Israel claims al Qaeda plans mega-attack

[ECH1969]

Israeli security officials assess that 2006 is the "target year" set by the global al-Qaeda network to carry out a mega-attack in the country, Israel's leading newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported Thursday.

According to the report, Israeli intelligence authorities detected two years ago the shift in priorities of al Qaeda towards Israel, which has been "upgraded" to the rank of a major target. Recently, al Qaeda chief in Iraq Abu Musab al-Zarqawi declared his intentions to carry out an attack in Israel.

The report added Syria has been identified as a transfer point for al Qaeda members planning to carry out attacks in Jordan and Israel. It should be mentioned that on Wednesday Israeli Deputy Chief of Staff Moshe Kaplinski said that "global Jihad forces" maintain regular bases in Lebanon and Jordan.

http://www.albawaba.com/en/news/195040

[RufusEarl]

1. Ever since 9-11,

i've paid attention to what Israeli intelligence have had to say. If you'll remember they warned us about 9-11, and of course we paid no attention.

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[flashdebadge]

17. Israel probably has the best intelligence service in the world. They

cant afford to be wrong even once.

[cantstandbush]

66. Ok, but Al-qaeda said they were planning massive attacks. So what

is news worthy about this. We continue to paint Israel as some kind of wizard of security and we keep trying to model our foreign polisy after theirs. For what reason, I can't understand. Israel is not a safe country, they face suicide bombings, have to build walls to protect themselves and their foreign policy of pre-emption has caused them to be the permanent terrorists of the ME no matter what anyone says AND the US is quicly becoming the permanent terrorist nation of the world. Israeli intelligence has led us down paths of deception and warmongering and economic suicide AND they have been proven to spy on us and give away weapons and information to countries we were supposed to not be friendly with, including S. Africa during apartheid. Even Israeli pols have said that they have given us bad intel. They blew up the Liberty and killed a lot of our sons and had the gall to deny doing so on purpose when the evidence by survivors tells a different story. So as far as I am concerned, they can take their warnings and shove them! Anyone who doesn't already know that "terrorists" are planning massive attacks on us and others is not paying attention or just plain stupid.

[flashdebadge]

74. I didn't say they were perfect...but probably the best.

[radfringe]

42. but but but but

"People don't need to worry about security," Bush told reporters

---

guess it's time to go shopping?

[nodehopper]

67. yep. Mossad warned about 9/11 up until a week beforehand

[katty]

70. Israel says...pay attention, apparently ,they always KNOW before

anything happens

[xchrom]

2. europe, israel, the us --

i don't know they all say ''death to the infidel'' or somebody else crys ''terror, wolf, terror'' -- on and on.

isn't all this the job of good police/detective work?

[ConcernedCanuk]

3. Israel has long been a "base" for the USA's presence in the ME

.
.
.

Israel being well known for it's hidden nuclear capabilities

And being "chums" with the USA for decades

would make me distrust them on that fact alone . .

Chummy with the USA is not a "good" thing anymore

As it should have not been since GW1

That's my Canuk Opinion

[Megahurtz]

13. And I certainly don't blame you!

I think you're right.

[Peace Patriot]

4. Funny, the UAE isn't mentioned as a port of call for Al Qaeda/Bush Cartel

money, arms, WMDs--the fundamentalist, theocratic sheikdom that spawned two of the 9/11 hijackers. Syria, hm--m-m, next on Bush's list after Iran. Right on cue, Israel.

I'd like to tap YOUR phone!

[goforit]

5. Ofcourse Israel knows everything about al Qaeda since Bush IS OBL

I'm so sick of this sh*t.

alQaeda has been the biggest scam front via the Bush administration
ever know in history!!

[sabbat hunter]

20. competance

you really think that the most corrupt incompetant regime could pull off a scam like that.

the * regime is incompetant from the top on down.

[StrafingMoose]

22. Failing gets you rewarded...

they learned...

[AntiFascist]

24. I don't think those who profit from war and disaster would see it that way

[Ben Ceremos]

33. Simply put...

this is a massive psyops/black op. The stated goal was the positioning of the Useless A into a permanent position of dominance and to roll back civil protections for western democracies along the model of Middle Eastern Sheikdoms, ie; benevolent dictatorships. This allows for the complete plundering of the national treasury, the piecemeal sell-off of US domestic assets and the growth of crony-capitalism (Haliburton...). 9-11 was the "new Pearl Harbor", but a fabricated one designed to steal your freedom and wealth and put it in the hands of the (not so) "super-rich", Chomsky's "masters of mankind". Competence is provided by the same guys that organize deathsquads, enable domestic bombers (McVey, et al)and assassinate ex-prime ministers (remember the strange murder of Olaf Palme, the airport murder of Sen. Aquino in the Phillipines...). John Negroponte comes to mind. Did anyone else notice that the Iraq beheadings and disappearances started shortly after Negroponte left Iraq? He is the architect of death and terror squads from the Reagan/Bush1 era. Looking for competence? Don't have to look far when you are staffed by career criminals and hitmen. America, the Ugly.

