It was our first warning.
First thought to be
an accident, investigators found the vehicle identification number on a
three hundred pound piece of metal remains of the rental truck. The
FBI traced the number to the rental agency and arrested Mohammed
Salameh when he returned to collect a four hundred dollar deposit on
the truck. The four men directly involved were all arrested and sentenced to 240 years of prison. Other voices: Michelle Malkin, Lawhawk , Debbie Schlussel , Jammie Wearing Fool, Global War of Terror, Reluctant Optimist.
Fifteen
years ago today, Osama bin Laden struck his first blow against the
United States. His henchmen drove a rental truck full of explosives
into the underground parking garage of the World Trade Center. The
resulting terrorist attack killed six and injured over a thousand
people. Ramzi Yousef masterminded the plot in four months while
spending about ten thousand dollars on the scene.
