Mosques monitored for radiation: report 7 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials have secretly monitored radiation levels at Muslim sites, including mosques and private homes, since September 11, 2001 as part of a top secret program searching for nuclear bombs, U.S. News and World Report said on Friday.
The news magazine said in its online edition that the far-reaching program covered more than a hundred sites in the Washington, D.C., area and at least five other cities.
"In numerous cases, the monitoring required investigators to go on to the property under surveillance, although no search warrants or court orders were ever obtained, according to those with knowledge of the program," the magazine said.
The report comes a week after revelations that the Bush administration had authorized eavesdropping on people in the United States. U.S. President George W. Bush has defended that covert program and vowed to continue the practice, saying it was vital to protect the country.
Senior U.S. officials, including FBI Director Robert Mueller, have repeatedly said Islamic militants appeared intent on acquiring weapons of mass destruction for an attack against the United States.
Mueller said in February he was "very concerned with the growing body of sensitive reporting that continues to show al Qaeda's clear intention to obtain and ultimately use some form of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-energy explosives material in its attacks against America."
oldreliable67 said:Docs and records found in Afghanistan clearly and unequivocally demonstrated that al Qaeda was pursuing nukes, especially the 'dirty' kind. The proximity to Pakistan, with its high incidence of bin Laden sympathizers, and the infamous A.Q. Khan network, which sold nuke tech to basically anyone, is certainly worrisome. But so far, there is no indication that al Qaeda actually did succeed in obtaining anything like they wanted.
oldreliable67 said:Docs and records found in Afghanistan clearly and unequivocally demonstrated that al Qaeda was pursuing nukes, especially the 'dirty' kind. The proximity to Pakistan, with its high incidence of bin Laden sympathizers, and the infamous A.Q. Khan network, which sold nuke tech to basically anyone, is certainly worrisome. But so far, there is no indication that al Qaeda actually did succeed in obtaining anything like they wanted.
teacher said:What is a dirty nuke?
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