New York Tunnel Bomb Plot Foiled!!!!

[Mr Sparkle]

michael moore is inhaling buckets of kfc in anger. HOW COULD HIS TERRORISTS FOLLOWERS GET CAUGHT SO EASILY??

your baiting used to be less obvious

 

[bored]

No it wasn't.

 

[deemar325]

http://today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID=2006-07-07T090828Z_01_N07109951_RTRIDST_0_SECURITY-TUNNEL-REPORT.XML

WASHINGTON, July 7 (Reuters) - A plot to bomb New York's Holland Tunnel in an effort to flood the Wall Street financial district has been uncovered by the FBI, with a suspect arrested in Lebanon, New York's Daily News reported on Friday.
The newspaper, quoting unidentified counterterrorism sources, said the investigation involved what officials considered a "serious plot" to detonate enough explosives inside the landmark tunnel to destroy it and send devastating floodwaters through lower Manhattan.
The 79-year-old tunnel runs under the Hudson River between New Jersey and Manhattan and carried almost 34 million vehicles in 2005.
The Daily News said authorities in Beirut, at the request of U.S. officials, arrested one of the suspected conspirators, identified as Amir Andalousli, in recent months and that agents were seeking other suspects around the world.


The newspaper said the FBI and New York police officials declined comment on the investigation, which it quoted a source as describing as "ongoing."
The Daily News quoted a counterterrorism source as saying officials were alarmed because the plotters allegedly got a pledge of financial and tactical support from Jordanian associates of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq before he was killed last month in a U.S. air strike. The paper said it was not clear if any cash or assistance was delivered.
Lebanon's government had been asked by the United States to hold off on announcing the arrest while operations to disrupt the plot were continuing, the Daily News quoted sources as saying.
It said New York officials, according to sources, believed the plan could conceivably work with enough explosives placed in the middle of the tunnel.
But it added that some experts did not consider the plan feasible because the tunnel was protected by concrete and cast-iron steel and that even if the tunnel cracked, the Wall Street district would not flood because it was above the level of the river.
Seven men were charged in the United States last month with conspiring to blow up the landmark Sears Tower in Chicago and FBI buildings in Miami and four other cities as part of a pledge to al Qaeda to wage war against America. U.S. officials said the plot never went beyond the earliest stages.

Good for them, one victory at a time.

 

[Carter]

Ugh, I want them all killed

 

[deemar325]

Who doesn't?

In time we will sick them all out from under their rocks.

 

[D.Rex]

This threat seemed more realistic than those guys from Miami. So I have too give credit where it's due on a job well done. At least some legitamite strong efforts are being made at this whole war on terrorism thing, instead of invading oil rich countries under the guise of fighting terrorists. Anyways (back on topic) even if the explosion may not have flooded NYC a large explosion in the cities busiest tunnel could have killed hundreds of people and caused millions worth of damage. So regardless if the plan was flawed or not I'd rather have the terrorists stopped before than find out first hand afterward whether the tunnels would have flooded or not. Nice job FBI.

 

[War Lord]

Apparently the Terrorists plan wouldn't have worked causr they say it's impossible to flood lowe Manhattan cause it's raised from the ground...

YAY! THey are getting stupider...

There isn't much time to teach physics in between the IED courses and suicidal coorespondence courses.

 

[Gamma Ray]

Why always New York? Go to California, damn terrorists!

 

[War Lord]

Why always New York? Go to California, damn terrorists!

California is a lost cause.

 

[Darthphere]

California has Jack Bauer.

 

[War Lord]

California has Jack Bauer.

When Jack Bauer works, everybody else dies.

 

[deemar325]

The westcoast got Dirty Harry also.

 

[bored]

Why bother with California? It's going to be destroyed by an earthquake, or a fire, or electing movie stars as governors soon enough anyway.

 

[Darthphere]

Why bother with California? It's going to be destroyed by an earthquake, or a fire, or electing movie stars as governors soon enough anyway.

Or a nuclear missile shot by lex Luthor.

 

[Abaddon]

California is overrated. That's why they go after New York.

 

[celldog]

More news from the religion of peace......

 

[Abaddon]

Yes,because they're Islam's spokespeople.