(Newsweek) - Mark Hosenball and Evan Thomas The CIA believes that "KSM" was getting ready to hit the U.S. again. According to a Feb. 26 intelligence report, "KSM is actively involved in Al Qaeda attack planning in CONUS [continental United States]. He has directed operatives to target bridges, gas stations, and power plants in a number of locations, including New York City." Some of this intelligence came from a Qaeda operative now in custody, who told investigators that at one point Mohammed had planned to blow up bridges and gas stations in New York and Washington as part of the 9-11 attacks. Though those attacks never came off, Mohammed intended to return to finish the job. His plan: Qaeda operatives would steal or hijack tanker trucks and crash them into fuel pumps at filling stations, while other terror operatives would slash the suspension cables on bridges.
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