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I thought this was kind of an interesting story. These are the type of stories the White House needs to reveal more often.

Bush: U.S. thwarted al Qaeda attack on L.A.

Damn right..!

You'll find this shit on page 100, and in the wrong section, but let some BAD news come up, and that shit is front page...

White House lists 10 foiled attacks


1. West Coast airliner plot:

In 2002 the United States disrupted a plot to use shoe bombs to hijack a commercial airliner to attack the tallest building in Los Angeles. The plot was "set in motion" by Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks.

"Rather than use Arab hijackers, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed sought out young men from Southeast Asia whom he believed would not arouse as much suspicion," Bush said.

2. East Coast airliner plot:

In mid-2003 the United States and a partner disrupted a plot to use hijacked commercial airplanes to attack targets on the East Coast of the United States.

3. The Jose Padilla plot:

In May 2002 the United States disrupted a plot that involved blowing up apartment buildings in the United States. One of the alleged plotters, Jose Padilla, allegedly discussed the possibility of using a "dirty bomb" inside the United States. Bush has designated him an "enemy combatant."

4. 2004 British urban targets plot:

In mid-2004 the United States and partners disrupted a plot to bomb urban targets in Britain.

5. 2003 Karachi plot:

In spring 2003 the United States and a partner disrupted a plot to attack westerners at several targets in Karachi, Pakistan.

6. Heathrow Airport plot:

In 2003 the United States and several partners disrupted a plot to attack London's Heathrow Airport using hijacked commercial airliners. The planning for this alleged attack was undertaken by a major operational figure in the September 11, 2001, attacks.

7. 2004 Britain plot:

In the spring of 2004 the United States and partners, using a combination of law enforcement and intelligence resources, disrupted a plot to conduct large-scale bombings in Britain.

8. 2002 Arabian Gulf shipping plot:

In late 2002 and 2003 the United States and a partner nation disrupted a plot by al Qaeda operatives to attack ships in the Arabian Gulf.

9. 2002 Strait of Hormuz plot:

In 2002 the United States and partners disrupted a plot to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the entrance to the Persian Gulf from the Indian Ocean.

10. 2003 tourist site plot:

In 2003 the United States and a partner nation disrupted a plot to attack a tourist site outside the United States. The White House did not list what site that was.

The odd thing about this 2002 LA plot is that the White House never warned the Mayor of LA that there was a credible plot. The Mayor stated that he didn't expect the President himself to call him and warn him, but somebody should have.

Can't say I blame him for being upset. If I was mayor of a major city like LA and there was a terrorist threat to it, I'd want to know about it so I could be doing something about it.

I agree with what you said. These types of stories need to be revealed more often. Makes you actually think our government is fighting terrorism

Well, see that is the GREAT thing about the color code, when it elevates it is supposed to ELEVATE EVERYWHERE.

most people assume it ELEVATED ELSEWHERE.

I think some of these were not fully developed plots yet, and they may have taken out one person who was instrumental to, say, three of them. This however is not the action they took. It is what they advised us they prevented. I know of at least one other not mentioned here. They raided and captured insurgents at an "Islamic Education Center" in NJ, where they found a erson who had been instrumental to 911, who was planning something involving the NJ Transit train between Jersey and New York.

Sooner or later someone is going to get one of these attempts to come off........scary.

Meanwhile,.. the award for Asshat of the year goes to-

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/in ... xml&coll=1

Just shows the mental ability of these "terrorists". Ahahahahahahahaha