White House: Al Qaeda trying to boost efforts in US

[sabra]

Source: reuters

WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Al Qaeda remains the "most serious and dangerous" terrorism threat to the United States and is likely to intensify efforts to place operatives inside this country, a new White House report said on Tuesday.

"Although we have discovered only a handful of individuals in the United States with ties to al Qaeda senior leadership, the group likely will intensify its efforts to place operatives here in the homeland," the "National Strategy for Homeland Security" report said.

"We also must never lose sight of al Qaeda's persistent desire for weapons of mass destruction, as the group continues to try to acquire and use chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear material," it said.

The report said that al Qaeda has protected its top leadership, replenished operational lieutenants, and "regenerated a safe haven" in Pakistan's tribal areas.

Read more: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N09410699.htm

[maddezmom]

1. another headline from the report: Al-Qaeda trying to get weapons of mass destruction: US report

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071009/wl_afp/usattacksqaedasecurity_071009144727

[simmonsj811]

7. right on time

hell an whole ficking army could have march throught the southern boder with all the support people too!! give me a break:sarcasm:

[Solly Mack]

2. and they'll try to influence elections too, right?

[Mrs. Overall]

3. They will send a tape and endorse the Democratic candidate, which means

patriotic Americans must vote for the Republican so that the terrorists don't win.

[Solly Mack]

4. lol! Sadly....we're just beating the GOP to the punch

Cause we know this is coming...

[sinkingfeeling]

5. Planted report to swing the Democrats to vote for wiretapping citizens without FISA or warrants.

[gasperc]

6. just in time for Halloween, should help sales

good marketing scheme

[lyonn]

8. Is our Government a joke or what?!

This story along with others this a.m. on Yahoo News and Latest Breaking are BS. Who believes them anymore?

[truthisfreedom]

9. It's easy to calculate how this psy-operation works.Look in the news for the last homeland terralert

and measure the interval between. That's how long they figure it takes between PHEAR cycles for maximum psychological effect. Keep detailed notes on exactly what is "new" about these so-called threats. They play us every election... we need to play them with some announcements of our own.

[badgervan]

13. Just Like Clockwork

... another FISA vote coming up. Watch Pelosi and the dems run scared - yet again. Pathetic.

[DrDan]

10. so . . . I guess we should all vote for the rethugs then . . . .

[hatrack]

11. BOO!!!

That is all.

[nxylas]

12. Ever hear the story of the boy who cried wolf?

The WH could have intelligence of a real terrorist plot to set off a nuke in the middle of Manhattan and nobody would believe them.

[olddad56]

14. might be the other way around. ...

The Bush administration remains the "most serious and dangerous" terrorism threat to the United States and is likely to intensify efforts to place operatives inside this country, a new White House report said on Tuesday.