Al Qaeda in final stages of plot

[Scott34]

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/08/al-qaedas-conference-call-transcript-zawahiri.html

[Amazing Larry]

That's good stuff.

[gotbeer]

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/08/al-qaedas-conference-call-transcript-zawahiri.html

 

Lol.  Baby ducks are so cute.

[VariousCrap]

Wow, this is pretty crazy.

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23598516

 

 

 

Turns out it may not be true.  Who would have thunk it?

 

http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/08/07/even_yemeni_government_spokesman_finds_foiled_plot_hard_to_believe

[Blarg]

So we need to go back to worrying about the plot?

[gotbeer]

So we need to go back to worrying about the plot?

 

 

Misdirection.  They want you to believe it's going to be in Yemen.  Then they will strike the Antarctic with no notice.  

[arch stanton]

http://arabnews.com/news/460638

 

Haven't seen this mentioned on any international news organizations. Take it for what it's worth.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Yikes. Imagine the interruption something like that would cause, not to mention the spike in gas prices because of it.

 

Gas prices spike when somebody farts in a refinery in Louisiana. Unrest in areas where we get two percent or less of our crude oil from has been used as an excuse for significant price hikes in the past.

[arch stanton]

More on the 2 arrested in Saudi.

 

http://arabnews.com/news/460816

 

He did not give details of the terror operations planned by the duo. “We don’t have specific information about the nature of their terror operations, their timings and places. We hope to get such information from the ongoing investigation,” he added.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and US Secretary of State John Kerry have welcomed the Kingdom’s donation of $100 million to combat terror. “This generous contribution from King Abdullah will play a big role in strengthening global peace and stability,” the UN chief said.
Kerry said the king’s donation would strengthen international institutions and global cooperation to combat terrorism. “It will help the United Nations implement its anti-terror programs.”

[LBHalos17]

I was a little more concerned when the flight from Shannon, Ireland was threatened by an anonymous caller on its way to Philly...  The day before my flight home.