Northcom Sees Imminent Terror Attack
"Inside The Ring"
by Bill Gertz and Rowan Scarborough
The Washington Times
November 15, 2002
The new U.S. Northern Command issued a warning on Wednesday that a terrorist
attack was imminent.
The classified intelligence notice said the warning was put out in response
to the latest audiotape purportedly from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. The
tape warned the United States and its allies that "you will be killed just
as you kill, and will be bombed just as you bomb."
Additionally, the Northcom warning was based on electronic intelligence gathered
from around the world indicating that some type of terrorist action would take
place.
The warning, as in the past, contained no specific intelligence of where or
when an attack would take place. U.S. officials said the latest intelligence
states that New York, Washington and Los Angeles could be targets.
The threats are said to be related to the Muslim holy period of Ramadan, which
began earlier this month and continues through early December.
A spokesman for Northern Command headquarters in Colorado had no comment."