Wow. Imagine if it was the wiring of those funds that sprung the police action. Could mean a very close call indeed.

'Three Alleged Ringleaders ID'd' <--Bush, Cheney, Rove?

Bush bin Laden is planning another 9/11 - to strike just before the November 'elections' - as Lamont has shown that even Diebold can't save them now.

Cheers,
Lori R. Price

Pakistan huh, a close ally in the terrorwar and whos intelligence agency has notoriously close ties to militant muslim groups. There's a big chance the ISI had a hand in this.

I wonder if they were caught by the US monitoring of international wire transfers (SWIFT)? If so it was before it was exposed to the world by overzealous reporters with an anti-Bush agenda. Way to go New York Times for blowing the cover on that program and endangering my country.

Wow! Another terror alert - just as Cheney/Bush/Snow equate Lamont vote in CT with siding with Al Qaeda. Goes to show you, I guess, that if you're against the war in Iraq, then you're still with the turrists. Let's ramp up the fear factor right until - ta da! - the election in November. Let's see if I got this straight: Bush cabal could go down (if Diebold doesn't steal it again) and get indicted for war crimes (if the Senate doesn't rewrite the Geneva Conventions on War Crimes) and so it's time to show the rest of Amurka that they have everything to fear, including fear itself - especially fear of flying. Let's ask Erica Jong about this one…

If the ringleaders are "alleged," why isn't "the foiled airplane bomb plot" also "alleged"?

They found this out by monitoring the wired funds. What about the privacy rights of the poor terrorists? Shouldn't they be able to wire money without government interference? What will the New York Times say?

Thankfully, this happened in England and not here in the USA where bleeding hearts would have made sure the wire transfer and telephone calls of these plotters would be free from wiretap or trace.

See! Electronic survailence works

Thanks for the news that 5 are still at large, here in the UK we're being told hardly anything to avoid "panic". If the remainder of a cell fears it is cornered - we have reason to be very cautious here in London over the next few days on ALL forms of transport.

Wake up Libs... the world is an evil place. This is not the good old days anymore. Thank God for Tony Blair, and thank God for George W Bush!

"Wow. Imagine if it was the wiring of those funds that sprung the police action. Could mean a very close call indeed."

Oh. You mean the monitoring of international funds transfers that was exposed recently by the NY Times, et al? The one where the Swiss have decided to clamp down on the sharing of related information? The one that was just another indication of the evil Bush/Cheney/Rove conspiracy to steal our freedoms?

That one? Thank God and the liberal press that it won't happen anymore!

thanks,

-eric

Why do we continue to use the term suicide when the correct term would be homicide?!!
This is why border control is so important and the continued fight against terroism must be fought with commitment and that includes Iraq and Afganistan.

Thank God! that the NY Times didn't know ahead of time!!!!!!!!!

'Three Alleged Ringleaders ID'd' hmmmm...Bush, Cheney and the Fox News Network?

WHy US is still giving them visa

Chris' point is well taken. Recall the NY Times just took great pride in exposing how counter terrorism experts were using the financial system to track money transfers amongst suspected terrorists. Shame on the NY Times for sharing with the terrorists how we're hunting them.

Let's hope these guys don't turn out to be the British version of the Miami 7 . . . . .

Wow,

President Bush's homeland security plan is working...and he foiled a terrorist plot without the approval of the Democrats; Imaginge that.

They should take a "domestic spying" poll today. Let's just say, I'm all in favor...

Pakistan is a haven of terrorism. They are formenting and breeding terrorism and they do nothing about their terror camps.

Looks like the Brits have been on the ball since the London attacks.

Mark

Well, Danged police should have waited 'til the deed was done, then the ACLU would've had a tougher time and could have blamed it on Bush.

If this doesn't prove we are in a global terror war, you never will see the light. You clowns that state Pres. Bush was planning another 9-11 need your head examined. Writers for Popular Science have put together a book "Debunking 911 Myths". It refutes the nonsensical garbage coming from the black helicopter crowd.

I am glad Bush is in office rather than a Democrat

Maybe that secret bank transaction monitoring program really works. You can read all about it in the NY Times.

Cal
Citizens For Legitimate Reporting

Wow, and to think that the New York Times was more concerned about terrorist's rights being violated by spying on overseas wire transfers.

Perhaps the NY Times can uncover the way we spied on these poor terrorists and expose it.

Another probable case of profiling. Sounds like their civil rights may have been violated. I hope the ACLU hears about this.

I can't believe this. Those guys should be tried and convicted.

Was it really smart to release those names so early in the investigation?

