I don't know about you, but if I was an al Qaeda operative, the LAST place I would try to take down President Bush would be in Israel. I guess smarts aren't a prerequisite for membership in al Qaeda. Here's the details of the Israeli arrests from Reuters:
As to who these operatives are and how they planned this, more from the article:
So let me get this straight...these fools go to a website renowned for terrorist exchanges and detail out what they need help with? Did they consider that perhaps Israeli intelligence might be on that same website? Good grief.
At the same time, this does show the lengths that al Qaeda is willing to go to and try and make a big impact hit. It has been a long time since al Qaeda has rocked the world and believe me, they will not give up on that.
Israel accused six Arabs on Friday of trying to set up an al Qaeda cell in Israel and said one of them had proposed attacking helicopters used during a visit by President George W. Bush.
Israel's Shin Bet counter-intelligence agency said one of the suspects had used his mobile phone to film helicopters at a sports stadium in Jerusalem that was used as a landing site for Bush's delegation.
The suspect then posted queries on Web sites frequented by al Qaeda operatives, asking for guidance on how to shoot down the helicopters, the agency said in a statement.
Bush visited Israel in January and again in May.
As to who these operatives are and how they planned this, more from the article:
The Shin Bet identified four of the suspects as Palestinian residents of Arab East Jerusalem and two as Israeli Arabs.
The Shin Bet said the men had met several times at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque, seeking to organize a local al Qaeda network. The agency said computers seized from several of the suspects contained bomb-making manuals.
So let me get this straight...these fools go to a website renowned for terrorist exchanges and detail out what they need help with? Did they consider that perhaps Israeli intelligence might be on that same website? Good grief.
At the same time, this does show the lengths that al Qaeda is willing to go to and try and make a big impact hit. It has been a long time since al Qaeda has rocked the world and believe me, they will not give up on that.
Israel makes arrests in alleged plot against Bush
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel accused six Arabs on Friday of trying to set up an al Qaeda cell in Israel and said one of them had proposed attacking helicopters used during a visit by President George W. Bush.
Israel's Shin Bet counter-intelligence agency said one of the suspects had used his mobile phone to film helicopters at a sports stadium in Jerusalem that was used as a landing site for Bush's delegation.
The suspect then posted queries on Web sites frequented by al Qaeda operatives, asking for guidance on how to shoot down the helicopters, the agency said in a statement.
Bush visited Israel in January and again in May.
Lawyers for the six suspects could not immediately be reached for comment.
The Shin Bet identified four of the suspects as Palestinian residents of Arab East Jerusalem and two as Israeli Arabs.
The Shin Bet said the men had met several times at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque, seeking to organize a local al Qaeda network. The agency said computers seized from several of the suspects contained bomb-making manuals.
Earlier this month, Israel indicted two of its Bedouin Arab citizens for links to al Qaeda and for planning attacks inside the Jewish state.
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