KABUL, Afghanistan -- Taliban sources told Newsweek magazine Osama bin Laden’s new “priority” is a bio-terrorism attack against the United States. According to sources, he is planning what was termed an “unbelievable” terror attack.
The Newsweek source described a meeting with bin Laden who said he was working on “serious projects.” “His priority is to use biological weapons,” the source said, adding al-Qaida already has such weapons.
The only question is how to transport and launch them, he asserted. The source insisted he didn’t know any further details but bragged: “Osama’s next step will be unbelievable.”
Newsweek said the plan was delayed and revised after the March capture of al-Qaida’s operations chief, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, in Pakistan.
U.S. intelligence officials said no one disputes bin Laden’s interest in germ warfare. Nevertheless, they said, his priority is to kill Americans by any means readily at hand and most bioweapons are harder to get and use than the alternatives.
For the full Newsweek report, visit: http://www.msnbc.com/news/959544.asp
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