You mean like 9/11 was foiled without the Patriot Act?
Oh right, that one succeeded.
Here is the full list:
According to a CNN report in October, the list of plots foiled thanks to the
Patriot Act includes:
The West Coast Hijack Plot:
In mid-2002 the United States disrupted a plot to use hijacked airplanes
to attack targets on the West Coast of the United States. The plotters
included at least one major operational planner behind the 9/11 attacks.
The East Coast Hijack Plot:
In mid-2003 the United States and a partner disrupted a plot to use hijacked
commercial airplanes to attack targets on the East Coast of the United
States.
The Jose Padilla Plot:
In May 2002 the United States disrupted a plot that involved blowing up
apartment buildings in the United States. One of the alleged plotters, Jose
Padilla, allegedly discussed the possibility of using a "dirty bomb" inside
the United States. Bush has designated him an "enemy combatant."
The British Urban Bombing Plot:
In mid-2004 the United States and partners disrupted a plot to bomb urban
targets in Britain.
The Heathrow Airport Hijack Plot:
In 2003 the United States and several partners disrupted a plot to attack
London's Heathrow Airport using hijacked commercial airliners. The planning
for this alleged attack was undertaken by a major operational figure in the
9/11 attacks.
Another British Bombing Terror Plot:
In the spring of 2004 the United States used intelligence gathered under the
Patriot Act to disrupt a plot to conduct large-scale bombings in Britain.
Four additional attack plots detailed by the White House targeted U.S.
interests in the Middle East.
On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 9:49 PM, William wrote:
> > Measures from the
> > Patriot Act were instrumental in preventing at least one very serious
> > terrorist attack against the country.
>
> and the "Millennium Plot"
> (http://www.globalsecurity.org/security/ops/millenium-plot.htm) was
> foiled *without* the Patriot Act.
>
> would it have been *more* foiled if the Patriot Act were enacted in
> say 1996? No.
>
> Are we still at Orange? Or are we at Yellow alert right now?
>
> Hard to keep track, there hasn't been a good reminder of how unsafe we
> in our safer Patriot Act world in a while.
>
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