[jbnow]

37. This administration pulls in

some of the worst people from the worst deeds of our country. Old villains, new villains.

It is so strange now that when something bad happens in the world I always wonder if we are behind it.

[JCMach1]

48. Meanwhile in the UAE we are moving towards Democracy

yes, the world is officially mad...

[rman]

44. incompetence theory doesn't fly far on DU

[Behind the Aegis]

46. Why not?

Seems every other "theory" holds water here.

[rman]

54. It's obvious that Bush and his "base", the haves and the have-mores,

profit greatly from their collective and massive "incompetence".

So it's not very likely they are incompetent. It's just that their goals are not what they would want the people to believe they are.

If one assumes they want to make things better for all - and then observe how they fail to achieve that goal time and time again, then one might think they are incompetent.

[RufusEarl]

63. Got here late!

I totally agree about Al Qaeda, it's a myth pure and simple. This is not to say that that they're not people out there that would blow us up given the opportunity, but Al Qaeda i don't think so.

[Ruby Romaine]

6. since when does Baba Wawa have a webpage?

http://www.albawaba.com/

[Warren Stupidity]

7. Now that was funny. nt.

[IA_Seth]

71. I really like that site though. n/t

[Warren Stupidity]

8. Did like they send the Israelis a detailed memo?

Or are the Israelis just blowing the cover of some deep mole of theirs in al qaeda?

Or is this yet another pile of disinformation bullshit?

[cantstandbush]

9. notice Syria is named as transfer point. Israel has been going after

Syria for a long time. Even to the point of bombing inside Syrian border while the rest of the world turned a blind eye.

[flashdebadge]

18. that was mere retaliation for Hamas firing shells into northern Israel.

[Behind the Aegis]

27. correction...

it was not Hamas shelling northern Israel, it was Hiz'ballah.

[flashdebadge]

73. Correction noted. (but their charters I suspect are the same...

the destruction of Israel.

[greenleaf]

32. Technically Israel and Syria are still at war. eom

[MGKrebs]

10. Wow. Talk about getting blindsided.

I would never in a million years have expected al Qaida to target Israel. Those guys who get paid to figure this stuff out sure are smart.

/sarcasm

[Javaman]

11. Next watch how they link all this to Iran somehow.

Just wait for it.

[tatertop]

14. That amazing link will surface just before they ask the US for more money

Syria +
Iran +
Zarqawi +
al Qaida +
911 +
_______ =
Fool the American sheep and
get more money!

[Megahurtz]

12. Cool! Just in time

for the Ports Deal to go through!!!:sarcasm:

[VegasWolf]

16. Boo!!!! nt

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[wordpix2]

30. what are you taling about?

[bluedog]

21. Israel should just shut the hell up too

we don't need this kinf of shit when it seems like the whole god damn world has gone crazy....we should take care of our own country.ASAP............get all our troops home from foreigh ports countries....and say the hell with everyone...we are not the babysitter fo the world and should use our knowhow and DEFEND our selves..........sorry flame away!

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[Ben Ceremos]

35. Bluedog didn't say that!

What is wrong with arguing for a domestically based foreign policy? American adventurism hasn't exactly helped Israel to live in peace with its neighbors...Israelli foreign policy is damaged by continued dependence on US support and strategy. In this way, the world's Jews who have settled in Israel are actually at greater risk than they ever were.

[Colorado Blue]

69. We can't. The world is totally interdependent now. We're

especially vulnerable, like other industrialized states, because of our dependence on petroleum - and economically, we're invested everywhere.

This works both ways of course. Other nations - Japan, China, certain Arab states - are heavily invested in us.

[HuffleClaw]

23. well, that WOULD give them licence to attack iran, how convenient.

suuuuuuure. and of COURSE the just have to blame syria too. this propaganda is becoming just sooooo bad, its like they aren't even trying anymore.

[WinkyDink]

25. Al-Qaeda will live to rue that day.

Israel takes nobody's s***.

[niallmac]

26. Forget thinking of our enemy as 'Al Queda'. We have generated

a world of enemies some more, some less well organized. Chutzpa and good 'ol USA arrogance serve a purpose to a point. After that, Annie bar the door.

[dubya_dubya_III]

40. And that's exactly all they need count on....

Talk about suicide bombers? What about a nut willing to trigger Armageddon itself?

