Some Doubt Seriousness Of Terror Scheme Described By Bush

[Roland99]

http://www.courant.com/news/nationworld/hc-bush0210.artfeb10,0,3963401.story?coll=hc-headlines-nationworld

WASHINGTON -- Several U.S. intelligence officials are playing down the relative importance of an alleged al-Qaida plot to strike the West Coast after Sept. 11, 2001, cited by President Bush Thursday in defense of his campaign against terrorism.

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The intelligence officials, who declined to be identified because they did not want to criticize the White House publicly, said there is deep disagreement within the intelligence community over the seriousness of the scheme to attack the 73-story building and whether it was ever much more than talk.

Bruce Hoffman, a terrorism specialist with the Rand Corp., said Bush's account still leaves key questions unanswered.

"It doesn't really give us any more indication of whether this was a plot that was derailed or pre-empted, or a plot that was more in the realm of an idle daydream," Hoffman said.

But this won't get anywhere near the airplay (if it gets any at all) on the M$M as did the Propagandist's catapaulting the other day.

[fooj]

1. Duh.

Peace.

[Earth_First]

2. What was their first clue?

That their primary target objective was the "liberty tower" when in fact there is no such building?

[benddem]

3. how about

the idea that they were going to breach the doors (which hadn't been fixed yet) with shoe bombs?
If they were that stupid they deserved to be caught...but idiot boy can't keep putting lipstick on a pig.

[sam sarrha]

4. If his lips are moving he is lying...

[Ecumenist]

5. No Kidding...

They believe that everyone is as stupid AND gullible as their base is..