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To: skinowski who wrote (129200)	4/14/2004 9:08:32 AM
From: briskit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Jordan thwarts 'massive attack' From CNN Producer Caroline Faraj Wednesday, April 14, 2004 Posted: 2:07 AM EDT (0607 GMT) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- Jordan's King Abdullah has praised his nation's security services for thwarting a terrorist plot he said would have killed thousands of civilians. Jordanian security last week intercepted three trucks, believed to be traveling from the northern border with Syria, that were packed with explosives intended for government buildings, the U.S. Embassy and a number of hotels. Authorities arrested a number of people over a period of nearly 10 days. Jordanian security agencies had been on high alert following the arrest of two alleged terrorists on April 1. In a letter to Gen. Saad Khair, the head of Jordan's intelligence department, King Abdullah said the scheme was unprecedented in terms of the quantity of explosives, the means of the attack and the targets. "Your dedication and great efforts have undermined a terrorist plot that attempted to destabilize the country's security and stability using explosive cars," the King wrote. In a letter of response, Khair hinted the detainees were members of fundamentalist cells. "The terrorist and evil groups had sought to terrorize our women, children and elderly by exploiting religion, which is far from their evil plots," Khair wrote. The exchange of letters came on the eve of the monarch's planned visit to the United States, where he is scheduled to meet U.S. President George W. Bush. Officials at the U.S. Embassy in Jordan said last week that Jordanian authorities had thwarted a terrorist plot against its embassy building in Amman. Also Tuesday, the U.S. State Department issued a statement calling on its citizens in Jordan to "remain vigilant" in the face of recent information indicating the U.S. embassy in Amman had been the planned target of Islamic extremists whom Jordanian authorities arrested earlier this month. cnn.com

To: skinowski who wrote (129200)	4/14/2004 9:16:49 AM
From: Bill Ulrich	Respond to of 281500

True. Spain and America are probably vying for top dead spot. Poland and Bulgaria are in the thick of it, too. But OBL wants me dead more so than some Swiss dude. For the moment. The French probably paid off a good amount of time before that similar fate is exacted. Vichy never really died, was merely postponed several decades. Swiss neutrality is only a dream for their moment, but why wouldn't it get there when all the others are finished (if only for the excuse of disinterest at the immediate moment)? Well, there's those pesky Latvians, but then...?