Pope is Bin Laden's Christmas target

ptbyjason · 11-22-2001, 11:35 AM

The Vatican's security advisor believes the Pope is the prime target of Osama bin Laden.

Vince Cannistraro says bin Laden sees His Holiness as a symbolic head of the crusaders.

The former CIA anti-terrorism chief says he fears a Christmas assassination attempt.

Mr Cannistraro says the al-Qaida terror network will attempt an attack during the festive season in revenge for the West's bombing of Afghanistan during the muslim holy month of Ramadan.

"The Pope is the prime target because the US continued to bomb during Ramadan," Mr Cannistraro warns.

"He looks at the Pope as the symbolic head of the crusaders and a natural target."

Terrorist experts believe an earlier plot on the Pope's life by Islamic extremists was foiled in 1995 when he visited the Philippines.

A spokesman for the Vatican told Ananova: "We never comment on the security arrangements of the Pope."

Italy's Corriere della Sera newspaper says US Intelligence have uncovered plans to assassinate John Paul II at least 3 times in the last five years.

Former US President Bill Clinton confirmed the failed plot in the Philippines to kill the Pontiff by a kamikaze pilot crashing a small plane onto the Pope's car. The pilot had been trained in a flight school in the US.

**pureanger** · 11-23-2001, 04:47 AM

Can anyone stop this madman?

**GenuinePL** · 11-28-2001, 12:33 PM

Stay away from the Pope you MoFo.
This is getting personal.
This F***en bastard. we need to kill them all.

**Billy Boy** · 12-01-2001, 03:19 AM

The things some people will say to increase the publicity.

**EXCESS** · 12-09-2001, 04:52 PM

Hmmm...if the Pope was the prime target he'd be dead by now. This seems like a case of the Vatican trying to steal the spotlight. Maybe a condom controversy would be more efficient!

**GenuinePL** · 12-09-2001, 05:07 PM

Originally posted by EXCESS
Maybe a condom controversy would be more efficient!

LMAO,

That was original.

Honestly, Pope has a better security than out vice. pres.

**EXCESS** · 12-09-2001, 05:11 PM

Originally posted by GenuinePL
Honestly, Pope has a better security than out vice. pres.

Your Vice President isn't a top concern of terrorists. They figure that the 3 heart attacks per year will take care of him.

**GenuinePL** · 12-09-2001, 05:28 PM

Originally posted by EXCESS

Your Vice President isn't a top concern of terrorists. They figure that the 3 heart attacks per year will take care of him.

HAHA, LMAO. You got a good point on that one. That was funny. So, lets change this to BUSH.