Kinda fishy, the way these plots keep being uncovered right before Americans express their distaste for the Bush agenda.

I wonder if an "illegal" wiretap was used to stop the plot? If so, should have just let the plot continue on? What if your child were on the plane?

Good thing they were monitoring overseas bank transfers and phone calls, and the New York Times didn't have time to tip them off!

Remember Lenin's term "useful idiots"? Does anyone doubt that this is a worldwide war?

Oh, please... I admit Bush and co. are not favorites of mine, but come on. The biggest problem we have in this country is Far Right and Far left. One side always undoing what the other has done. It is getting very old... and very discouraging. We have problem that needs collaboration not isolation. Give me a break.

..."receipt of money wired to them from Pakistan"

Thanks NY Times

Isn't it great that our Government has the international cooperation and systems in place to catch these fiendish plots? It very well might have been the wire transfer that brought the authorities. Way to go Bush and Blair!

Al Qaeda is jealous of Shite Hezbollah prominence. So, it tries to recapture the Islamist leadership by showing it too can. This failure is a major blow. I worry they are going to try again and soon.

A terror attack just before the election in November would help the hawks in the war on terror win... not lose... in fact, every terror plot defeated helps the Bush position concerning the issue. And Lieberman will defeat Lamont in November!

J

I'm proud to be an American where even morons can speak freely... I guess the terrorists wouldn't be terrorist if President Gore were in office!!

Thanks, Brian, for revealing their names and tipping off their associates who are at large. Useful idiot, indeed.

"Wow. Imagine if it was the wiring of those funds that sprung the police action. Could mean a very close call indeed." A very close call indeed, and the holier-than-thou, in-the-interest-of-the-American-public NYT continues to defend its treasonous behavior of reporting such counter-terrorism activities used by the U.S. government...

Tell that to the NY TIMES, Monitoring Money Wires saves lives

Why is everytime something happens or doesn't happen you folks blame Bush, maybe you need to go overseas and live and see how you like it. also remember: "If you love your Freedom Thank a Vet" and thank God for GW Bush ahving enough balls to do something about all this crap instead of treating it as a law enforcement problem like winney Bill Clinton did.

Now that the people's attention is focused back on the real threat that Al Qeada posses, we can reallocate our military forces against bin laden where they belong instead of some ego inspired intervention in Iraq.

Any news on any of the other names?

My sources are telling me that the ring of terrorists is linked to Shiekh Omar Bakri Mohammed & possibly Abu Hamza.

Source has been solid in the past.

Rusty,

intercepted wire transfer.hmmm

someone should let the NY Times, ACLU, Pelosi, Murtha and Harry R know about this pronto.

those guys had some rights violated.

smarten up america, they don't play by any rules, measure success by how many innocents they kill and have a 7th century view of the future.

Good thing the NY Times did find out the investigation was going on. They would have exposed it, called it freedom of the press and then we wouldn't have cought these guys.

Sounds as if the Brits stooped to spying on the bank transfers of UK residents. Thanks to the whistle blowers the feds would have a harder time doing that here.

A lot hangs on that word "alleged." Before becoming completely hysterical and surrendering more of what little remains of our Constitutional rights, how about a conviction or two? Or will the "alleged ringleaders" simply be "detained" indefinitely without trial?

One wonders if intercepted international phone calls or bank transactions aided in saving perhaps thousands of lives?

Congrats and great thanks to all who played a part in exposing this plot before it became a tragedy.

Wow, isn't it wonderful the Democrats weren't successful in stopping us from monitoring those banking transactions. Remember Harry Reed's words when you vote: "We killed the Patriot Act"

The above comment by Lori Price shows how ignorant many in the public are. They would rather believe that our government is the problem rather than fanatical religious zealots that believe suicide is preferable to living. The sooner we wipe out the crazies and terrorists, the sonner we can all get on with building a better, safer world for our children. Go get them Bush! Lori, if you don't like our government, get out of my country. I have travelled the world and there is no place better than America.

Anybody who says that Bush, Cheney, Rice, and Rove are behind these terrorist plots is a complete moron! Furthermore, we need to seriously look at changing our educational systems, because the sad fact is these idiots really do believe this kind of garbage and they are going to bring the united states down to her knees.

Heavens.

I hope we (NSA/FBI/CIA) didn't violate the rights of these poor dears by tracking their funds transfers thru the SWIFT program.

Note that both electronic surveillance and the monitoring of bank transactions were important part of breaking this plot before it was executed. Exactly the same techniques that are opposed by those in the U.S. who don't think the Islamo-fascist threat is real. Thank goodness that brighter minds are prevailing.

