I’m always a little wary of Brain Ross’s reporting, but I am concerned that we seem to have a credible threat of a serious terror event. Ross reports that three individuals entered the country in August, probably originating from the tribal areas of Pakistan, and that they have the intent of using vehicles as explosives in the Washington or New York areas.
Officials say the alleged terror plot was initiated by new al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden’s successor, who had pledged to avenge bin Laden’s death earlier this year in a U.S. raid.
Intelligence and law enforcement officials told ABC News that at least one of the individuals is a U.S. citizen and one official said that two of the individuals may have had U.S. documentation — whether green cards or passports was unclear.
The threat was described as specific and credible by federal officials. “Al Qaeda has shown an interest in important dates and anniversaries.
Unfortunately, they don’t know their identities, so they have to go through a ton of flight information data to try to narrow it down.
I know we’re a lot better prepared for this than we were ten years ago. I just hope we can locate these guys before they kill anyone. The last thing this country needs is another collective freak-out. Plus, I don’t want to see anyone get hurt.
Can anyone tell me how they know these 3 people entered the country in August, yet don’t know who they are? Sounds fishy to me. Does it mean that these people entered the country with fake passports and stuff?
It’s called surveillance and tradecraft.
They probably overheard a discussion that involved code names or aliases. Or they got a tip from someone who didn’t know their identities. It’s probably more than one source, considering how seriously they’re taking it.
The teevee nooz is discussing it as a “CIA tipster” who has been credible in the past.
We cannot leave Afghanistan without taking care of Zawahriri and Mullah Omar. We leave them there and the will continue plot evil.
Zawahiri and Omar are in Pakistan.
We certainly need to keep going after them, but the relationship between that goal and operations in Afghanistan is not so clear-cut.
Remember the Biden plan from 2009? Mostly an off-shore presence, using air strikes and special forces to keep the pressure on.
A rather ironic typo considering that his career seems to be based on spreading zombie lies.
This could be a real threat that may not be able to be resolved before the bombs go off, BUT I REALLY HOPE that no one changes their usual routine and hides under their beds. That is totally the wrong response to threat reports. Just go about your business. Your odd of being struck by lightening or hit by a car on your way to where you’re going are FAR higher on any normal day than moving about under a terrorism warning – even if you live in NYC or DC.
The breathless news coverage makes me nauseous. Not because it’s scary but because they are doing the terrorizing FOR the terrorists want just for ratings. It’s pathetic.
Just ignore it and hope the appropriate authorities do their jobs as best they can. Don’t worry. Be Happy. Valium is good.