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The FBI is warning that al Qaeda may be preparing a series of holiday attacks on U.S. shopping malls in Los Angeles and Chicago, according to an intelligence report distributed to law enforcement authorities across the country this morning.
The alert said al Qaeda "hoped to disrupt the U.S. economy and has been planning the attack for the past two years."
Originally posted by wsamplet
I agree with you. I they really wanted to rack up casualties there are plenty of targets that are less secure. Schools, malls, office buildings, etc..
An FBI report warned al Qaeda may be planning to strike shopping malls in Chicago and Los Angeles during the Christmas season, but a bureau official said on Thursday there was no information it was a credible threat.
Originally posted by deltaboy
Perhaps the U.S. govt. should just shutup and tell nobody of any threats, real or imagine, then if there is an attack, the American people would demand why the U.S. govt. didn't warn them, the response will be that they don't want to scare the public. Think the public will accept that excuse?
Originally posted by Copernicus
Reuters carried this story as well, but mentioned in the first paragraph that there was no information it was a credible threat.
An FBI report warned al Qaeda may be planning to strike shopping malls in Chicago and Los Angeles during the Christmas season, but a bureau official said on Thursday there was no information it was a credible threat.
Source: Reuters
The ABC News item also talks of US intel officers saying they dont know if its real and that it could be disinformation...
Law enforcement officials at three different agencies told ABCNews.com the FBI alert was based on a source who has proved reliable in the past.
Originally posted by jtma508
Well actually... the joke is going to be on Al Qaeda. With the economy going the way it has been there won't be anyone in the malls anyway.
Originally posted by Beachcoma
reply to post by brill
Wasn't there some other scare back in September? I've lost track of all the various scares...
Maybe that's why it wasn't released back then or even in October. There must have some kind of Scare-o-Meter -- if it drops below a certain level, they release a new scare. Maybe.
Originally posted by jtma508
Well actually... the joke is going to be on Al Qaeda. With the economy going the way it has been there won't be anyone in the malls anyway.