Terror expert: Qaida WMD attack on US likely soon

THE JERUSALEM POST ^ | 10-29-04 | Etgar Lefkovits

[Snapple]

An al-Qaida attack on the US with non-conventional weapons is virtually "inevitable..."All of the warnings we have today indicate that a major strike – something more horrible than anything we've seen before – is all but inevitable," [Bodansky] said.

[sinkspur]

Haven't seen Ijaz on FOX lately. Is he still there?

I haven't seen him either. Ijaz blew it with his numerous predictions of "imminent" finds of WMDs, then sank further into the conspiracy dregs when he insisted that bin Laden was "sighted" in Iran.

Ijaz and Bodansky on FOXNEWS, and Bill Artis (?) on MSNBC have been so consistently wrong about everything I'm surprised anybody takes anything they say seriously.

[My2Cents]

According to Richard Miniter, in his book THE SHADOW WAR, we and our allies (which are numerous, despite what John Kerry said during the campaign) thwart about a plot a day around the world. However, I don't think anyone expects us to be able to discover and stop every plot, so a hit in this country is always a possibility - not one that is "heightened" at this particular time. For those who believe in such, they need to be in prayer for the safety of this country.

[b4its2late]

it has gotten "the green light" to do so from leading Islamic religious luminaries, as well as from "the elites of the Arab world."

Let 'em know we hold them ALL equally responsible.

[NJ_gent]

"However, his predictive conclusions NEVER pan out. I've yet to see any of Bodansky's projections materialize. Whether his predictions are acted upon by the feds or he's perpetually incorrect, I'll never know. He just seems a bit off his rocker."

When you write a book and then run around waving your hands in the air screaming "the sky is falling! the sky is falling!", the media smells ratings and trips all over itself to get you a mic and a camera. I've always wanted to get on TV. Perhaps if I claim to know that Al Qaeda has photon torpedoes and is going to launch them at the US from space, I'll get on a few of the alphabet networks.

[JeeperFreeper]

Thanks for the post. IMHO, the islamic terrorists would hit us whoever won the election. They are fanatics of a death cult. Had Kerry won the election, the terrorists' rationale would be the same as before 9/11, that is, the U.S. is weak and can be bullied, so hit 'em again, only harder. Since Bush won, the rationale is different, but the result won't be. At least with Bush, we know the retaliation will massive. If a nuke goes off in the U.S., Iran and Saudi Arabia need to be reduced to rubble. Mecca and Medina need to be glowing pits within 12 hours.

[Prime Choice]

Bodansky is, unfortunately in this case, reliable and solid.

The only problem is that people have long since been desensitized to these reports. When the shepherd boy cries wolf long enough, people stop paying attention.

Look, it's a foregone conclusion that Muslims of Arabic descent wants to attack us. This should have been apparent since the Beirut massacre under Ronald Reagan and the multiple attacks under Clinton.

So, until someone can point to a specific target or a specific date for an attack, this is all just bull**** as usual.

[Snapple]

Right. DC and NYC. The place to look would be homeland defense. http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/08/20040801.html

That was August, so maybe it has changed but I don't see a press conference about it. "This is a new approach for Homeland Security to sort of target particular cities and sectors and say this is the areas we're raising to Orange, not the entire country."

[bonfire]

I used to stop whatever I was doing to listen to MI. Then after everything he said came to naught, I assumed whatever he said was "untruth". He may have a purpose, like I said in my other post, of disinformation. Who knows?

[Marysecretary]

He was on just the other night. I don't know which program though. M

[Danae]

al zawarihi just realeased a tape today as well... could be the signal to go... this is going to happen. Those I know on the inside of HSD are thinking it is going to happen. Just a matter of when. Thanks for posting this!

[sinkspur]

Taken together, these trends lead to a grim conclusion: International terrorism, led by the Islamists, is on the rise. The intensity of operations in the West -- Europe and the US -- will increase, to include not only spectacular strikes (particularly in the US and against US targets) but also "grassroots intifadahs" among the Muslims of Western Europe.

Yeah. Even blind squirrels find acorns.

Bodansky's been riding on the coattails of that single accurate (though very general) prediction ever since, and hasn't managed to thread the needle twice.

Jeanne Dixon redux.

[bonfire]

Thanks. Thought he'd gone "underground"!

[bonfire]

Thanks. Thought he'd gone "underground"!

[bonfire]

oops!

[johniegrad]

A subsequent theological debate emerged

Why does anyone justify this nonsense by calling it "theological"?

[Snapple]

So if he is off his rocker, why was he an expert for Congress for many years?

[Marysecretary]

That's why I pray a LOT about our borders being protected, our ports, our nuclear and electric plants, blah, blah, blah. I pray that NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST US WOULD PROSPER. People need to pray because actually there's nothing else we can do.

[maestro]

An al-Qaida attack on the US with non-conventional weapons is virtually "inevitable..."All of the warnings we have today indicate that a major strike ? something more horrible than anything we've seen before ? is all but inevitable," [Bodansky] said.

These terrorist attacks and threats will NEVER end till Jesus comes back to reign from Jerusalem OVER the WHOLE world!!

......invest Now!

(Romans 10:17)

[CFW]

New AQ tape - al-zawahiri #2

[cajungirl]

I doubt the "inevitable" part of his words ,,this sounds like tryiing to gin up panic and anxiety. Al Quaeda is being dismantled as we speak.