PUSH THE THROTTLE Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/433227p-364959c.html Bomb tunnel, flood city One man is busted in Beirut, others hunted across globe and terrorists are seen linked to Zarqawi BY ALLISON GENDAR in New York and JAMES GORDON MEEK in Washington DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS New Jersey-bound traffic speeds through Holland Tunnel beneath more than 40 feet of earth and concrete - and the Hudson. Experts say that terrorists would need huge amount of explosives, and even more expertise to have a chance to rupture the tunnel. The FBI has uncovered what officials consider a serious plot by jihadists to bomb the Holland Tunnel in hopes of causing a torrent of water to deluge lower Manhattan, the Daily News has learned. The terrorists sought to drown the Financial District as New Orleans was by Hurricane Katrina, sources said. They also wanted to attack subways and other tunnels. Counterterrorism officials are alarmed by the "lone wolf" terror plot because they allegedly got a pledge of financial and tactical support from Jordanian associates of top terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi before he was killed in Iraq, a counterterrorism source told The News. It's not clear, however, if any cash or assistance was delivered. The News has learned that at the request of U.S. officials, authorities in Beirut arrested one of the alleged conspirators, identified as Amir Andalousli, in recent months. Agents were scrambling yesterday to try to nab other suspects, sources said. They didn't indicate how many people were the target of the international dragnet but said they were scattered all over the world. "This is an ongoing operation," one source said. U.S. agents were allowed to take part in the interrogation of Andalousli, a source said. FBI and New York City Police Department officials would not comment yesterday about the investigation, which has been kept under wraps for months. The plotters wanted to detonate a massive amount of explosives inside the Holland Tunnel to blast a hole that would destroy the tunnel, everyone in it, and send a devastating flood shooting through the streets of lower Manhattan. It is assumed by officials the thugs would try to use vehicles packed with explosives. Sources said that New York City officials believed the plan could conceivably work with enough explosives placed in the middle of the tunnel, which runs underneath the river bed, a source said. But others doubted the plot was feasible. "You are talking major, major explosives and knowledge of blast effect to make this happen," said another senior counterterrorism source. Besides bedrock, the tunnel is protected by concrete and cast-iron steel. Experts also said that even if the tunnel cracked, the Financial District would not be flooded because it is above the level of the river. The FBI discovered the plot by monitoring Internet chat rooms, where the aspiring terrorists discussed striking the U.S. economy, rather than causing mass casualties, a source said. "They're hell-bent on destroying the economy in the U.S.," a counterterrorism source said. Al Qaeda founder Bin Laden has often urged his followers to "bleed" America financially. The Lebanese government had been expected to release a statement about Andalousli's arrest but was asked by the U.S. to hold off while operations to disrupt the plot continued, sources said. Sources contrasted the chat room jihadists to the seven wanna-be Al Qaeda cell members arrested in a poor area of Miami by the FBI last week, who appeared to have no capability of carrying out plots they hatched to bomb FBI offices in several cities including New York. "This is more advanced than the Miami Seven," said one of the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The disclosure of the Holland Tunnel plot came at the same time Homeland Security Department officials announced a boost in funds to protect rail and transit lines in the New York City area yesterday. Last month, DHS cut New York's high-threat grants by almost half. But yesterday, DHS Undersecretary George Foresman said the $47 million rail security grants, which were 25% higher than last year's, were in response to increased risks after the 2004 Madrid and 2005 London rail bombings. Originally published on July 7, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 kill 'em all and let god sort 'em out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helldriver Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shee-Male Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 so how come they havn't caught Bin Laden yet?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUSH THE THROTTLE Posted July 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 so how come they havn't caught Bin Laden yet?? Not quite sure since we had the technology to know that something fell off of one of North Korea's missiles shortly after they launched it. I think it has to do with the possibility of something else happening if he's caught, such as a nuke in one of our cities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustbag Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 SNARF! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilarious Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 Fuck them jihad mother fuckin' bastards. :yankyank: Osama wants America to bleed financially? I'd like for that sumbitch to bleed, out of every oriface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bad99banshee Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 Not quite sure since we had the technology to know that something fell off of one of North Korea's missiles shortly after they launched it. I think it has to do with the possibility of something else happening if he's caught, such as a nuke in one of our cities. ummmm... let's see... a missle is in the very same place, for a very long time and can be watched for movement and tracked. Osama... we've never located him in one place for very long so it's kind of hard to "track" him. Comparing a man running around the mountains, hiding in caves to a missle the size of a grain silo sitting on a launching pad is a little silly. It has nothing to do with any nuke in a city or anything..... I'm quite sure they would like to find him alive.. take him to ground zero and let the families of the victims of 9/11 stone him to death. that would be cool... then we can stream that on the internet for all the other rag heads to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellison445 Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 I couldnt of said it better :beer: Fuck them jihad mother fuckin' bastards. :yankyank: Osama wants America to bleed financially? I'd like for that sumbitch to bleed, out of every oriface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton eyed Joe Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 Scary shit. Its too bad we can't take these people and stick their cocknballs onto those deli meat slicer deals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooke Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 Scary shit. Its too bad we can't take these people and stick their cocknballs onto those deli meat slicer deals. :baseball_wassat: no more bologna sandwiches for me :ermm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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**BrAnDoN** Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 kill 'em all and let god sort 'em out. Heck Yes Kip!!! :baseball_w00t: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustbag Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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