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FBI urges police to watch for people carrying almanacs
TED BRIDIS, Associated Press Writer
Monday, December 29, 2003
©2003 Associated Press
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(12-29) 12:54 PST WASHINGTON (AP) --
The FBI is warning police nationwide to be alert for people carrying
almanacs, cautioning that the popular reference books covering
everything from abbreviations to weather trends could be used for
terrorist planning.
In a bulletin sent Christmas Eve to about 18,000 police organizations,
the FBI said terrorists may use almanacs "to assist with target
selection and pre-operational planning."
It urged officers to watch during searches, traffic stops and other
investigations for anyone carrying almanacs, especially if the books are
annotated in suspicious ways.
"The practice of researching potential targets is consistent with known
methods of al-Qaida and other terrorist organizations that seek to
maximize the likelihood of operational success through careful
planning," the FBI wrote.
The Associated Press obtained a copy of the bulletin this week and
verified its authenticity.
"For local law enforcement, it's just to help give them one more piece
of information to raise their suspicions," said David Heyman, a
terrorism expert for the Washington-based Center for Strategic and
International Studies. "It helps make sure one more bad guy doesn't get
away from a traffic stop, maybe gives police a little bit more reason to
follow up on this."
The FBI noted that use of almanacs or maps may be innocent, "the product
of legitimate recreational or commercial activities." But it warned that
when combined with suspicious behavior -- such as apparent surveillance
-- a person with an almanac "may point to possible terrorist planning."
The publisher for The Old Farmers Almanac said Monday terrorists would
probably find statistical reference books more useful than the
collections of Americana in his famous publication of weather
predictions and witticisms.
"While we doubt that our editorial content would be of particular
interest to people who would wish to do us harm, we will certainly
cooperate to the fullest with national authorities at any level they
deem appropriate," publisher John Pierce said.
The FBI said information typically found in almanacs that could be
useful for terrorists includes profiles of cities and states and
information about waterways, bridges, dams, reservoirs, tunnels,
buildings and landmarks. It said this information is often accompanied
by photographs and maps.
The FBI urged police to report such discoveries to the local U.S. Joint
Terrorism Task Force.
©2003 Associated Press
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