U.S., European Officials Scramble To Stop Expected Terror Attack

[RamboLiberal]

Source: ABC News

From the airport pat downs in this country to a search for two suicide bombers believed to be at large in Germany, this is a tense time for U.S. and European security officials, who privately admit they are scrambling to stop an expected terror attack of some kind, somewhere. After first playing down the threat, officials in Germany are now at full alert. In Berlin, police were told to look for two suspected suicide bombers trained by Al Qaeda in Pakistan, and all weekend, German television provided a range of precise details. At the same time over the weekend, al Qaeda gloated over the disruptions being caused by its failed plot to blow up two cargo planes. In an on-line magazine, al Qaeda in Yemen said for an expenditure of just $4,200 it had forced the U.S. to spend hundreds of millions on extra security, measures, including the intrusive pat downs.

A special edition of Inspire magazine -- an English-language propaganda publication produced by AQAP -- gave a detailed description of how the attempted attack was conceived and produced. Calling it Operation Hemorrhage, the al Qaeda bomb makers promised similar operations to come.

"Two Nokia mobiles, $150 each, two HP printers, $300 each, plus shipping, transportation and other miscellaneous expenses add up to a total bill of $4,200," one article said. "That is all that Operation Hemorrhage cost us. In terms of time, it took us three months to plan and execute the operation from beginning to end."

The magazine also revealed the attack was not meant to kill more than the plane's pilot and co-pilot, and was meant to force the U.S. government to spend huge sums to defend itself. Success, it said was measured by economic harm, by "the spread of fear that would cause the West to invest billions of dollars in new security procedures."



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Osama - you have won. Just look at the hundreds of billions we are spending on 2 useless wars and our military complex. The hundreds of billions we spend on Homeland Security. The meltdowns at airports & pissed off travelers because of the scanners & intrusive patdowns. The rights & freedoms that have been stripped from us by our own government becauase you and your ragtag bunch got lucky on one horrible day.

[ixion]

1. Ah, Terra! Terra! Terra! just in time for the holiday weekend

How very lame.

[randr]

2. When will the elephant in the room stand up?

Just exactly what is it that Al Qaeda wants?
What are the parameters of this confict?
Is their anyone in our government analyzing the reasons for the animosity?
If the public knew more about the powers involved, who is financing etc., would we have a different approach to resolving the issues?
Is there an end and how do we get there?
Is anyone with any power to affect the situation asking these and other questions?

[valerief]

3. Just an elite setup to syphon money from the Treasury. Nothing new.

The them and us aren't Americans (or Westerners) vs. terrorists. It's the non-elite vs. the elite.

It's always class warfare. Always.

[apnu]

7. "We've always been at war with Eastasia" (nt)

[blackspade]

4. FEAR!!!!!

Be afaid! :sarcasm:

This shit is crazy.
We as a country have become weak. We are no longer the land of the free and home of the brave.
The best thing we could have done and should do now is go back to our "pre-9/11 mentality".
There is no need for us to be afriad of these guys. They are thugs and criminals and should be traeted as such.
Instead our government has created a boogyman to create a state of perpetual war that benifits the rich.

[sarcasmo]

5. Get ready for a false flag attempt near you . The TSA needs to keep the money flowing.

[thereismore]

6. Osama, just quit already. You have won. nt

[Kaleko]

8. Nonsense.

Your comment: "The rights & freedoms that have been stripped from us by our own government becauase you and your ragtag bunch got lucky on one horrible day."

Osama and his ragtag bunch were used as pawns in a bid for global dominance. The aim is always the same - control of global energy resources and population control.

[RamboLiberal]

9. I'm arguing what it's done to us the general population of the U.S.

Just like the Cold War that enriched the special interests in both the U.S. and Russia while the population was bankrupted.