If they were discoved because of an international money transfer, it must have happened before the NY Times blew that secret program. Maybe this is why the President was so concerned. Oh well, the next group of crazies will be more careful, thanks to the NY Times.

I agree that if you think BushCo is behind 9/11, you're probably wearing a tin-foil hat to keep "them" from reading your mind. I don't think killing a bunch of people is the answer, either. They said the would be bombers are all "home grown" terrorists from the U.K. Islam needs its leaders to stop preaching fire and brimstone and scapegoating the west and focus on family values and modernize their religion.

The problem with our gov't is that they brand everyone as a terrorist and there's never in between. Our gov't fails to see how they much hatred they create by our unfair policies. If anyone voices that, they are of course a terrorist! Of course true terrorists exist (and should be punished accordingly), but the majority of these people in other countries are not terrorists, they simply hate the US gov't and quite frankly, I would too if I was the recipient of Bush's policies.

Cheers to Gary and Christopher. It's one thing to see our society attacked by religous zealots from the outside but unbelieveable to see it attacked by political freaks from within. Neither one seems to understand the world around them. What is more important- your political party our our country?!

I wonder if Mahmoud Ahmed wired the money to these three jokers too.

I wonder if Mahmoud Ahmed wired the money to these three jokers too.

Wiring funds...

Hmmmmm, maybe the NYT should explain to us how they could be so wrong about the terrorists not being tracked by their money transfers since they already knew intelligence agencies were tracking this prior to the NYT releasing their story on this subject.

A simple statement to Lori. Show us your facts behind the Bush, Cheney and Rove conspiracy. Yes, that's what I thought...

the nyt should feel so small right now that they should be able to sit on the curb and dangle their feet. Idiots!

Yes, thanks again to those idiotic news agencies that exposed the U.S.'s method of tracking terrorist funds! The anti-terrorist method helped this time, but thanks to the irresponsible new agencies, it may not work the next time!

Jay, they wired the money to England, not USA.

I'm happy that the Brits caught these jokers, but let us remember: There have been MORE terrorist attacks worldwide AND on US soil DURING the Bush admin than prior to it. The good news: Any culture that represses its women and subscribes to a close-minded, hateful ideology is destined to fail. The West is too nimble and innovative!

Citizens for Legitimate Government? Would that be a government that appeases terrorists as instead of trying to stop them? Would that be a government that would allow the transfer of money to terrorists and their organizations and not try to stop them? Under Bush, Cheney, and Rove we haven't had a attack on U.S. soil since 9/11. That is the true sign of a legimate government, one that protects it's citizens.

Just wondering Chris are you a member of the ACLU?

Now Pakistan will demand its pound of flesh. More F-16s, military aid, nuclear cooperation and easing of pressure that built up after the Bombay blasts. To a lay man it may appear as if the US and UK have some leverage with a country like Pakistan. But I am afraid that this leverage is being bought at the cost of feeding the establishment of a country that has become adept at sponsoring terrorism in the first place and then reaping the rewards of appearing to selectively curb it. Pakistan's co-operation is usually timed to reap maximum gain with the least impact on its primary export to the world, violent jihad. The swamp that Pakistan has become, needs to be drained. Pakistan helping swat a few mosquitoes doesn't cut it. The focus should shift to Pakistan (where it should have been from day one after Sept 11). In turn, Pakistan needs to dismantle the jihadist infrastructure whose rise it has tacitly supported and should be rewarded non-militarily for doing so. Doing otherwise will only compound the problem in the future and will entail a prohibitive cost to fix.

Ned Lamont winning the senate primary proves that the Dhimmicrats strategy fo fighting terrorism is: give them what they want/ leave them alone and they'll go away.
If the Dhimmi's get either the House or Senate back, buy canned goods, ammo and Kreugerrands.

Imagine Lori, what it would have been like to be on one of those flights as you plane was crashing into the north Atlantic. Your politically ignorant feelings would be swept aside like a large great Atlantic growler.

You are among a group of lefties that will do anything to further your political adgenda...even put the american public at risk. Shame on you. You are no better than the cowards in the middle east who hide behind women and children.

If there people want to die so badly lets have a public hanging of all 24 - lets do it at 8:00 pm and let the kiddies see what happens to really bad and evil people

Hey Lori,

I suppose since Bush-Cheney-Rove are also responsible for:

- the Bali bombing
- the Madrid train bombings
- the London bombings
- bombings in the Egyptian Sinai
- Seattle Jewish Federation shootings
- Bush-Cheney Abu Sayaf bombings in the Phillipines
pre 911
- USS Cole
- Tanzanian & Kenyan embassy bombings
- Kobar towers bombings
- All homocide bombings in Israel.
- I could go on and on bombings.

