Attorney General John Ashcroft announced the formation of the 2004 threat task force to deal with the possibility of another major attack by al Qaeda on U.S. soil He said “Credible intelligence from multiple sources indicates that al Qaeda plans to mount an attack on the US in the next few months. This disturbing intelligence indicates al Qaeda’s specific intention to hit the US hard.” The government did not elevate the terror threat level. The government released the names and photos of seven suspects, six of whom have been on wanted lists before. The one new person is an American named Yahiye Adam Gadaha who grew up on a goat ranch in California and converted to Islam after a period when he was obsessed with heavy metal music. The government claims the man attended an al Qaeda training camp.