Now that it has been determined that the devastating California wildfires are more than likely the work of arsonist(s), this is a good time to go back and re-examine some intel from 2003.
According to a story published in USA Today in 2003, the FBI reported that an Al Qaeda detainee had described a massive plot to set wildfires in the western sector of the U.S. as part of its goal to create chaos and havoc in an attempt to bring down 'the Great Satan.'
The suspect(s) who are currently being questioned by law enforcement officials have not yet been directly linked to Al Qaeda, however. Yet it has been well-known for years that terrorists use a variety of means to disrupt society, including sabotage and arson. Often terrorists spend years in planning these deadly events.
For the original USA Today story from 2003, click here (hat tip to Blonde Sagacity):
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2003-07-11-alqaeda-fire_x.htm?POE=click-refer
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