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Terrorism Plot Uncovers Al Qaeda in U.S.
Following the bombing attempts in London and Glassgow, investigators established that the perpetrators e-mail chains
used to communicate with al Qaeda operatives in Europe also included e-mail address belonging to Americans, according to New York Sun (Aug. 6). At one point, two of the British plotters attempted to travel to the U.S. for an unknown purpose."Because of the London and Glassgow plot, we now know communications have been made from al Qaeda to operatives in the United States", a counter- terrorism official told the newspapers.
Evidence found in the failed London and Glassgow bombings at the end of June indicates that al Qaeda terrorists and perhaps operational cells, are functioning inside the United States. The news surfaced in early August at the same time that an American-born al Qaeda spokesman threatened to attack U.S. targets homeland and abroad. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff has said he has a "gut feeling" about an increased risk of attack. Terrorism continues to spread throughout the West in spite of the war on terror. Many believe it is only a matter of time before the next cataclysmic attack.
Published: January 06, 2008
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