Islamists 'plotted to kill Clinton in Nairobi hotel'

[Beacool]

Bruce Loudon
Monday, September 8, 2009

RADICAL Islamist al-Shabaab militants linked to al-Qa'ida and based in Somalia plotted to kill US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her trip to Africa last month, it was disclosed yesterday.


A planned series of bomb attacks set to take place in Nairobi, the capital of neighbouring Kenya, while Mrs Clinton was there - one in the hotel where she was staying - was foiled at the last minute, media reports, citing senior security officials, said.

"Al-Qa'ida wanted to strike at the heart of Nairobi (while Mrs Clinton was here)," the senior security official was quoted as saying, adding that Kenyan authorities intercepted communications between the plotters in war-ravaged Somalia and their operatives in Nairobi, which has a large emigre Somali population.

Five suspected al-Shabaab terrorists were arrested, including a man believed to be a Somali carrying a Danish passport. The four other suspects seized, including a woman, had what appeared to be false Kenyan identity documents, according to the reports.

Disclosure of the foiled bomb plot coincided yesterday with claims by a spokesman for al-Shabaab - which was listed last month as a terrorist organisation by the Australian government after an alleged plot to attack Sydney's Holsworthy army barracks was discovered - that it was reinforcing its positions around Mogadishu in anticipation of a major battle.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,26039422-26397,00.html

Thank God nothing happened!!!

:scared:

[Arkana]

1. Crikey!

Why are we just finding out about this now???

[Beacool]

4. Yeah, and finding it through the Australian press.

How come no one in the MSM reported it? No wonder in Congo they hadn't wanted her to go to the refugee camp citing security issues, she insisted on going anyway.

:(

[Autumn]

10. God I am glad they

caught them.

[Beacool]

11. Me too.

I don't even want to think about anything bad happening to Hillary or any of our other elected leaders.

x(

[Proud Liberal Dem]

9. Good Question

Although if I remember correctly, there were a lot of terrorist threats that were attempted/foiled during the Clinton Administration and they were not widely reported until afterwards (i.e. the "millenium plot"). Of course, as has been documented and confirmed by HSS Ridge, Bushco did hype and/or exaggerate terrorist threats for political gain, primarily in the run up to the 2004 election. Their need to showcase a "victory" against terrorism apparently almost derailed the efforts of British authorities to apprehend the suspects in the airplane bombing plot.
Frankly, for me, I just want to have the peace of mind (which I do) that our current government officials are taking threats to the public seriously and following up on them appropriately, hopefully leading to the apprehension of suspects planning violent attacks against people while adopting prudent and appropriate safety measures to protect us without the need for having "dramatic" press conferences and issuing a string of meaningless color-coded "terror alert" warnings that do nothing but cause mass hysteria IMHO. Of course, unlike the previous (mis-)administration, I don't think that the Obama administration has quite the need and/or desire to utilize "terror alerts" for political purposes but are, true to form, legitimately interested in our safety.

[joeycola]

12. At least the Aussie press is printing something.

[Jennicut]

2. Okay, this is scary. Glad they foiled the plot.

But this has always worried me when the President, VP, Sec of State and other important officials travel to other countries. What is stopping them from bombing the hotel the official is staying at? Glad the Kenyan authorities stopped it.

[Beacool]

5. It was a lucky break.

I hope that we get many more lucky breaks in the future.

:-(

[Jennicut]

7. Me too.

[blm]

3. GHWBush was reported to be target for assassination by Saddam, so Bill Clinton was told to increase

bombing missions as a proper tough response. That threat never materialized and there was never any evidence of a plot. Yet it is accepted by MSM as fact.

Given our nation's recent history, it's prudent to wonder who is wanting to escalate combat now?

[Beacool]

6. So, according to you, this is just some evil plot to provoke us to escalate combat?

:eyes:

[blm]

8. According to YOU, was GHWBush 'threat' real or hyped to force increase in bombing missions?

You aren't wondering why it is coming from an Australian paper?

Given our nation's recent history, one SHOULD wonder, not blindly accept.

Isn't blind acceptance of what was 'reported' the reason so many Dems were duped into supporting Bush2's Iraq war decisions?

[Beacool]

15. You tend to be far more left than most.

I don't think that the majority of people see a conspiracy plot at every turn. Unless denied by someone in charge, I'll take the article at face value. Why would the Australian press be interested in making this up?

:shrug:

[Hutzpa]

17. Ain't that the million dollar question

Why would Beacool post all things positives about Hillary and all things negative
about Obama.

:shrug:

[Beacool]

18. This is a negative on Obama, how?

Please...........

:eyes:

[Hutzpa]

22. No... no.... no... noooooooooooo

I'm saying YOU believe that it was so no matter what someone might say to you, as
blm have been trying to do. The idea is you believe strongly that this was the case
because some nooze paper in Australia reported it, so, it has to be real threat.

Maybe fact checking and common sense can sometimes help.

Just saying.....

[Autumn]

25. Shame on you Bea

:rofl: I understand if you read the article backwards , it really is a slam on Obama . :spray: Have you read the Esquire interview with Bill? It is excellent.

[Beacool]

27. Sometimes the far left scares me as much as the far right.

They see a conspiracy at every turn.

I haven't read more than excerpts, I had a very busy day.

:hi:

[blm]

29. you think someone who says they believe whatever story promoted by those 'in charge' isn't scary

to the rest of us?

