The Times
November 27, 2008
Intelligence chiefs were expecting Al-Qaeda spectacular
Western intelligence services have been expecting an al-Qaeda spectacular terrorist attack in this crucial period between the end of President George Bush’s administration and the succession of Barack Obama.
Signals intelligence “chatter” in recent weeks indicated that Osama bin Laden’s terrorist organisation might be plotting an attack “to grab the headlines” before Mr Obama takes over in the White House on January 20.
British security and intelligence sources said there had been increasing concern, particularly in the United States, that a “terrorist spectacular” was on the cards.
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This was spectacular, but it was not, sadly - THE attack to grab headlines.
Attacking India, mostly unprotected and easily infiltrated, is not as spectacular as it may at first appear.
What will follow will be spectacular - if they can do it. Our intelligence services will hopefully defeat them - whatever the cost.
On whether this was al qaida or not ... if not, then this most certainly is not the spectacular event. If it is, they have tried to hide their involvement.
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