So, do you really think that Bin Laden would contact Al-Zarqawi through some sort of channel that the US could intercept and try to enlist his help? Someone does:

The Homeland Security Department issued a classified bulletin to officials over the weekend about the intelligence, which spokesman Brian Roehrkasse described Monday as “credible but not specific.”

The intelligence was obtained over the past several weeks, officials said.

The United States has no immediate plans to raise its national terror alert level [Of course not, no election this year – Ed.], Roehrkasse said. However, the intelligence “reiterates the desire by al-Qaida and its associates to target the homeland,” he said.

Bin Laden was in contact with al-Zarqawi within the past two months in an effort to enlist him in attacks, a U.S. official said on condition of anonymity. The move may reflect the al-Qaida leadership’s desire to involve al-Zarqawi in activities outside Iraq, the official said.

I have no doubt that attacks are in the works but I see a couple of possibilities. One is that the terrorist machine is trying to draw attention to itself to instill some fear. Second would be the terrorist machine is really powerless and is playing the bluffing game.

Posted in uncategorized on March 1st, 2005 by SayUncle | RSS 2.0 |