My 18 year old daugter is in London now and was scheduled to fly back to Boston during the high time for these attacks. I don't think kooks should be blaming the U.S. administration. Instead, look at the same kooks in foreign countries burning US flags. Lori Price should be ashamed of herself. She is a a useful idiot for the enemy. Lamont wins a PRIMARY so Bush wants to start another 9/11. Unbelieveable

It is amazing what people will spew here with less then 1% of the information needed to even have an opinion. These people sit at home, with no knowledge or inside information, other then what they get from network news and their own biased newspapers, to spew forth total and complete ignorance and hatred. As a retired military member, we need more of what GW Bush is trying to do, not less. And you America haters and Bush haters need to pull your heads from deep within your own bowles and wake up before it's too late. You are providing the enemy aid and comfort, and that makes you a traitor in my book.

Jeff
Retired, USAF

Thank goodness the New York Times alerted us all of the possible abuses of the SWIFT program monitoring financial transactions. I feel much safer now.

IT SEEMS THAT MANY ON "THE LEFT" ARE MORE CONCERNED WITH UPHOLDING "THE TERRORIST'S BILL OF RIGHTS" THAN DOING WHAT IS NECESSARY TO KEEPTHIS COUNTRY SAFE. TO THOSE "USEFUL IDIOTS" WHO THINK WE SHOULDN'T SACRIFICE ANY PERSONAL FREEDOM OR LIBERTIES TO REMAIN SAFE, WHAT GOOD ARE CIVIL
LIBERTIES IF YOU ARE DEAD?

Its hard to believe that there are people like Lori that so vehemently cry foul when it's a known fact that there is a fanatical group of people that want nothing more than to murder us and our children.

Its so sad that some people cant see that they dont care if we are democrats or reps, they just want to kill us and all we stand for, i too have traveled the world and the USA is nr one hands down....
Jim Retired Navy

Another demonstration of how wrong "profiling" for terrorists would be. Obviously, judging by these individuals I'm thinking they're Russian, Chinese and Samoan females. Kudos to you left-wingers for keeping us safe and keeping us from racist profiling. What would we do without you folks to protect us from ourselves? GO NAACP GO!

Perhaps Gary would like to ask himself how those zealots came to be zealots? No-one can get on with building a better, safer world when that world is predicated on inflicting further violence on others, and on America being 'better' than everywhere else.

Until the US finds another strategy for working on the world stage, it is inevitably going to be the target of further terrorism. Current US actions only serve to entrench the iniquity that generates hatred.

Watch out for Aug. 22nd.! It has great historical significance to the muslim world. If you take into consideration the dry run they were going to do first, it may have put their attack on this date. Muhomed won a great victory on this date and many jews were masacered by muslims on this date as well. You can research it yourself if you like.

Well said Jeff; and thank you for your service.

Perhaps Gary would like to ask himself how those zealots came to be zealots? No-one can get on with building a better, safer world when that world is predicated on inflicting further violence on others, and on America being 'better' than everywhere else.

Until the US finds another strategy for working on the world stage, it is inevitably going to be the target of further terrorism. Current US actions only serve to entrench the iniquity that generates hatred.

Jeff, I couldn't have said it better. There are many traitors in America including some politicians. It is so obvious that comments like the one made by the nitwit Lori Price help the moral of the enemy. The terrorists don't care if you're an anti Bush lefty moron, they want you dead too.

And Jeff, Thank you for your service to our great country it allows even the morons freedom of speech.

I would imagine that the New York Times isn't happy about this, they didn't get to leak the story to the terrorists! On a more serious note, maybe we would never have learned of this plot if the British weren't watching the money flow.

Bush, Cheney, and Rove dont themselves have anything to do with it, the policy and ideology that goes along with those characters has everything to do with it. So while you flag waving, patriotic crazy, "Bush or die" people yell at Lori, you fail to see the root cause of it all and only see the end result of it ; fanatic religous crazies spurned on by the policies of the west. GO TEAM AMERICA!

We are engaged in a war for survival. Only fools blame us for causing the problems. England blamed us for their problem, the Revolutionary War. Subjugation to the tyrants is the other side of the coin. We either fight and win or die. People like Lori and Owen need to wake up. We have always been a target and always will be no matter what we do. Those people depise freedom and liberty. We have no choice but to K-i-l-l them.

Owen. Let's see. We send more $ overseas to everyone than any country in the world. Some of it even goes to our enemies as aid to people in those countries which never gets to those in need. Apparently you think that we should become a banana republic so as to assuage poorer countries jealousy.