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CNN Yesterday Sez:
DOBBS: But, obviously, officials in this city and around the
country are taking this very seriously, and, basically, what
you're saying here is -- by inference at least on my part -- that
they're very concerned about the possibility of an attack now?
ARENA: They are. They always are, whenever a bin Laden
tape comes out, Lou. It's always viewed as a possible signal.
They try to compare that to electronic intercepts to see if there
are any key phrases or words that are used in that message
that could be a signal.
DOBBS: Parallels between this videotape message, the first
in which bin Laden speaks on a videotape in more than two
years now, and other terrorist attacks combining that with
so-called chatter and other signals that are our intelligence
community looks for.
ARENA: Well, I'll tell you that right now, the stance of the
intelligence community is one of a lot of concern, only
because the intelligence continues to suggest that al Qaeda is
planning what they call a spectacular attack on U.S. soil.
Now, even though there was a report that there was
information, a stream of intelligence that was deemed to be
not credible, one which said that there would be an attack to
coincide with the U.S. elections -- that was deemed not
credible -- other intelligence has suggested that there will be
an attack, Lou.
DOBBS: Level of chatter at this point?
ARENA: Low. Lower than it's been. Now it does ebb and
flow, but it's interesting to note that before the September 11
attacks, the chatter level fell. No one is saying that that means
anything. It is what it is, but the chatter level has fallen over
recent weeks.
DOBBS: Kelli Arena, our justice correspondent.
MSNBC Today Sez:
Francona: The people I've talked to are telling me that
they've seen increased chatter over the last several weeks and
they attribute this as we lead up to the election process, but
once again no specific threats and nothing that they can pin
any reason to raise the level of alert.
Willow Bay: Now when you say chatter, is it chatter similar
to the level around 9/11?
Francona: It's not that high but it's that type of traffic.
They're seeing more internet traffic. More telephone calls.
Thanks To ATR
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