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To: hmaly who wrote (160156)	2/6/2003 12:07:26 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578501

Ted Re..You misunderstood my statement. If the document is so classified and the info so sensitive, why is it okay for Schroeder to release the info and not Pfluger. I would think its unacceptable for either man to release the info. The document is classified because Schroeder said it was to be classified, just as Nixon wanted the Ellsworth papers classified. Schroeder is the president, he calls the shots. Pfluger felt that the German people should have informed dissent, not dissent based upon ignorance of the facts. I didn't see where Schroeder said it was classified but even if he did so fucking what? It doesn't mean they are the damning documents that Pfluger claims. That is an outright lie. American, Brit and German intelligence all agree that Iraq, has WMD. along with Blix. GW and Blair believe what their intelligence agencies have told them. BS..........reports last summer from US and Brit. intelligence said there was no evidence. The first major new news was today with Powell. So chill your butt! I think you are thinking of the Al qaeda connection to Saddam, not that Saddam has WMD.. Everyone agrees upon that. Look......it was WMD, not al Qaeda. And once again, the FBI is out with a report today that the most dangerous threat to the US is al Qaeda. Both the CIA and the FBI as well as Brit. and German Intelligence say the same damn thing and your president still wants Saddam's head. None of it makes sense. We keep getting warned and warned about al Qaeda, and stubborn ass Bush keeps going after Iraq, using Powell who is the only person of quality in this administration and whom people trust to manipulate us into agreeing........its shitty and cheap. And please do not mock my intelligence by saying that the Bush administration is focused on al Qaeda as well. They are doing squat re. al Qaeda. ted

To: hmaly who wrote (160156)	2/6/2003 12:08:37 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1578501

FBI: al-Qaida Still Top Threat to US WASHINGTON (Feb. 6) - Amid new concerns about a possible terrorist attack, the FBI says al-Qaida remains the paramount threat to hit targets in the United States even though it is weakened and scattered. The new assessment, to be presented to Congress next week, says al-Qaida represents the gravest danger even though a number of Muslim extremist groups unconnected to the terror organization also are committed to ''jihad,'' or holy war, against the United States, Israel and other countries. The report comes amid new jitters about potential terrorist attacks timed to coincide with the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage Muslims make to Mecca. The holy period begins Sunday. It also comes as the United States amasses military power for a possible war with Iraq to force disarmament. Secretary of State Colin Powell presented evidence to the United Nations on Wednesday to buttress the U.S. position, including assertions that al-Qaida has some ties to Iraq. The FBI's central conclusion is that ''al-Qaida led by Osama bin Laden remains, for the foreseeable future, the most serious threat against the United States,'' a government official familiar with a declassified version of the assessment said Wednesday. Other terrorist groups provide ''varying degrees of support'' for al-Qaida but are less likely to strike within the United States, the report adds. Recent intelligence, coupled with the Muslim holy days, could lead to a higher level of warning in the nation's terrorism alert system, according to U.S. government officials speaking on condition of anonymity. It now stands at yellow, or elevated, which is the middle tier in a five-color system. Gordon Johndroe, spokesman for the Homeland Security Department, said the threat level is evaluated daily and there are no immediate plans to raise it. ''We remain concerned about the continued al-Qaida activity overseas as well as al-Qaida sympathizers here in the United States,'' he said. ''Should additional information and analysis develop requiring the threat level to be raised, we will keep the American public informed as always.'' The government official declined to discuss whether the FBI assessment describes a greater danger of terrorism if the United States goes to war with Iraq. But Germany's top counterterrorism official, Interior Minister Otto Schily, told reporters Wednesday that such a war - which his government opposes - would inflame Muslim extremists worldwide and increase the terror threat. ''If a war takes place, the emotions will intensify,'' said Schily, who met this week with Attorney General John Ashcroft and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge. ''It's a matter of concern. You can't exclude repercussions.'' The FBI assessment, most of which is classified, will be delivered to members of the House and Senate intelligence committees next week by FBI Director Robert Mueller. Originally promised in 2000, a version was completed just a day before the Sept. 11 terror attacks and has since been rewritten amid criticism from Capitol Hill for the delay. The report cites various U.S. intelligence sources as evidence that al-Qaida operatives around the world continue to discuss large-scale strikes against the United States. Al-Qaida is actively attempting to acquire chemical, biological, radiological and even nuclear weapons, the report adds. The organization remains viable despite being driven from its refuge in Afghanistan, the report says. It cites the October nightclub bombing in Bali, Indonesia, that killed nearly 200 and November attacks on a resort and airliner in Kenya as evidence the network can still inflict great damage. The Kenya attacks occurred nearly simultaneously. A vehicle packed with explosives plowed into a hotel, killing 15 people. Minutes earlier, unidentified assailants fired two missiles at an Arkia Airlines Boeing 757, narrowly missing the charter aircraft as it took off from Mombasa airport with Israeli tourists returning to Tel Aviv. Schily told reporters in Washington on Wednesday that the ''strength of al-Qaida groups is as high as it was before Sept. 11, maybe also a little bit more than before.'' ''The threat has dimensions that are really dangerous,'' he said. The FBI assessment concludes that al-Qaida or its sympathizers are mostly likely to mount smaller-scale attacks, perhaps on an individual basis, and that so-called ''soft targets'' such as the Bali nightclub could be hit because they are difficult to protect. The assessment also details actions the FBI is taking to improve its counterterrorism efforts, such as enhancing its intelligence analysis abilities, focusing more agents on fighting terrorism and upgrading its computer capabilities. AP-NY-02-06-03 0944EST Copyright 2003 The Associated Press.