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June 18, 2006
Al Qaeda Aborted N.Y. Subway Attack
Topics: TerrorismPowerline comments on the frightening news about the al-Qaeda plan for a hydrogen cyanide gas attack on the subway system in NYC:
Time has an excerpt of a new book by Ron Suskind that says al Qaeda perfected a device that would allow hydrogen cyanide gas to be produced remotely from commonly available chemicals. The plans for the device were captured in Saudi Arabia; the CIA immediately constructed a device from the plans and found that it worked. The weapon was immediately shown to President Bush and Vice President Cheney.This as the Dems just put out their "New Direction for America" that has no mention whatsoever of al Qaeda, terrorism, or any aspect of national security.One of the most interesting aspects of the excerpt is that the target of al Qaeda's plot--the New York subway system--was revealed by a CIA mole inside al Qaeda. So it appears that we do have some human intelligence inside that organization.
For reasons unknown, Zawahiri called off the New York attack 45 days before it was scheduled to occur. But al Qaeda still has the ability to produce a deadly hydrogen cyanide attack at will.
Posted by Richard at June 18, 2006 9:52 AM
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