| Alqaida crippled says mossad Original Source Link: (May no longer be active) http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_1780.shtmlIsraeli intelligence professionals feel their recommendations were ignored because their assessment did not fit the pre-planned agenda of the Bush Administration, an agenda that needs to keep Americans worried about the threat of terrorism as the country prepares for war against Iraq.
The Israeli report also discounts U.S. claims of a provable link between Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden. The report points to bin Laden’s deep Muslim convictions against smoking, drinking and womanizing, three traits of Hussein that angers many strict Muslims.
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CHB Investigates. . . Israelis warned U.S. of al Qaida "misinformation" campaign By CHB Staff Feb 16, 2003, 19:39
Israeli intelligence professionals warned the United States that Osama bin Laden's al Qaida network lacked sufficient resources to mount a 9-11 type large-scale attack on American targets but would instead use misinformation to keep intelligence agencies guessing just when and where the next attack would come.
A report given to the Central Intelligence Agency by Mossad, Israel’s highly-regarded intelligence agency, concluded American attacks against al Qaida in Afghanistan, coupled with seizure of assets in banks around the world, had, for the time being, crippled bin Laden’s ability to mount any large-scale attacks against the United States.
However, the Israelis warned bin Laden would use “misinformation” planted through CIA assets and captured al Qaida operatives to keep America guessing on just when and where such attacks might come and force the United States to waste time and resources preparing for attacks that would not come.
“Misinformation has always been a primary weapon of the terrorist,” says a highly-placed source within the Israeli intelligence community. “When properly utilized, such misinformation can cause an enemy to forfeit important resources and energy.”
The Mossad report , delivered to the CIA five months ago, detailed information gathered by Israeli assets in al Qaida and other terrorist organizations as well as information provided by Aman (Israeli military intelligence) and Shin Bet, Israel’s general security service.
While the report warned that splinter al Qaida “cells” could still launch small-scale attacks against U.S. targets at both home and abroad, the Israelis said the terrorist group did not have the money to carry out any large-scale attack involving “dirty bombs” or biological weapons.
“It was our conclusions, based on the best information available from within the terrorist community, that neither bin Laden nor any splinter group within al Qaida could deploy a large-scale attack along the lines of September 11,” the Israeli operative said.
To Israel’s dismay, the U.S. ignored the report and elevated the national threat level from yellow to orange, triggering a nationwide run on “survival” supplies at grocery and hardware stores along with an increase in anxiety among Americans.
The alert's credibility came into question last week when information from a key al Qaida informant turned out to be fabricated.
“Totally unnecessary,” says an FBI agent who saw the Mossad report and recommended the Department of Homeland Security follow its recommendations. “We ignored a valid assessment from an agency that has far more experience dealing with terrorism.”
Israeli intelligence professionals feel their recommendations were ignored because their assessment did not fit the pre-planned agenda of the Bush Administration, an agenda that needs to keep Americans worried about the threat of terrorism as the country prepares for war against Iraq.
The Israeli report also discounts U.S. claims of a provable link between Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden. The report points to bin Laden’s deep Muslim convictions against smoking, drinking and womanizing, three traits of Hussein that angers many strict Muslims.
Instead, the Israeli report details stronger ties that it says exists between bin Laden and Saudi Arabia, a country the Bush administration considers an ally even though its support for war with Iraq has been minimal.
Spokesmen for the White House, CIA, FBI and the Israeli government would not return phone calls seeking comment on this article.
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