plot!"British police said Thursday they thwarted a terrorist plot, possibly just days away, to blow up U.S. bound jetliners over the Atlantic and kill thousands. Chilling accounts leaked by investigators described a plan on the scale of 9/11 that would use liquid explosives concealed as sports drink bottles and common electronic devices to bring down as many as 10 planes in a nearly simultaneous strike.
The bombs were to be assembled on the aircraft apparently using a peroxide-based solution detonated by such devices as a disposable camera or a music player, two American law enforcement officials told The Associated Press. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because Britain asked that no information be released.
A federal law enforcement official in Washington said that at least one martyrdom tape was found during ongoing raids across England on Thursday. Such a tape, as well as the scheme to strike a range of targets at roughly the same time, is an earmark of al-Qaida.
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In Pakistan, an intelligence official said the arrest of an Islamic militant near that border several weeks ago played a role in "unearthing the plot." The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said some suspects arrested in Britain were linked to al-Qaida. However, authorities stopped short of accusing al-Qaida directly for the plot. ."http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060811/ap_on_re_eu/britain_terror_plotDon't let anyone claim otherwise. Remind the media when they lie, remind your "friends/family" when they misunderstand. BRITAIN AND PAKISTAN, "kept us safe," not GWB.
We were NOT on
Red Alert prior to the British arrest. Bush is not in any way responsible for this "success" - period. /rant