Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 17, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press thursday june 17, 2004 Canada / world a7 9/11 Mastermind aimed for bigger attack probe wanted 10 planes hijacked commission says ment. He proposed killing every adult by Curt Anderson male passenger aboard Landing at a . W Airport and making a speech denounce Ashington ? sept. 11 plot ing . Policies in the Middle East Mastermind Khalid Shaikh before releasing All the women and Chil Mohammed originally planned Dren the report said. A much bigger attack involving 10 a second prong of the attack involved hijacked planes one of which he would hijacking of . Planes flying Over the Pilot and land after killing All the male Pacific and crashing or exploding them passengers. Once on the ground he was in mid air to maximize the psychology to deliver an anti american Harangue. Cal Impact according to the report. The plan was among new details both of the broader plots were reject revealed yesterday in a report by the de by Osama bin Laden who ultimately staff of the Independent commission approved the Mission targeting the unit investigating the sept. 11 attacks. De states with four planes. Based on documents and interviews the associated press first reported with government officials the panel said Mohammed a plan to use 10 planes last Mohammed initially proposed using 10 september. Planes to hit Cia and Fri Headquarters the commission staff report said unidentified nuclear plants and tall build Mohammed wanted up to 26 hijackers Ings in California and Washington state for the scaled Down plan instead of the in addition to the world Trade Center 19 who actually participated. The com Pentagon and White House or Capitol. Mission said at least 10 Al Aida opera Mohammed who is in . Custody at Tives were to participate but could not an undisclosed overseas location told for various reasons including visa prob interrogators that rather than crashing lems and suspicion by officials at air his hijacked plane into a target he want ports in the United states and overseas. De to land and make a political state far from a smooth operation the Al Aida not linked to Saddam report by Curt Anderson Ashington ? rebuffing . Government claims the Independent commission investigating the sept. 11, 2001, attacks said yesterday no evidence exists that Al Aida had Strong ties to deposed iraqi president sad dam Hussein. In hair raising detail the commission said the terror net work had envisioned a much larger attack and is working hard to strike again. Although Osama bin Laden asked for help from Iraq in the mid-1990s, Saddam a government never responded Accord ing to a report by the commission staff based on interviews with government intelligence and Law enforcement officials. The report asserted no credible evidence has emerged that Iraq was involved in the sept. 11 strikes. Al Aida is actively trying to replicate the destruction of that Day the report said though the terrorist network has been weakened by losing its Sanctuary in Afghanistan and Many leaders to . Strikes and arrests. The organization also is trying to obtain a nuclear weapon and is extremely interested in chemical radiological and biological attacks including the use of anthrax it said. The trend toward attacks intended to cause Ever higher casualties will continue the report said. Under questioning John Pistole the Bis top counter Ter dorism official told the commission that the government has probably prevented a few aviation attacks in the United states since sept. 11 but that some operatives in those plots Are still at Large. The findings were released As the commission began its final two Days of hearings on the terror attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. The second Day will focus on the Federal aviation administration and . Air defences. The commis Sion a final report is due july 26. The first Day lacked the electricity of past sessions featuring appearances by National Security adviser condole Ezza Rice Cia director George Tenet attorney general John Ashcroft and other top officials. Like previous hearings the audience included family members of people killed in the attacks Many bearing photographs of lost loved ones. Commission member Bob Kerrey a former democratic sen Ator from Nebraska expressed exasperation that the govern ment did not act with greater urgency against bin Laden Given what was known about Al Aida before 2001. ? associated press correction in the Winnipeg free press the Royal Dodge and of june 11, should have advertised the following Brand new Dodge so 2.0 $12,039 Fra to dealer plus Frt. & taxes & dealer installed options apologize for any inconvenience this May have Seattle a Bank of America Tower the tallest building in Washington state was part of an initial terrorist plot by sept. 11 plot Mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed according to a report. report portrays a plot riven by internal the Pilot of the plane that crashed in dissent including disagreement Over Pennsylvania Ziad Jarrah nearly quit whether to target the White House or the plot leading Mohammed to consider the Capitol a conflict that apparently replacing him with Zacarias Moussaoui never was resolved. Bin Laden also had who was taking flight training in min to overcome opposition to attacking the Nesotas according to the report. United states from Mullah Omar Leader Mohammed however has told his inter of the Taliban government in rotators that Moussaoui actually was Afghanistan who was under pressure being considered for a second wave of from Pakistan to keep Al Aida confined attacks still in the Early planning stages. And feared . Retribution after an Moussaoui is awaiting trial on con attack. Piracy charges. He a the Only person Ted s. Warren / associated press charged in the United states in connection with the sept. 11 plot. The report said Jarrah had disagree ments with Mohamed Atta ringleader of the . Hijackers and May have considered dropping out. Ultimately Jarrah was persuaded to participate by Ramzi finals High who helped plan and finance the attacks from Germany. He also is in . 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