I’m always a little wary of Brain Ross’s reporting, but I am concerned that we seem to have a credible threat of a serious terror event. Ross reports that three individuals entered the country in August, probably originating from the tribal areas of Pakistan, and that they have the intent of using vehicles as explosives in the Washington or New York areas.
Officials say the alleged terror plot was initiated by new al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden’s successor, who had pledged to avenge bin Laden’s death earlier this year in a U.S. raid.
Intelligence and law enforcement officials told ABC News that at least one of the individuals is a U.S. citizen and one official said that two of the individuals may have had U.S. documentation — whether green cards or passports was unclear.
The threat was described as specific and credible by federal officials. “Al Qaeda has shown an interest in important dates and anniversaries.
Unfortunately, they don’t know their identities, so they have to go through a ton of flight information data to try to narrow it down.
I know we’re a lot better prepared for this than we were ten years ago. I just hope we can locate these guys before they kill anyone. The last thing this country needs is another collective freak-out. Plus, I don’t want to see anyone get hurt.
