"Source: Bin Laden directing latest threat"
http://www.cnn.com/"Recent intelligence shows that al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and his top lieutenant, Ayman al-Zawahiri, are directing the latest threat against the U.S., senior intelligence officials told CNN. "What we know about this most recent information is it's being directed from the senior-most levels of the al Qaeda organization," said one official."
"Ridge: Terrorists' aim is to influence presidential vote"
http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/07/08/ridge.alqaeda/index.htmlThe planned attack is "an effort to disrupt the democratic process" before November's elections, Ridge said.
Ridge said he had no specific or credible information about threats to the upcoming political conventions. The four-day Democratic convention kicks off July 26 in Boston, Massachusetts, and the Republican National Convention begins August 30 in New York City.