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Memo: NYC Attack Was Scheduled for Sunday
2005-10-08
NEW YORK -- Details emerged about an alleged plot to attack the city's subways with bombs hidden in bags and possibly baby strollers as local and federal officials jostled over the credibility of the threat. A Department of Homeland Security memo obtained by The Associated Press said the attack was reportedly scheduled to take place on or around Sunday, with terrorists using timed or remote-controlled explosives hidden in briefcases, suitcases or in or under strollers. The memo said that the department had received information indicating the attack might be carried out by "a team of terrorist operatives, some of whom may travel or who may be in the New York City area." The memo, issued Wednesday to state and local officials, said that homeland security and FBI agents doubted the credibility of the information, but it provided four pages of advice about averting a possible attack.
Posted by:DanNY

#11  I hear Sing Sing is very vulnerable.
Posted by: Shipman   2005-10-08 21:30  

#10  i find it amazing how after something like this all these armchair anyalsts start giving ideas about how these asshats can do it better..yes i know it seems idiotic that the enemy would not have the same logical conclusions..but we are on some level dealing with some very igorant jihadis...does the term 'lose lips sinks ships' not apply anymore...
Posted by: Whaiger Threating3380   2005-10-08 20:56  

#9  Maybe Sunday is code for Monday, and maybe subway is code for tunnel. Maybe only the cell leader knows that.
Just havin a brain fart.
Posted by: wxjames   2005-10-08 15:02  

#8  Well, having been born in NYC I did get familiar with the subway usage. Yes, there are a fair amount of people on Sundays. But there is no comparison to rush hour. (I used to take the PATH train to the WTC and then the subway)
Posted by: AlanC   2005-10-08 15:01  

#7  They're living right here, and they don't pick up on the fact that our subway crowding is weekdays? Jeepers H Christmas. To put it mildly.
Carp. Idiots.
Posted by: OnlySaneAnonymouseLeft   2005-10-08 14:55  

#6  Asdsuming you're right about the trains crowded with tourists, the idea of hitting on a Sunday is valid.

Get a whole cross section of America to disperse back home all across the nation with their tales of horror.

Profane "Our" Holy day.

Bastards.

Posted by: Redneck Jim   2005-10-08 14:18  

#5  Actually the Subway is more crowded than you might expect on Sundays. At least in Manhattan. Lots of tourists, visitors and Manhattan residents. Pick the right station or the right train and a sizable number of casualties could be racked up. Perhaps they thought we would be less vigilant on a Sunday?
Posted by: DanNY   2005-10-08 14:00  

#4  Misdirection from the attack planners.
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2005-10-08 12:33  

#3  Trying to make the Sunday People pay? Or Muzzie Morons on parade?
Posted by: Shipman   2005-10-08 11:05  

#2  Sunday? Either this is more proof that the Muzzies are stupid or this may be a part of the reason that the cred was questioned.

The NYC subways on a Sunday are nowhere near as crowed as at rush hour during the week.

Hit the subways at between 8 & 9 on a Tuesday and see what the crowds look like.
Posted by: AlanC   2005-10-08 10:30  

#1  Sunday? Darn, and I was gonna wash my hair. Just like I do every other day.
Posted by: .com   2005-10-08 10:00  

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