[Posteritatis]

72. Actually, I think they really wouldn't live to... (n/t)

[Behind the Aegis]

28. Well...

G-d forbid it happen, but if it does, many will barely bat an eye. There will be no cries of "we are Israelis today." No. It will be quickly be blamed on Israel herself. There will be little international outcry...I wouldn't be surprised if the UN decided to pass another resolution against Israel on that day, saying it provoked the deadly attack.

A 9-11 scale attack in Israel would be met with more Israeli bashing and no sympathy.

[wordpix2]

31. my grandmother predicted Hitler would rise again & I didn't believe her.

Now, I'm not so sure.

[Ben Ceremos]

36. Not from here...

A terror attack on any country is a tragedy for us all. Israel is no worse in its policies than 90 percent of the countries in this world. I would mourn the deaths as surely as I mourned American deaths on Sept. 11, 2001. It is time we work for fraternity and mutual respect. Anything less is the path to ruin. Either "we are all Israelis/Palestinians, etc.", or we are all morally dead inside.
A little brotherly/sisterly love would save us a lot of tears and mourning. Peace and solidarity.

[wordpix2]

64. thanks. I agree "not from here" but it always starts somewhere, now ME or

Europe---again

[Colorado Blue]

68. I have the most awful feeling that it's already starting - again.

Historically this has come in cycles. It just feels "wrong" lately.

Brrrrrrr.

[dubya_dubya_III]

34. All the better they should destroy their CIA supplied nuclear arsenal!

Self-Censored

Israel has one chance to save itself from madman Poppy's arms and drug dealing schemes...

[dubya_dubya_III]

38. Last time I dared discuss this issue here I got banned

Simply consider the global tactical target that has been painted on Israel's back by virtue their hundred or so 'kindly' Poppy Bush/Reagan supplied nukes.

Seems some people can't handle the truth

[Behind the Aegis]

39. What are you talking about?

[dubya_dubya_III]

41. Just consider

What would Israel ever possibly need so many (100's?) 'kindly' Christian Fascist Bush/Reagan CIA Mafia supplied nukes for? (if they even really have that many - that's also a bit of an unresolved issue)

Where on earth would they aim them?

Who's strategic security interests would consider it mandatory to spontaneously prevent any such a possible 'doomsday' retaliatory counter attack, against the assets of certain critically invaluable third parties?

It was one of those MAD-EAD exercises

[Behind the Aegis]

43. I am still not sure I follow.

If Israel has nukes, which I am pretty sure they do, they weren't 'supplied' by the US, but rather created by the Israelis, themselves.

I am guessing they would aim them at what ever country attacked them, as would any group attacked. However, Israel has an impressive military, so I don't know that nukes would be their first option. After all, the US has a massive collection and we have yet to use them.

Your last question still doesn't make much sense.

Israel is hated by many nations and groups of peoples for a variety of reasons. An attack on Israel will garner little international outcry or sympathy. Israel will find itself in a very awkward position, but will be able to respond, as needed.

[rman]

45. For all i know they make their own

They certainly do have the research facilities.
Which obviously does not exclude outside help.


see Mordechai Vanunu;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordechai_Vanunu

http://www.vanunu.freeserve.co.uk/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,1351324,00.html

http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=04/08/18/136217

[fujiyama]

47. I haven't seen much evidence

that the Israelis "got" the nukes from the US.

Israel has well educated and well trained scientists. They built their nukes. Sure, some were educated here and there is close cooperation on defense related issues, but initially Israel got their nuclear technology from France (granted those were for civilian purposes).

Nevertheless, Israel has nukes for the same reason for others having them. They view it as a form of deterrence. It ultimately serves Israeli interests. I don't see how it does anything for US interests, either positively or negatively. In fact, any use of Israeli nukes would be damaging for American interests, because the increased instability by use of one would cause a huge rise in gas prices worldwide (however, that would likely benefit Bush).

[heirs_of_liberty]

75. Not much evidence the MI6-CIA mafias collaborated on that?

Britain's Anglican Fascist MI6 were definitely behind the heavy water sales to Israel. At the time with Kruschev and the Egyptians getting along so well, these fascist Anglican crusaders saw a perfect opportunity to begin the staging of their long term Armageddon plans.

There was never any danger of imperial Soviet Communal Fascists foolishly proliferating any sort of WMD technologies to Muslim religious socialists who were already well-established fascist imperial dictatorships throughout the Arab world. After the "October Surprise" coup d'etat, the MI6's servant post-WWII unconstitutional CIA Mafia franchise under Bush/Reagan Regime completed Project Armageddon by funneling nearly $100 Billion in South American drug, illegal arms theft/smuggling, SNL scandal, Saudi oil and UAE SE Asian drug money into funding the development and proliferation of advanced technologies to Muslim Fascist Pakistan, as a deliberate part of their al Qeada - Mujihadden "Fight for your God" program.

