Since Sept. 11, investigators have been bedeviled by fake terror threats

[DoYouEverWonder]

October 14, 2005, 1:19 PM EDT

NEW YORK -- On the surface, the tip last year from would-be FBI informant Tanveer Choudhry sounded frightening.

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Authorities say since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, an untold number of hoaxers have preyed on fears of further terrorism on U.S. soil with schemes designed to win favors from the government, settle personal scores or simply cause mischief.

Most of the terror threats are quickly and quietly discounted. But an alleged al-Qaida plot to bomb the New York subway system highlighted the potential for possible threats to spread fear and tie up investigators before they prove to be false alarms.

Hoping to discourage phony threats, Congress passed a law last year making it a crime for anyone to convey false or misleading information about a terrorist attack or possible terrorist attack. If convicted, a defendant can get up to five years in prison; if the hoax causes injury or death, the maximum term would be 20 years to life.

http://www.nynewsday.com/news/local/manhattan/ny-bc-ny--terrorhoaxes1014oct14,0,41688.story?coll=nyc-moreny-headlines

[jasmeel]

1. Can we charge the * administration with conveying false info

on every aspect of terrorism-from who is a terrorist to when it will happen and what we should do about it?

[sofa king]

4. PL 108-458, Title VI, Subtitle H

Subtitle H—Stop Terrorist and Military
Hoaxes Act of 2004
SEC. 6701. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Terrorist and Military
Hoaxes Act of 2004’’.
SEC. 6702. HOAXES AND RECOVERY COSTS.
(a) PROHIBITION ON HOAXES.—Chapter 47 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1037 the following:

‘‘§ 1038. False information and hoaxes
‘‘(a) CRIMINAL VIOLATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Whoever engages in any conduct with
intent to convey false or misleading information under circumstances
where such information may reasonably be believed
and where such information indicates that an activity has
taken, is taking, or will take place that would constitute a
violation of chapter 2, 10, 11B, 39, 40, 44, 111, or 113B of
this title...

...

SEC. 6703. OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE AND FALSE STATEMENTS IN
TERRORISM CASES.
(a) ENHANCED PENALTY.—Section 1001(a) and the third
undesignated paragraph of section 1505 of title 18, United States
Code, are amended by striking ‘‘be fined under this title or imprisoned
not more than 5 years, or both’’ and inserting ‘‘be fined
under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years or, if the offense
involves international or domestic terrorism (as defined in section
2331), imprisoned not more than 8 years, or both’’.

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So it looks like penalties are broadened and increased beyond that of the already standing anti-hoax laws.

I don't think it's going to singlehandedly bring down the government, but it might make for a nice little knife-twist in Karl's ass.

[SoFlaJet]

2. yea well

how about Olberman's Nexus Of Terror report where he said that "someone made it up" about the last terra threat in NYC-THAT person needs to go to jail-how much money was NY's costs for police OT alone?There are people doing hard time for a LOT LESS I can assure you that.

[DoYouEverWonder]

3. I did some research a couple of years ago into who those someone's were

I found out that most of the 'noise' was generated by freeper Bushbots on site like Talon News and GOPUSA.



Code Orange: Is it based on an Internet Hoax?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=953199


The Coming Strike? The Anatomy of a Terrorist Hoax

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=954196

[NVMojo]

5. Bush's mom is probably doing it!!!

[4MoreYearsOfHell]

6. Probably that evil Zarqawi again

for a one-legged dead man, he certainly gets around...

[leesa]

7. I suspect they are coming out of the White House or the GOP, go get em