August 20, 2005
Authorities earlier this year thwarted a plot by Islamic militants to mount a truck bomb attack on the US embassy in Manila, National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales told AFP yesterday. The plot by the Jemaah Islamiyah would have involved "an attack on the US embassy using a 1,000 kg truck bomb," Gonzales said in an interview.He said the explosives were recovered after Daud Santos, a Muslim convert who is allegedly a member of the JI-linked Abu Sayyaf Group, was arrested in a police raid in Manila in March.
Also eyed as targets were the embassies of Australia and Britain, key antiterror allies of the United States, Gonzales said. He said Santos is now free on bail, highlighting Manila's failure to pass an antiterrorist law that would enable the government to hold terrorist suspects for longer periods.
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Posted by: RepJ at August 20, 2005 05:49 PM (ywZa8)
Posted by: Rusty Shackleford at August 20, 2005 05:50 PM (JQjhA)
If he's out on bail, I'd assume the CIA has people watching him...
Perhaps he'll lead us up the food chain?
Posted by: Clint at August 20, 2005 11:26 PM (v9PD0)
Posted by: greyrooster at August 21, 2005 06:24 AM (CBNGy)
What a joke to think the war on terror can be fought and won in the civil courts of the world.
Posted by: Brad at August 21, 2005 09:59 AM (6mUkl)
Catch the assholes. While in custody, plant a
gps signaling device up their ass. Let them give
us money for bail. Then set them loose. Once
he leads us to his buddies, we move in, kill
him, grab his buddies, and start over. Of course
since he is dead, he can't show up for court, and
the ragheads forfeit the bail. Cool.
Posted by: Butch at August 22, 2005 03:39 PM (Gqhi9)
Posted by: sandpiper at August 23, 2005 08:01 PM (Suq7y)
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