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Qaeda Intercepts Prompt U.S. Terror Warning
- mtgx 13y agoDon't want to go into crazy conspiracy theory, but it would be in NSA's interest if they tried to make up a potential terrorist plot that "they stopped" right about now, or at least get a lot more alarming, even if the danger is not very real. This NYTimes post reads like an advertorial for NSA.
- mindcrime 13y agoI have to admit, that was one of my first thoughts as well. I mean, I don't trust those guys even as far as I could throw them in the first place... and it would be awfully convenient timing for the NSA to suddenly "uncover" some big anti-America plot by Al Qaeda just as they're taking it on the chin in the media and in Congress. OTOH, even saying that does sound like "crazy conspiracy theory" territory, so I feel a bit torn on this. Anyway, at the end of the day, being cautious when you travel is a good idea regardless of what the NSA does or doesn't say.
- will118 13y agoI felt the same thing when I read the BBC article last night. I think the circumstances alone are suspicious regardless of the source.
- homunculus 13y agoOnly problem for NSA is that this seems to indicate Al Qaeda, contrary to the NSA's publicised concern, doesn't seem to have gotten the word that they're being monitored. In spite of the media blitz.
- IvyMike 13y agoDrop the "Al". Just "Qaeda". It's cleaner. (To be more serious: I actually haven't seen anyone refer to them just as "Qaeda". Is this a new thing or was I just not paying attention?)
- dandelany 13y agoWell, "al" just means "the" in Arabic, so it would be analogous to eg. referring to The New York Times in a headline like "New York Times reports..." So no, I don't think it's particularly odd.