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Title: FBI: Suicide Bombs a Big Concern
Source: ABC News
URL Source: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=3345864
Published: Jul 4, 2007
Author: PAT MILTON
Post Date: 2007-07-04 16:38:55 by Eoghan
Ping List: *Israeli Espionage*
Keywords: None
Views: 230
Comments: 6

NEW YORK

Suicide bombers have not hit the United States since the 9/11 terrorist hijacking attacks, but they remain a constant concern because of their prevalence around the globe and determination to die for their causes, according to the FBI's chief of counterterrorism.

He does not believe America is overflowing with homegrown terrorists, but Joseph Billy said "a significant number" of attacks have been thwarted since airliners were crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania farm field on Sept. 11, 2001.

While declining to divulge the nature of the averted plots, Billy credited intelligence that led to either fortified security around potential targets or identification of suspected terrorists. Authorities recently stopped homegrown plots targeting the Fort Dix military base in New Jersey and a jet fuel pipeline at New York's Kennedy International Airport.

Billy, the FBI assistant director in charge of counterterrorism, made his comments during a rare wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press, days before the failed car bombing in London and the airport bombing in Glasgow.

He has declined to comment on those British bombings because he did not want to interfere with the British investigations.

Billy stressed the need for diligence, saying people plotting against the U.S. from within are more familiar with potential targets than foreign terrorists and can move around more easily.

The FBI, other law enforcement and intelligence agencies continue to raise the nation's already "vigorous vigilance," hunting individuals who may want to use explosives to make a statement or further a cause, Billy said.

"Martyrdom and suicide bombers are a great challenge because of their commitment, their willingness to die for sheer belief," Billy said. "Any explosive device, particularly suicide bombs, creates a real challenge to learn about it and then interdict or disrupt it."

The FBI continuously scrutinizes intelligence on new devices and tactics tested by insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan, wary that they could surface in the U.S., according to Billy.

So far no IEDs improvised explosive devices used with deadly effect as roadside bombs in Iraq have appeared in this country, but officials are following the trends. Police in New York recently put emphasis on screening shipments of chlorine after learning it had become a favored component of homemade bombs in Iraq.

The National Joint Terrorism Task Force provides law enforcement across the country with a high level of awareness on locations or ingredients to monitor awareness that is passed along to the public.

"I think it is hard to go into a Home Depot or Lowes to purchase a truckload of fertilizer without someone calling police to report, `This person just bought 2,000 pounds of fertilizer and I don't think he is a farmer,'" Billy said.

Ammonium nitrate fertilizer has been used as an ingredient in bombs, including the one that destroyed the federal building in Oklahoma City in 1995.

The public has responded in a big way in the war against terrorism, including a video store employee who told authorities about his suspicions that led to the uncovering of the Fort Dix plot.

"The enemy is very real," Billy said. "We operate every day as if we are the target. ... You can go from neutral to extreme to becoming someone who is committed to terrorism and blowing someone up in a short period of time. You can't leave any of it unchecked."

Al-Qaida remains a very real threat, and is still the backbone of the international terrorist movement, although mergers with other groups have made it less centralized, Billy said. Al-Qaida's leader, Osama bin Laden, remains No. 1 on the FBI terrorism list.

"It is very important to capture him and bring him to justice," Billy said. "It may take awhile but we remain optimistic."

Billy said his biggest concern is preventing terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction.

"There is no escalated chatter on it but they have made statements that if they had it they would not hesitate to use it," he said.

"They are committed to destroying our country, our way of life," he said. "But we are just as committed to keeping it safe and secure."


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#1. To: Eoghan (#0)

Authorities recently stopped homegrown plots targeting the Fort Dix military base in New Jersey and a jet fuel pipeline at New York's Kennedy International Airport.

Totally bogus “plots.” Why do they even bother to bring them up?

karelian  posted on  2007-07-04   16:58:34 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: karelian (#1)

While declining to divulge the nature of the averted plots, Billy credited intelligence that led to either fortified security around potential targets or identification of suspected terrorists.

Modesty, or just waiting for the gold watch and retirement plan?

“Yes, but is this good for Jews?"

Eoghan  posted on  2007-07-04   17:11:38 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: karelian. Eoghan. all (#1)

bogus b.s. bump

Join the Ron Paul Revolution

Lod  posted on  2007-07-04   17:15:35 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: lodwick (#3)

bumpy summer planned? Come to think of it, the AIPAC trial keeps getting bumped.

AIPAC 'Spy' Trial Delayed Again

"Who knows what secrets they were stealing and where they were ending up." Raimondo said.

Opinions like these have drawn rebuke and charges of anti-Semitism from people like Abe Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League, who told Jewish Week magazine that framing the case as one of "Jews spying in America on behalf of Israel" is "classical anti-Semitic form."

He and others say the case has reinforced the image that AIPAC — the largest and most influential pro-Israel lobby in the United States — has the interest of Israel first in mind, and is wired into the highest levels of government to see its agenda pursued.

“Yes, but is this good for Jews?"

Eoghan  posted on  2007-07-04   17:24:21 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: karelian, Eoghan (#1)

Totally bogus “plots.” Why do they even bother to bring them up?

Since it's 4th of July they have to bring up some kind of terror-related issue in order to remind us of what terrible danger we are all in. I knew we would not have a 4th of July without some kind of news article talking about terror threats (real or imagined) to keep us all "scared".

Diana  posted on  2007-07-04   17:45:54 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: Diana (#5)

Also consider Olmert appointed Avigdor Lieberman as Minister of Strategic Affairs...to deal with the Iran nuclear power plant situation. Bibi's expect to win the PM postion and is asking to bump up the elections a few months...

“Yes, but is this good for Jews?"

Eoghan  posted on  2007-07-04   17:51:22 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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