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February 9, 2006
US: Terrorists Have Not Stopped, we Have Stopped Them
Let's not forget that: Bush Describes Foiled Al Qaeda Plot Against L.A.
WASHINGTON -- President Bush today, in a speech to shore up public support for the war on terrorism, provided fresh details of a foiled plot in 2002 by Al Qaeda to hijack an airplane and fly it into the Library Tower in Los Angeles, using Asian recruits armed with shoe bombs.In remarks to the National Guard Association here, Bush cited that effort as just one of many manifestations of Al Qaeda's determination to attack the United States again, as he urged Americans to remain vigilant and back the war effort.
Later in the day, National Homeland Security Adviser Frances Townsend was scheduled to provide additional details on the so-called "West Coast plot." The plot's existence has long been known, although details surrounding it have remained murky.[...]
Posted by Ruy Diaz at February 9, 2006 12:44 PM
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