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FBI Agents In Houston Hunting for Al Qaeda Figures With Ties to Chad And Sudan
US News and World Report ^ | Week of June 14, 2003 | Paul Bedard and Chitra Ragavan

Posted on 07/05/2003 7:26:59 AM PDT by ewing

Federal Bureau of Investigation Agents in Houston are on the hunt for Al Qaeda figures with ties to Chad and the Sudan who, the agency says, may be targeting Texas and Los Angeles Oil Plants.

Agents are asking Muslim and Middle Eastern Men in Houston about specific questions about phone calls or trips to the countries, our sources tell Chitra Ragavan.

Their questions are related to a threat to blow up petrochemical plants in the Houston or Los Angeles area over the Fourth of July Holiday.

The questions about Sudan and Chad are striking, sources say, because the usual target countries are Saudia Arabia, Syria, Egypt, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Texas; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; chad; fbi; houston; jihadinamerica; jttf; sudan; targets; texa; texas
And the fact that Houston is 41's hometown as well may be playing into this..
1 posted on 07/05/2003 7:26:59 AM PDT by ewing
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To: ewing
Didn't algore have ties to Chad?
2 posted on 07/05/2003 7:37:11 AM PDT by umgud (gov't has more money than it needs, but never as much as it wants)
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To: All
Houston Area..


3 posted on 07/05/2003 7:38:43 AM PDT by ewing
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To: ewing
These allegations do not even merit a response, but I will say that no, I have no dealings with this Al Quada fellow, and I have not had dealings with that Al Gore fellow either.

Thank you. Based on a request from my lawyers, I have no further comment...
4 posted on 07/05/2003 7:46:57 AM PDT by Chad Fairbanks (I got a sweater for Christmas...I really wanted a screamer or a moaner.)
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To: umgud
hehe ! My first thought was of Election 2000 too.

http://www.strangecosmos.com/images/picturejokes/268.jpg
5 posted on 07/05/2003 8:14:15 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (Bu-bye Dixie Chimps! / Coming Soon !: Freeper site on Comcast. I lost the URL .)
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To: ewing
Like this?

Explosion, massive fire at New York oil refinery kill worker an Associated Press report 2/21/03

NEW YORK - An explosion rocked an oil storage facility at the edge of Staten Island on Friday, killing one worker and sending black smoke and flames hundreds of feet into the air. Authorities said there were no indications of terrorism.

6 posted on 07/05/2003 8:55:38 AM PDT by Binyamin
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To: ewing; Mia T
NEVER FORGET



...HILLARY -&- BILL CLINTON's former White House Political Advisor DICK MORRIS has confirmed that they refused 3 Presidential Offers during the 1990's to extradite OSAMA bin LADEN to a U.S. Trial that would have prevented the Attacks of Sept. 11th.


...With HILLARY saying yesterday in England that she may well run for President in 2004...

...might we do well to ask her...

...WHY ...after what she did to us all during the last century..?


NEVER FORGET
7 posted on 07/05/2003 10:14:34 AM PDT by ALOHA RONNIE (Vet-Battle of IA DRANG-1965 www.LZXRAY.com)
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To: Binyamin
The wire services always seems to know that there are 'no indications at this time..'
8 posted on 07/05/2003 10:40:40 AM PDT by ewing
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To: ALOHA RONNIE
Bill was too busy watching a golf tournament when his Generals were pleading with him to lauch a strike to kill OBL. .(according to the Col. who carries the football)
9 posted on 07/05/2003 10:42:28 AM PDT by ewing
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To: Chad Fairbanks
No controlling legal authority?
10 posted on 07/05/2003 11:07:08 AM PDT by ewing
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To: ewing
Note to FBI: Get the records at "Phoenecia Wholesale Grocery" on Westheimer. All of the Quaida shop there for best prices on their favorite gelatious goo.
11 posted on 07/05/2003 7:54:01 PM PDT by illumini (AMERICA. Love her or leave her!)
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To: ewing
Why in the h3ll don't you post your address while you are at it, dimwit?
12 posted on 07/05/2003 8:31:15 PM PDT by WordsOfWarning
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