-Caveat Lector- Subj: [the_octopus] "Big Event" Discussed on Phone Taps Sparked New Alert Date: 10/31/01 9:16:42 AM Central Standard Time
http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/33002.htm New York Post 31 October 2001 PHONE TAPS SPARKED NEW ALERT By NILES LATHEM and BRIAN BLOMQUIST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ October 31, 2001 -- The latest nationwide terror alert was prompted by phone calls intercepted in Afghanistan in which suspected al Qaeda members conversed in code about a "big event," sources told The Post. The U.S. military intercepted a "handful" of satellite calls as late as last weekend, and the callers all used the same coded phrases, according to sources in the Bush administration. There were also intercepted e-mails among suspected al Qaeda operatives in Canada making similar comments, the sources said. Some intelligence suggested a lieutenant of Osama bin Laden has urged new attacks on Americans, and authorities suspect the terrorists are pre-programmed to strike, officials told The Associated Press. The FBI alert did not specify potential targets, and White House Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge didn't elaborate. "We believe the United States could very well be targeted this week," he said. "You can fairly assume that experts view this [as] . . . somehow related to al Qaeda or bin Laden, or else we wouldn't have ramped it up." As a result, Vice President Dick Cheney was taken to an undisclosed secure location to preserve presidential succession. Mayor Giuliani said the city is "already on the highest alert that it can be on," but beginning tomorrow, nearly 500 armed National Guard troops will watch city bridges, train stations and other sites. <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
