIA Director ..JAMES WOOLSEY.. went on National TV immediately following the Sept 11th Attacks against America...
...calling for an Investsigation into why the CLINTON White House encouraged a 2nd Strike on the World Trade Center's Twin Towers by first killing our FBI Investigation's link to SADDAM HUSSEIN and the WTC Bombing-1993...
...and...
...then by killing our CIA's Policy of recruiting/hiring the Spies we needed to find out ahead of time what the world's Terrorist Groups had planned against US in order to stop them ahead of time.
...JAMES WOOLSEY.. is currently on uncompensated assignment for the BUSH State Department personally nailing down that SADDAM HUSSEIN Link to the WTC Bombing-1993 -&- the WTC Airststikes-2001 for the President.
...Pray for American Hero -&- John Wayne-Honest ..JAMES WOOLSEY.. as it has been the CLINTONS themselves who have been Partners with the World's Terrorist/Communist Groups ever since the Turbulent 1960's ..made Turbulent because of them.
The Enemy is now Within ...and always has been BIG TIME.
Signed:..ALOHA RONNIE/Vet-Battle of IA DRANG-1965 www.lzxray.com / www.WeWereSoldiersFILM.com
To: philman_36
Actually it is worse than it appears. The first bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993 should have been known. They siezed notes and plans on it in 1991 when investigating the shooting of Rabbi Meyer Kahane in New York City. They were in a diary of one of the murderers, in Arabic, of course. No one bothered to get it translated until way too late.
To: 11th Earl of Mar; Alamo-Girl; Republic; Fred Mertz; ChaseR
...For more ...please check out the...
.. www.WeWereSoldiersFILM.com ..Message Board's..
..-General Discussion- -Off Topic- Thread titled:
'September 11, 2001 ~ Another Day That Will Live In Infamy'
ALOHA
To: ALOHA RONNIE
This thread goes a long way toward nailing down the Iraqi link:
Suspected Foreign Terrorists Nabbed in Philippines. Xinhua has reported, citing a Philippine government source, that the Philippine government last week arrested three al Qaeda terrorists. One of them had an
Iraqi passport (like Ramzi Yussef!), and one of the duties of the three was to recruit people to send to terrorist camps in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and
Iraq.
To: 11th Earl of Mar
 "Says here they're going to fly airplanes into the World Trade Center."
Some Philippine terrorists.
Doesn't say. Don't know. They captured the guys. It's bin Laden's people. Old news. They already hit the World Trade Center. We got 'em in custody. Whew!Hindsight glasses! Hindsight glasses! Get yer hindsight glasses here!! |
To: aristeides
...Please See Post # 7...
To: aristeides
...Thank you for the GREAT Head's Up.
...JAMES WOOLSEY ...this Case is Closed.
To: 11th Earl of Mar
For more background on this story its also available
here on CNN. And also
here by the telegraph in the UK. It makes for some interesting reading. Although Im not aware of all the information related to this, it does appear from the research Ive done that this story may sadly have some basis.
To: 11th Earl of Mar
One of the many reasons I hate the last administration. Hatred of their country or sheer incompetence? U decide.
To: 11th Earl of Mar
January 1995 by Philippine police You might be interested in knowing that this account is referenced in Stephen Jones' OKC bombing book. He cites the arresting officer as saying that Terry Nichols met with this bin Laden linked group.
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posted on
12/08/2001 7:31:29 AM PST
by
JohnGalt
To: ALOHA RONNIE
Thank you for the heads up and the information!
To: 11th Earl of Mar
bump
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posted on
12/08/2001 7:37:57 AM PST
by
VOA
To: 11th Earl of Mar
Gees, blame the West, forget the West gave benefit of the doubt generously to terror nations, we had it coming, blabla lbabn
To: Straight Vermonter
It's not total BS, and in fact, if you do a search of the archives on Bojinka, you'll find some articles about it, some over a year old. OKCSubmariner has been hollering (rightly so) about this information for a long time. The feds should have known--but as one Freeper mentioned, the prior "president" was not interested in protecting the country from terrorism--he was lots more interested in enlarging his power base and looting the country--and oh, yah, his "legacy." Those twin towers and the broken Pentagon, it seems, will be his legacy, along with a somewhat stained blue dress.
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