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Politics : Stockman Scott's Political Debate Porch

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To: sylvester80 who wrote (33300)12/22/2003 11:43:50 AM
From: Karen Lawrence  Read Replies (1) of 89467
 
nydailynews.com/front/story/148326p-130848c.html

WASHINGTON - The United States was thrown back into high alert for the holidays yesterday as the feds warned that terrorists may be planning attacks that "rival or exceed" 9/11.
The worrisome chatter intercepted by the nation's terror hunters is "perhaps greater now than at any point since Sept. 11, 2001," said Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge.

Worse, the fears involve the possible use of weapons of mass destruction, top U.S. sources have told the Daily News.

"The information we have indicates that extremists abroad are anticipating near-term attacks that they believe will either rival or exceed the attacks that occurred in New York and the Pentagon and the fields of Pennsylvania," Ridge said.

The disturbing news, coming just four days before Christmas, had authorities from New York to Chicago and San Francisco scrambling to boost security.

While New York is mentioned in almost every threat picked up by intelligence agencies, this time the threat may be stronger elsewhere, senior U.S. officials told The News
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