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No Evidence of Pre-Election Attack

By Jeralyn, Section War on Terror
Posted on Fri Oct 22, 2004 at 08:56:32 PM EST
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The Washington Post reports on the lack of evidence to support an earlier Administation claim of a pre-Election day attack in the U.S. :

U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials say they have found no direct evidence of an election-related terrorist plot. Authorities also say that a key CIA source who had claimed knowledge of such plans has been discredited, casting doubt on one of the earliest pieces of evidence pointing to a possible attack.

Why are we not surprised?

We've not unearthed anything that would add any credence to talk of an election-related attack," said one senior FBI counterterrorism official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because authorities have been instructed not to talk publicly about the issue before the elections. "You can never say there is not a threat, but we have not found specific evidence of one."

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