[tw]

Originally Posted by tw

History as a predictor, then next week or within a few weeks later, an Al Qaeda attack should be attempted. This post only a reminder of what that bin Laden public statement warned. An attack was always attempted weeks after a bin Laden statement.
BTW, bin Laden is still alive. And thanks to George Jr, he still runs free.

I must wonder if this multiple vehicle attack on the world's biggest oil processing complex was an attack prophesized by bin Laden. Like so many attacks that were averted when leadership read their memos, this one is also little reported. Had it been successful, then consequences would have created a mini-worldwide oil shortage. It would be world wide, front page news. But in this case, the 'powers that be' did their job. So the attack gets little coverage. That was one ton of explosives.

From ABC News of 26 Feb 2006:

Saudis: 2 Foiled Bombers on Terror List
The Saudi branch of al-Qaida, which claimed the attack, warned in an Internet statement Saturday that suicide bombers would again strike.

Witnesses on Friday reported that security forces traded fire with gunmen outside the facility after the explosions and that a hunt for attackers continued for hours. Saudi officials have not reported the capture of any assailants.

At least two attackers and two security guards were killed, the state news agency reported.

Security 'empowered by a leadership' that was responsible intercepted the bombers at least one mile away from critical facilities - which is what happens when security is 'empowered by responsible leadership'. Never forget the PDB that George Jr ignored when 11 Sept attacks were detected: “Bin Ladin Determined to Strike in US.” (When Rice finally conceded and read the title, there were numerous and loud gasps in the audience.)

In the spring of 2001, the level of reporting on terrorist threats and planned attacks increased dramatically to its highest level since the millennium alert. ... Reflecting on these questions, the CIA decided to write a briefing article summarizing its understanding of this danger. Two CIA analysts involved in preparing this briefing article believed it represented an opportunity to communicate their view that the threat of a Bin Ladin attack in the United States remained both current and serious. The result was an article in the August 6 Presidential Daily Brief ... and the first devoted to the possibility of an attack in the United States.

Was this the attack that bin Laden predicted? It would have had severe consequences on America. And like an averted Nov 2001 attack that George Jr recently announced, this one also was averted by foreigners who did their job. Little people empowered to do their job are a greatest threat to terrorists. A specific reference to many FBI agents who were stopped from averting 11 September.