] Analysts say the intelligence chatter about an attack on ] the United States has shown up in open Internet forums ] and is similar to message traffic that preceded the ] Madrid bombings. "It's not just the official [terrorist] ] websites but also the chat rooms and Web forums," says ] Gabriel Weimann, a scholar in residence at the U.S. ] Institute for Peace. "The picture is not looking very ] good." Messages posted before the attacks in Madrid, ] Weimann says, described the Spanish government as "the ] first domino." The correct incantation into google will present the discourse of the people who are trying to kill you. USNews.com: Suspicions about a new terrorist attack have U.S. spies scrambling (5/31/04) |