but U.S. officials say evidence suggests al-Qaida’s aim was to blow up planes inside the U.S., either on runways or over American cities. Whether they had targeted Chicago specifically isn’t known.
Other terrorism experts float various theories for why the plotters might have chosen Chicago.
“I think the primary interest in Chicago is that it is the power base of President Obama,” said Evan Kohlmann, a terrorism analyst with Flashpoint Global Partners, a New York-based security consultancy.
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