[Scan-DC] U.S. Warns of Possible Al Maida Plane Attacks

Tue, 29 Jul 2003 21:33:18 -0400

On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 19:45:41 -0400 "Jeff" <[email protected]> writes:
> 
> http://story.news.yahoo.com

> WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has 
> warned
> the airline industry that Osama bin Laden (news - web sites)'s al 
> Maida
> network is planning new suicide hijackings and bombings in the 
> United States....

al Maida? What's that? I thought we were looking for al Qaeda all this
time.

> "The hijackers may try to calm passengers and make them believe they 
> were on
> a hostage, not suicide mission." 

I just don't think anybody's going to buy that.