Islamist terrorists planned to bomb NYC’s Holland Tunnel, the NY Daily News reports.
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.
AP and NYT have more about the plot, apparently foiled in planning stages. The latter is quick to note that, “But no credible evidence was found linking Al Qaeda to the plot.”
The accounts are still a bit sketchy at the moment but Cori Dauber is updating as news pours in, as are AllahPundit and Kim Priestap.
Dauber notes that, “like the Toronto 17, this plot was discovered through the monitoring of Internet chat rooms. That’s likely where the action’s going to be from now on, or lot’s of it, as cyberspace replaces the lost sanctuary in physical space.” AJ Strata adds, “Most disturbing is this terrorist action here in the US has all the characteristics of having been stopped using the very same programs the NY Times has crippled in its mindless attacks on the Bush administration. Monitoring communications includes monitoring the overseas access to internet chat rooms. One can see the now exposed monitoring of the terrorists’ finances and NSA monitoring of overseas terrorists in the information being provided – meaning they may have had to act now because the terrorists were adjusting their tactics.”
Meanwhile, Chuck Keller thinks this is all scare mongering.
The closer we get to November, the more we will see “NEWS” stories about “potential” terrorist threats. Last week it was the “Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight” in Miami. Now New York is announcing a foiled “terrorist” attack on the Holland Tunnel. “PLOT” FOILED Wow! Homeland Security makes me feel all warm and fuzzy. It is such a relief knowing they are out there working so hard 24/7 “protecting” us.
When and if the bad guys decide to hit us, they will. Hell, “Georgie” isn’t even worried about Bin Laden anymore. The special force assigned to look for him has been reassigned to “more important” matters.
Sigh.
