Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 11:20 AM Subject: FYI > Bin Laden Plot To Blow Up Games <<...OLE_Obj...>> > AUSTRALIAN authorities have tightened security at an > experimental nuclear reactor in Sydney after the discovery of a possible > terrorist plot by Islamic fundamentalists to blow it up during the Olympic > Games. > The plot was uncovered by detectives in New Zealand > investigating an alleged racket to smuggle people from the Middle East into > the country. There was speculation of a link with Osama Bin Laden, the > fugitive Afghanistan-based terrorist. > Detectives say they found a virtual "command centre", > complete with conference table, street maps of Sydney, plans highlighting > entry and exit routes to the reactor, and notes on police security tactics > during a raid in the Auckland suburb of Mount Albert. > The operation took place in March, but details emerged only > this weekend. The detectives alerted the Australian police and a joint > investigation was carried out with co-operation from American and British > security services. > Authorities in Australia and New Zealand last night tried to > play down the incident. "As far as I can gather, any such plan has been > foiled," said George Hawkins, the New Zealand police minister. Daryl > Williams, the Australian attorney-general, insisted yesterday there was "no > credible threat to the Olympics". > Their remarks failed to calm fears in Sydney, where > residents and Greenpeace, the environmental group, called for the reactor to > be shut down for the duration of the Games. A similar installation in > Atlanta, near the site of the 1996 Olympics, was closed during that time. > Officials have admitted that the reactor lacks any > day-to-day plans to deal with terrorist bombs. "Our security arrangements do > not cover threats of this sort," said a spokeswoman. > The reactor, used for scientific research and nuclear > medical applications, is at Lucas Heights, a southern suburb of Sydney just > 16 miles from the main Olympic stadium. Although only the size of a > household washing machine, it produces substantial amounts of plutonium, > which has to be stored in secure sites. > Three men, Auckland residents with ties to Afghanistan, were > arrested on false passport and documentation charges. A fourth suspect was > taken into custody earlier this month. All are expected to appear in court > this week, but no terrorist charges have been brought against them. > > <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
