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TARGET: AMERICA.

Authors :
Powell, Bill
August, Melissa
Bennett, Brian
Burger, Timothy J.
Duffy, Michael
Novak, Viveca
Waller,, Douglas
Weisskopf, Michael
Zagorin, Adam
Gibson, Helen
Hasnain, Ghulam
Talat Hussain, Syed
McGirk, Tim
Source :
TIME Magazine; 8/16/2004, Vol. 164 Issue 7, p28-36, 9p, 3 Color Photographs, 1 Black and White Photograph
Publication Year :
2004

Abstract

Presents a look at what investigators have discovered about al-Qaeda's plans for its next big attack on the U.S. How arrests by U.S., Pakistani and British investigators has unearthed new clues about possible terrorist attack plans; Surveillance of buildings by al-Qaeda operatives inside the U.S., beginning in 2000; How the operatives kept their attack plans a secret from the U.S. government until July 2004; Why there remains cause for concern; Escalating fears that al-Qaeda may attempt another 9/11-size attack in the U.S.; Efforts of law-enforcement and intelligence agencies to find al-Qaeda sleeper cells worldwide; Worries that Osama bin Laden may have ordered another attack; Question of how many terrorists are still at large; Background on the arrest of Pakistani Musaad Aruchi, nephew of Khaldi Sheikh Mohammed; Decision of Homeland Security Chief Tom Ridge to publicize the names of the targeted buildings; Security measures.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0040781X
Volume :
164
Issue :
7
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
TIME Magazine
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
14053743