Officials say al-Qaida election threat not geared toward particular candid

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<WASHINGTON Senior counterterrorism officials say Al-Qaida's threat to attack the U-S prior to November second is not geared at affecting the election's outcome.

Instead, one expert says an attack would be an attempt to make a violent statement to Islamic extremists worldwide.

The official says no evidence has been found that terrorists hope a successful attack might boost the candidacy of Democrat John Kerry. Anti-Bush sentiments are said to be part of a broader hatred of the United States and Western democracies as a whole.

Vice President Cheney sparked intense Democratic outrage this month when he said that if voters make the "wrong choice" on November second "the danger is that we'll get hit again.">

http://www.wkyt.com/Global/story.asp?S=2356468

[bahrbearian]

1. It's Cheney's "Threat" I'm worried about.

Officials say al-Qaida election threat not geared toward particular candid