America Attacked - May 21, 2002

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Tuesday, May 21, 2002

NOTE: Reports from news sources involving movements or operations of United States military personnel NOT confirmed by named U.S. government officials will be labeled as such.

U.S. War on Terrorism
FBI warns of possible threat to N.Y. landmarks (CNN) - Acting out of what it called an "abundance of caution," the FBI warned New York City police officials to be on alert for possible terrorist attacks against landmarks like the Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn Bridge. The threats, which could not be corroborated, and been gathered from detainees.

Rumsfeld: Extremists to Get Weapons of Mass Destruction (Reuters) - Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld stated that terrorist groups would inevitably acquire weapons of mass destruction.

U.S. Official Rules Out Firearms in Airline Cockpits (Reuters) - Transportation Security Administration Director John Magaw told a Senate subcommittee that pilots commercial airliners will not be allowed to carry firearms in the cockpit. Allowing pilots to carry non-lethal "stun" guns was still under consideration, according to Magaw.

U.S. Forces Raid Ambush Site in East Afghanistan (Reuters) - U.S. Army spokesman Bryan Hilferty reported that U.S. Special Forces had conducted at raid against the compound in eastern Afghanistan where a U.S. soldier had been killed by Islamic militants on Sunday afternoon.

Report: Ashcroft, FBI Didn't Brief Bush on 9-11 Memo (Reuters) - The New York Times reported that neither Attorney General John Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert Mueller told President Bush of a pre Sept. 11 FBI memorandum warning that Osama bin Laden could be using U.S. flight schools to train his followers.

Middle East Crisis
Sharon Coalition in Crisis After Ministers Sacked (Reuters)

Related Links
DefendAmerica.mil
The latest news on the war on terror from the U.S. Department of Defense
Most Wanted Terrorist List (FBI)
To Report Terrorist Activities to the FBI (FBI)
Profiles: Arafat, Sharon, Powell (CNN)

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