Explosive found in Dubai, part of US terror probe

[Kosar_For_President]

First off, who orders anything from Yemen? lol

 

WASHINGTON – Authorities in Dubai intercepted an explosive device bound for a Chicago-area Jewish institution aboard a cargo jet, officials disclosed Friday, triggering a worldwide alert and fears that al-Qaida was attempting to carry out fresh terror attacks.

 

A second package — like the first, shipped from Yemen — was discovered aboard a plane in England. It, too, was addressed to a Jewish organization in the Chicago area, although there was no immediate confirmation about its contents.

 

Several other cargo planes at airports along the Eastern Seaboard of the United States also were searched, and officials said no explosives were found. An Emirates Airlines passenger jet carrying cargo from Yemen was escorted from the Canadian border to New York City by two military fighter jets, U.S. officials said. They said it was a precautionary action.

 

President Barack Obama arranged to make a statement about the developments at the White House. Aides said he had been informed about a "potential terrorist threat."

 

"The president directed U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies and the Department of Homeland Security to take steps to ensure the safety and security of the American people, and to determine whether these threats are a part of any additional terrorist plotting," the White House said in a statement.

 

An FBI spokesman in Chicago, Ross Rice, said both suspicious packages had been sent from the same address in Yemen.

 

U.S. officials said they were increasingly confident that the packages were part of a plot by Yemen's al-Qaida branch, the same group responsible for an attempted bombing of a U.S.-bound airliner last Christmas. They spoke on condition of anonymity, citing the ongoing investigation.

 

Other officials, also speaking on condition of anonymity, said the package found in England contained a printer toner cartridge with wires and powder. It was discovered aboard a plane in East Midlands, north of London.

 

One official said intelligence personnel had been monitoring a suspected plot for days. The packages in England and Dubai were discovered late Thursday after a foreign intelligence service picked up information related to Yemen and passed it on to the U.S., this official said.

[DieHardBrownsFan]

Sounds like election year bullshit to me. Make the President look strong against terrorism, up his popularity, and, right before the mid term elections! Fail.

[heckofajobbrownie]

Oh, come on fellas. These investigations were started by law enforcement, and in the federal agencies, who then informed the White House.

 

There are only so many Obama conspiracy theories you can spit out before, you know, you start looking like a nutjob.

[Kosar_For_President]

Sounds like election year bullshit to me. Make the President look strong against terrorism, up his popularity, and, right before the mid term elections! Fail.

 

See Obama and Bush are the same.

[DieHardBrownsFan]

See Obama and Bush are the same.

 

 

Bush is not President Kosar, Obammy is.

[Kosar_For_President]

Bush is not President Kosar, Obammy is.

 

9/11

[heckofajobbrownie]

Is UPS in on this "October surprise" too? Someone explain to me how this conspiracy works.

 

Or maybe we discovered yet another Al Qaeda plot out of Yemen, like we often do. And since we found actual explosives on planes this time, the president gave a short press conference about it. You know, because he's the president.

 

Your choice, fellas.

[Kosar_For_President]

Is UPS in on this "October surprise" too? Someone explain to me how this conspiracy works.

 

Or maybe we discovered yet another Al Qaeda plot out of Yemen, like we often do. And since we found actual explosives on planes this time, the president gave a short press conference about it. You know, because he's the president.

 

Your choice, fellas.

 

And the Yemen president was where? Got to love election time.

 

In Kamerion's tone from Ferris Buller's day off, "Mr. Obama, you're my hero."

[Mr. T]

Is UPS in on this "October surprise" too? Someone explain to me how this conspiracy works.

 

Or maybe we discovered yet another Al Qaeda plot out of Yemen, like we often do. And since we found actual explosives on planes this time, the president gave a short press conference about it. You know, because he's the president.

 

Your choice, fellas.

 

 

Old Boss, New Boss not much in change except one is farther to the left than the other.

 

Every election cycle the alerts are raised, but this time Obammy had a little help from his Muslim Fanatics Friends to actually give us some physical evidence.

 

And we even had a tipster call in the tracking numbers; just maybe the "W" term was not all for nothing unlike what liberals like to parrott.