Coincidence theorists haven't exactly been shown to be correct once whistleblowers and documentation catches up to them.....have they?

[Beacool]

32. You tend to see a conspiracy plot under every rock, my friend.

Why is it so difficult to believe that terrorists would want to blow up our SOS? It would be a great coup for them.

[blm]

34. No...I don't. You need to pretend I do because that's the security blanket YOU use to keep you from

having to think about what actually has gone down in this country the last few decades.

BTW....You are welcome to try and find me in any thread that isn't based on actual events or actual government reports....of course, what you'll find is that your standard 'security blanket' claim has no basis in reality.

[blm]

20. You believe GHWBush was targeted for assassination by Saddam, though no evidence was ever

found, just the same Curveball fantasies Bush hung his hat on to declare military force was needed in Iraq - but, then, that wouldn't bother you as YOU are an authoritarian who needs to believe those 'in charge' wouldn't manipulate news reports to achieve their agenda.

[Phx_Dem]

13. Thank God adults are now in charge of national security, and

many thanks to the Kenyan authorities for a stellar job foiling this plot. I shudder to think what would have happened if the hapless Bush administration were still in charge.

[Beacool]

14. Well, to be fair, they would have done the same thing to avoid a terrorist plot.

We may not like some of our leaders, but we don't wish any of them dead. At least I don't think that, regardless of party affiliation, most people would cheer if any of our leaders were assassinated. God forbid!!!

;(

[Phx_Dem]

24. Of course they would. I wasn't suggesting otherwise, But they were so

inept at nearly everything they did, it's hard to imagine they would have gotten anymore of a clue about this type of plot than they did about anything else; i.e., 911 or Katrina, both of which times they had sufficient warnings and did absolutely nothing to prevent either catastrophe.

[Sebastian Doyle]

16. "Al Qaeda" is in Africa now?

Bullshit. There may or may not have been a plot against Hillary. But if there was, it was some local thugs. Hell, since it was Kenya, the Freepers will probably start a rumor that they worked for Obama.

Which is every bit as ridiculous as them working for a dead guy from Saudi Arabia the CIA Afghanistan Pakistan

[Beacool]

19. There's been talk of them being in Somalia for some time now.

I remember reading about it when one of our ships was boarded by pirates earlier in the year. They don't have a stronghold as of now, but they are trying to expand operations over there.

[Sebastian Doyle]

21. So now the pirates are "Al Qaeda" too?

Come on, you don't really believe that crap, do you?

There is no such thing as an "international terrorist group". (Unless you're talking about the CIA or Mossad, they would probably qualify)

Terrorists are always about the local concerns. The Somali pirates couldn't give two shits about Iraq. The Al-Sadr militias in Iraq couldn't give two shits about Somalia. Neither of them probably have the slightest clue of what's going on in western Pakistan. To claim they're all part of the same group is ridiculous. (But it sure helps with keeping the sheeple in a perpetual state of fear)

[Beacool]

23. Ahhhhh, some of you are just plain frustrating.

When the pirates took over the ship there was a lot written about the area. The pirates are not part of Al Qaeda, but there are reports that Al Qaeda IS trying to gain a foothold in Somalia.

Believe whatever you want, I don't care.

[blm]

26. heh...and still thinks BCCI was just a banking problem....couldn't possibly be about the funding

of global terror networks by powerful, international financiers aka Poppy's pals.

[HamdenRice]

30. Of course. Remember where Osama bin Laden was based?

In the Sudan. They are not, however, based in Kenya. They come from Somalia to fuck up Kenya.

[Beacool]

31. Thanks for the clarification.

The article I posted below from a Kenyan newspaper mentions Al Qaeda:

The official added: “While in the past the real target of the attacks has been Western interests, the Al Qaeda leadership has since made Kenya a new target. So serious is the threat that during the Agoa meeting, the Al Qaeda intended to strike at the heart of Nairobi during the rush hours.”

;)

[Beacool]

28. More.......

How plot to bomb Clinton in Kenya was foiled


President Kibaki (right) and Prime Minister Raila Odinga (left) receive US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (centre) at the Agoa forum during her visit to Kenya in August.

By MUGUMO MUNENE, News EditorPosted Saturday, September 5 2009

A group of terrorists operating from Somalia had planned three bomb attacks in Nairobi during the visit by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last month, the Sunday Nation can reveal.

A senior counter-terrorism official has recounted how the terrorists planned to stage simultaneous attacks at the Hotel InterContinental, the Kencom Bus Stage and the adjacent Hilton Hotel. Mrs Clinton stayed at the Hotel InterContinental during her visit.

The plan was hatched in Somalia and thwarted by Kenyan security officials who intercepted communication between the plotters and their accomplices in Nairobi.

The security official – whose identity cannot be revealed without compromising antiterrorism operations – said that the terrorists linked to the Al Shabaab group had wanted to embarrass Kenyan and US governments but their plans were thwarted before the attackers could cross the border.

“The threats were neutralised a week to the Agoa meeting in combined efforts by the military and other security agencies,” the official said. “The operation in Nairobi netted five crucial suspects, one of whom carries Danish identification documents but is believed to be a Somali national. The other four, one of whom is a woman, hold Kenyan identification documents believed to be fake. Investigations into their identity and plan are on.”

http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/653584/-/umrw75/-/index.html

There's also video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAZRpaYBAiY

[tammywammy]

33. Thank goodness it was foiled n/t