U S arrests signal willingness to strike at plots
U S officials say they will act quickly to disrupt al Qaida aligned plots even without explosives or firm plans. The Hammoud case in Lebanon and a Chicago Sears Tower scare show a shift from awaiting hard evidence to proactive disruption amid concerns over political use of arrests.
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House Homeland Security Committee
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Joseph Cirincione
Center For American Progress
Bomb plotters eyed Golden Gate Bridge and bridges earlier
Lebanese security officials told Newsday that Assem Hammoud and eight al Qaida followers studied targets including California forests and the Brooklyn Bridge before choosing the Hudson River train tunnels. They planned to send bombers to cause mass fatalities and economic disruption, with two other plotters in custody and several suspects linked to Iran, Syria, Pakistan, Denmark and Canada.
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Newsday
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Pakistan
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Car drives into New London festival crowd injuring 27
An 89 year old man driving through a summer Sailfest crowd in New London panicked after striking a pedestrian and lurched his Chevrolet Caprice through the throng injuring 27 people. Campaign staffers accompanying Ned Lamont were among those hurt though Lamont was unharmed.
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Ned Lamont
Joe Lieberman
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Liz Dupont-Diehl
Elizabeth Sabilia
Robert Laine
Fishers Island
Bill Hoezel
Lawrence and Memorial Hospital
Kelly Anthony
Laine
Wallingford
Terrie Castagna
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