"FBI disrupts New York City tunnel plot" "The planning was not far along"

[originalpckelly]

Authorities have disrupted planning by foreign terrorists for an attack on New York City tunnels, two law enforcement officials said Friday.

FBI agents monitoring Internet chat rooms used by extremists learned in recent months of the plot to strike a blow at the city's economy by destroying vital transportation networks, one official said.

*SNIP*

The planning was not far along, one U.S. official said, but authorities "take aspirations of that sort seriously."

"At this time we have no indication of any imminent threat to the New York transportation system, or anywhere else in the U.S.," Richard Kolko, Washington-based FBI special agent, said in a statement to Associated Press Radio.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060707/ap_on_re_us/new_york_tunnels_plot

[leftyladyfrommo]

1. I thought the very same thing. Who was this - a tunnel sweeper

with delusions of grandeur?

The key here is that he hadn't got very far along - which means he may have thought of it once.

[originalpckelly]

3. And Representative King was quoted in the article...

we all know how level-headed and methodical he is.
:eyes:

[Eurobabe]

2. I'm so glad I don't live in the US anymore

it's nice to not have to listen to the terra, terra, terra bullshit every fucking day.

[leftyladyfrommo]

4. Bush isn't going to last forever!

I keep hoping he will just self-destruct but he hasn't so far.

[Dr.Phool]

5. I was thinking the same thing

We can look for "terrorists" to be arrested every week until the November elections, just to show how the repukes are protecting us.

I guess the Insane Clown Posse in Miami was just the start.

[MidwestTransplant]

6. Good thing Bush cut the homeland security budget for NYC

since there are no landmarks there or anything like that.

[madrchsod]

7. "myextremistsspace"?

"internet chatrooms used by extremists"? well you ya something new everyday.

[niceypoo]

8. They were getting ready to think it.......

....but the thought police were one step ahead of them.....

[TomInTib]

10. Thought Police -

Another U.S. official called the plot "largely aspirational" and described the Internet conversations as mostly extremists discussing and conceptualizing the plot. The official said no money had been transferred, nor had other similar operational steps been taken.
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"There was nothing imminent, but it was being monitored for long period of time," said King, who said he has received regular intelligence briefings on the alleged plot as chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee.

King said he had been unable to publicly disclose the plot because to do so would risk the investigation.

"This is ongoing, that's why I've said nothing about it until now," King said. "It would have been better if this had not been disclosed."


And I suppose the anniversary of the London thing had no effect on the release of this bs.

[Generic Other]

12. "monitoring internet chat rooms"

Agent Mike? Is that you?

:hi:

[DemReadingDU]

9. What doesn't Bush want us to know about?

I always wonder when terror plots are uncovered, what is the Bush adminsitration trying to cover up? Something else is going on that they don't want the media to talk about.

[ladjf]

11. This has a familiar ring to it. Sounds a lot like the Miami Six.

[treestar]

13. Like they would plan it in internet chat rooms

Real terrorists, that is.

Does this mean there is someone in the FBI who knows Arabic?

[ComerPerro]

14. Sounds like election year bullshit to me