Mon, Aug 11, 2003
Author Recounts Terror Methodology In Face Of New Possible
Attacks
Talk about straight
from the horse's mouth. The quote below is from an interview Yosri
Fouda conducted with al Qaeda terror planner Ramzi bin al-Shibh in
April 2002 and is recounted in the book Masterminds of
Terror by Yosri Fouda and Nick Fielding:
Ramzi bin al-Shibh: "They were all booked [airline seats] in
advance. They studied it, and they selected seats, mostly via the
Internet, which would allow for maximum mobility and
maneuverability. Depending on the interior of the plane and the
distribution of members of the crew and security men, the brothers
formed, in the way they spread themselves, either the letter L or
the letter H.
"Each team had three wings: a pilot sitting in business class,
two members sitting as close as possible to the cockpit door to
break in at a certain point of time, and two at the back to keep
the passengers at bay. It was crucial to consider the first 15
minutes as the golden opportunity to take control of the airplane
and steer it to its target.
"Each brother knew exactly what he was supposed to do. The
break-in team would seize the earliest opportunity to rush into the
cockpit and get rid of everyone inside, whereas the protection team
would deal with passengers and security men - slaughtering them if
necessary, and moving all passengers to the back. Meanwhile, the
pilot would be taking his place inside the cockpit, steering the
airplane.
"At worst, all this should be done within a maximum of six
minutes - the sooner the better. All the brothers did a great job
with the help of Allah, and there was constant contact among the
four airplanes to reassure each other and coordinate their action
as the pilots were finally on their way."
Special thanks to Ben Venzke, IntelCenter, Alexandria (VA),
and to Nena Wiley of Pure Pursuit, Phoenix (AZ)
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