By Matt from WMD:

This comes as no surprise to anybody who has been following al Qaeda in the news, but apparently there is still some sort of threat being leveled towards Las Vegas.

The Egypt Election Daily News reports, you decide:

Las Vegas has been revealed as Osama Bin Laden's number one terror target.

Al Qaeda terrorists posing as tourists compiled a detailed dossier on America's gambling mecca, according to a top secret intelligence report. Videos and photographs of a string of landmarks and major hotels were sent back to terror bosses plotting a spectacular sequel to the September 11 attacks.

The security report - marked "restricted" and circulated to U.S. and coalition intelligence agencies - was drawn up by British intelligence agents following the arrest of 21 Al Qaeda operatives. It says: "Based on intelligence, Las Vegas is seen as the prime target for a major impact attack."

It explains later: "It would be the mainland 'spectacular' that we have been hearing about for some time.

"Information indicates that any attack would be multi-centered at several sites and probably take the form of explosive devices.

"Las Vegas represents all that is wrong about the West and so symbolically represents, to them, the ideal choice of target. This elevates it to being probably the most likely target in our assessment based on what we have learned recently."

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Posted by: MattWMD at 09:46 AM | Comments (8) | Add Comment
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1 Oh, I wonder how they plan to get in to Las Vegas...could it be...hmmm...through Mexico???

Posted by: Labosseuse at May 13, 2005 11:14 AM (GoTbZ)

2 Wayne Newton won't allow it.

Posted by: Young Bourbon Professional at May 13, 2005 11:31 AM (x+5JB)

3 What happens in Vegas...leads to the death of the Infidel and the ascention of the Caliph!

Posted by: Eric J at May 13, 2005 11:31 AM (hrQvk)

4 Why oh why can't they aim for someplace like Hell-A or Berkeley?

Posted by: ethne at May 13, 2005 11:56 AM (miAG4)

5 ethne, Because they won't kill their supporters.

Posted by: Labosseuse at May 13, 2005 02:39 PM (GoTbZ)

6 i guess these dumb ass islamic nut cases think that we will be bored to death if we cant gamble???....this is the best they can do???....think they are just getting really desperate now that they feel the US Armed forces tightening that noose around their scrawny necks???....yep, id say so....nuff said

Posted by: THANOS35 at May 13, 2005 10:12 PM (mZYh2)

7 Heh.. note how they mention "gambling, prostitution and drinking as being among the Vegas staples" and then go on to state how "professional" the Al Qaeda research was. Yes, I'm sure they checked all those out very carefully. Well, this *would* put a damper on my Vegas honeymoon plans (because we both know people there, NOT for the reasons above)... But did anyone notice that the source of this is The National Enquirer? http://www.nationalenquirer.com/politics/63285 Guess the Egyptian press doesn't know the Enquirer's reputation? (P.S. It's not enough to make me change my honeymoon plans...)

Posted by: Kevin B. at May 13, 2005 10:38 PM (N+Twk)

8 These terrorists have to remember "what goes around comes around". They will probably all be reincarnated as ants!!!

Posted by: Jane Grey at July 27, 2005 07:54 AM (tm3hi)

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