Intercepted Al Qaeda Communications Indicate Planned Attack ‘Big,’ ‘Strategically Significant’

[The Straight Story]

Senior U.S. Official: Intercepted Al Qaeda Communications Indicate Planned Attack ‘Big,’ ‘Strategically Significant’

On the day that almost two dozen U.S. embassies and consulates across North Africa and the Middle East are closed following the identification of a significant threat from an al-Qaeda affiliate, a senior U.S. official is providing new details about the communications intercepted from the terrorists, telling ABC News that al-Qaeda operatives could be heard talking about an upcoming attack. The official described the terrorists as saying the planned attack is “going to be big” and “strategically significant.”

“The part that is alarming is the confidence they showed while communicating and the air of certainty,” the official said, adding that the group — Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula — appeared to have a media plan for after the attack.

Authorities do not know the exact target of the planned attack, according to the official.

“We do not know whether they mean an embassy, an airbase, an aircraft, trains,” the official said.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/08/senior-u-s-official-intercepted-al-qaeda-communications-indicate-planned-attack-big-strategically-significant/

[cantbeserious]

1. Terror, Fear, Terror, Fear - Keep All Americans Afraid - Fear, Terror, Fear, Terror

eom

[chowder66]

4. You are welcome to your opinion as I am welcome to mine

I prefer for them to err on the side of caution and alert people. People can then make up their own mind on how much they want to respond to….

"Terror,Fear,Terror,Fear"


to not alert is irresponsible (whether you feel it is imagined or real)

[cantbeserious]

7. I No longer Have Faith Nor Place Trust In Anything The Government Says - Some Still Do

eom

[treestar]

9. So if there's a hurricane or the like

you won't be expecting the government to help you in any way.

[cantbeserious]

10. Roger That - See New Orleans - See Sandy Hook - The Poor Are Still Struggling

eom

[treestar]

11. Sandy Hook?

You don't mean hurricane Sandy? Really?

[dipsydoodle]

2. It ain't what you know that gets you into trouble

Its what you know that ain't so.

[Egalitarian Thug]

12. Would that fall into the category of known unknowns, or is that still an

unknown, unknown?

[Purveyor]

3. Thank Gawd for the NSA!!! Good to see them providing justification of their existence.

I'm sure it is just a coincidence that this 'big' terror threat comes as they are taking heat...

[niyad]

5. seriously, guys, could you be any more obvious??

[shraby]

6. And if they didn't alert like Bush didn't, who would be blamed if something happened akin to

what did on Bush's watch?? HMMMMMMMMMMMMMM?????

[Arctic Dave]

8. Why don't they just call the CIA and ask them what they are planning?

Who have they been funding and arming the last twenty years?

[NuclearDem]

13. So, some "big" attack, "somewhere", against "something"

Yeah, sure. Glad the NSA caught onto that master plan.

[Demo_Chris]

14. War against someone is the only acceptable response...

That, and more domestic spying, because that's ALWAYS in order.

[NuclearDem]

16. Once we get to the bottom of who funded and armed al-Qaeda we'll invade them

I think they're somewhere in Langley.

[backscatter712]

15. QUICK MAN! CURTAIL CIVIL LIBERTIES! n/t