The U.S. is in greater danger than ever before as a result of retaliatory attacks on terrorist locations in Afghanistan and Sudan, according to one of the original developers of the neutron bomb.
Sam Cohen has been sounding the word of warning for many years that terrorists could carry a small nuclear device into populated areas and detonate it with no warning. Cohen recently expressed his concerns on the radio news program “Talk USA Investigative Reports.”
A former Russian Intelligence Agency official also warns that the U.S. is in danger of nuclear attack from “suitcase bombs” in the hands of terrorists. Col. Stanislav Lunev was kept from the press and the public, and concealed under a black shroud when he was brought secretly to meet with the House National Security Committee on August 4.
Lunev, once a Russian spy, is now living in the U.S. under protection as a defector. He claims Russia had the small nuclear devices described by Cohen. He said it was his job to devise a plan of attack against the U.S. using the hand-carried bombs. Lunev says over 80 of the bombs are now missing, according to a report in “Aviation Week & Space
Technology.” It is believed the devices were sold on the black market to a terrorist organization.
“There’s no doubt in my mind that they have been sold to terrorist with a big bank account,” said Cohen in a phone interview after yesterday’s attacks by the U.S. on terrorist sites. “There’s no doubt in my mind that the warheads have been around in the U.S.”
Cohen stated that he believes terrorists have the bombs and are stationed in many parts of America just waiting for the orders to detonate them. Now he is concerned that the attacks on bin Laden have given terrorists the excuse they have been waiting for. Cohen fears a terrorist attack will be made within a major city in the U.S. using one
of these missing devices.
“It’s only a matter of when,” said Cohen.
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-UT, gave a press conference in Salt Lake City in which he warned that more terrorist attacks against Americans can be expected. He said he was glad Clinton is implementing an aggressive, military response to the terrorist threat.
“I would urge the president, however, that he conduct a campaign against terrorism, rather than a momentary series of limited strikes. I know how these terrorists think. And if they think they just have to duck for one attack, I fear they will retaliate with greater vengeance,” said Hatch in his prepared speech.
He added that he will recommend that attacks by the U.S. must be on legitimate military targets, particularly command centers. Yesterday’s attacks were said to be on a training center and a chemical weapons factory.
Hatch said he has studied for many years the activities of Usama bin Laden, reputed outcast and multi-millionaire terrorist leader. He claims he has a good understanding of how bin Laden works.
“Immediately after the bombing (in East Africa) a group in Egypt called the “Army for the Liberation of Islamic Shrines” took credit for the attacks. If you know Bin Laden you know that he is obsessed with his view of Western encroachment on the Al-Aksa Mosque in Jerusalem and the Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia,” explained Hatch, says terrorism is the number one threat to Americans.
Many U.S. leaders weighed in on the attacks ordered by Clinton, and all made mention of an expectation of additional terrorist threats for a long period of time.
“They’re going to attack us again whatever we do, so we have an obligation to hit them, and if necessary to keep hitting them, until they lose all of their ability to hurt Americans,” said House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-GA, of his expectations for a new type of on-going war.
“We have to recognize that we are now committed to engaging this organization and breaking it apart and doing whatever we have to suppress it, because we cannot afford to have people who think that they can kill Americans without any consequence,” said Gingrich of the need to a sustained effort.
He was quick to come to the defense of President Clinton when he gave a press conference shortly after Clinton arrived back in Washington, D.C. Both Gingrich and Hatch had only two days earlier criticized Clinton for his admission of a sexual affair with Monica Lewinsky.
“I think the United States did exactly the right thing. We cannot allow a terrorist group to attack American embassies and do nothing,” said Gingrich without mentioning Clinton’s name.
“And I think it’s very important that we sent the signal to countries like Sudan and Afghanistan that if you house a terrorist, you become a target. And if you want to get rid of the target you’ve got to get rid of the terrorist,” he explained.
When asked if he believed Clinton may have selected this particular time for the attacks as a way to take the focus off his personal problems, Gingrich said it was the “right thing to do at the right time.”
There has been immediate doubt expressed around the world as Clinton appears to have engaged in a “Wag the Dog” tactic. Shortly after the attacks, newscast from around the world were raising the question about the timing of the event in regards to Clinton’s personal crisis over the lies he told in the Lewinsky scandal.
Defense Sec. William Cohen was asked if he has seen the movie and if there was any attempt to use this to divert attention from the private problems of the president.
“The only motivation driving this action today was our obligation to protect the American people,” said Cohen. He did not say if he had watched the movie.
No reporter at the news conference pointed out that these same people have been reportedly responsible for previous terrorism, and no one asked why wait until now to attack back.
Sen. Arlen Specter, R-PA, said, “I want to know more than I know at this time. I want to know what the likelihood was for us getting a suspect in custody,” said Spector.
Sen. John McCain, R-AZ, spoke out in strong support for the action. He acknowledged that he knew about the plans in advance, but added that the plans were made on a very short-term basis.
Clinton’s rationale for the strikes:
sufficient evidence has been obtained to identify bin Laden and his groups for the Africa bombings and previous attacks.
intelligence indicated there were more attacks that were immanent that would endanger U.S. citizens.
the was evidence that they were making chemical weapons of mass destruction.
Very few Americans ever heard of Osama bin Laden until yesterday. If the claims are all true, bin Laden will soon increase his terrorist attacks on Americans, becoming the new evil enemy of the United States.
Clinton is said to have called many world leaders to explain his actions. He personally spoke with the leaders of Islamic nations to emphasize personally that the attacks were not directed towards them.
Reports on Sudanese television promised swift retaliation for the attacks. Pictures of the bomb sites were displayed with a few shots of injured being taken away on stretchers.
In a previous interview with CNN, bin Laden declared his anger for all Americans, and he made a point of saying that civilians are not safe. He spoke strongly of his hate for Clinton.
While Clinton was explaining the U.S. attacks on the terrorist group in two different television appearances, Monica Lewinsky was once again testifying before the grand jury. Whether Clinton planned the attacks to distract the press or not, it is likely that other stories, including the Lewinsky scandal, will be pushed to the back pages of America’s
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