The MI6-CIA Anglican Fascist Crusader Mafia already knew the long-blockaded Soviet Union was definitely and certainly doomed to imminent collapse (1979 critical crisis of infrastructure), and by Robert Gates own admission, where fabricating and lying to Congress about a totally fraudulent "Soviet Star Wars Threat" all along thereafter.

Seeding nuclear WMD into the Muslim Fascist world was seen as critical both to manufacture the new "Muslim Menace" for the CIA's secret, lucrative military industrial protection racket, and for the Anglican Fascists goals of triggering a 2nd holocaust of Jewry but 'not by their own hand'...

[JCMach1]

49. So is 'Yedioth Ahronoth' a reliable news source?

Is this not a Right-Wing rag


ON EDIT SUBMITTED AS EVIDENCE:

Vanunu sues Yedioth Ahronoth for libel

Ha'aretz
Sept 8 00

Mordechai Vanunu submitted a NIS 30 million libel suit against Yedioth Ahronoth daily newspaper at the Tel Aviv District Court on Thursday. No defense has been submitted yet.

Vanunu claims that on November 25, 1999, the paper published a false report about him, saying that he had given fellow prisoners who were also members of Hamas men information about manufacturing bombs. The story appeared on the second page of the paper under the headline "He did it again."

The report claimed that Vanunu delivered notes containing information about bomb manufacturing to prisoners who were members of the Palestinian terrorist organization.

Vanunu's attorney, Avigdor Feldman, said that the story was published without asking for a comment from Vanunu and without asking the Prisons Authority to confirm the information. In his suit, Vanunu added that the Prisons Authority commissioner denied the facts the day after the story was published.

Vanunu said that the story gave the impression that he was aiding enemies of the state and terror organizations to act against innocent civilians, whereas he has always insisted that he acted with his conscience as a pacifist who objected to nuclear armament ... http://www.serve.com/vanunu/mycase/20000908haaretz.html

[Behind the Aegis]

50. Who knows.

But I guess Al Bawaba finds it newsworthy. Perhaps Al Bawaba is a right-wing 'rag.'

[JCMach1]

51. Check what I posted On Edit

...this paper actively slandered Vanunu

[Behind the Aegis]

52. And?

Did you not read the OP? The source is an Arab one, basing its story on an Israeli one. So, maybe both are right-wing hack sites.

[JCMach1]

53. Could be... let me see what I can about that site...

[JCMach1]

55. the OP source came from albawaba.com which appears

to be (strictly speaking) a news portal that republishes other reports...

It has offices in Jordan and the UAE...

[Behind the Aegis]

56. Therefore...

...your beef should be with Al Bawaba, and not the Israeli source.

[JCMach1]

58. No, they are just re-publishing the piece

[Behind the Aegis]

59. But, not in full.

[JCMach1]

61. It's the copyright thing...

But yes, very useful to have the full article to look at.

[Behind the Aegis]

57. The actual article from Yedioth Ahronoth

Officials: Al-Qaeda to strike this year

Security officials estimate international terror network aims to carry out mega-terror attack in Israel in 2006; authorities concerned about strike that would eclipse September 11 attacks
Alex Fishman

Global Jihad has Israel in its sights: Security officials estimate that 2006 is the "target year" set by the global al-Qaeda terror network to carry out a mega-terror attack in Israel, the country's leading newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported Thursday.

The disturbing report follows official confirmation by IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Moshe Wednesday that global Jihad forces maintain regular
bases in Lebanon and Jordan. However, the details released by Kaplinsky are apparently only the tip of the iceberg.

Security authorities were able to detect two years ago the shift in priorities of global Jihad terrorists with regards to Israel, which has been "upgraded" to the rank of a major target, mostly due to personnel and ideological changes within global terror networks.

This shift has been manifested, among other things, through public declarations by leading international terrorists.

more...

[JCMach1]

60. It's not wrong to question the source of information...

also, what exactly do the officials mean by 'global jihad forces' here?

Are they referring to Hezbollah bases in the Bekaa valley? So, why not a specific reference?
What about Jordan?

This article raises more questions than it answers.

[Behind the Aegis]

62. Questions are always good.

Perhaps, they didn't reveal everything they know.

Seriously, think about the number of recent articles that have come out about "secret" Israeli meetings. How the hell are secret meetings getting into the press...especially ones that aren't favorable to Israel?

Disinformation works on many levels.

[wordpix2]

65. yes, check sources & recheck from a number of sources--some groups

just put out propaganda---even our homegrown gov. under Bush regime