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when I see stuff like this, I do not discount it out of hand, but rather, let's ask some questions (assume we are talking about a full blown nuke here):

so they have a suburban ready to go at a moments notice. at what moment? after the weapon goes off? it will be too late by then, for this to be effective, they would have to be tipped in advance. so a wall street journal reporter knows this? what about political leaders, do they know this? certainly if someone like a WSJ reporter knows this, there must be a large number of people higher in the food chain then some reporter who do also. do they want to die? any evidence of their families moving? wouldn't there be a large circle of the elites who knew this too? and wouldn't that circle be growing everyday, as more and more of them told their friends and neighbors? or are all the people "in the know" content to keep it to themselves and just let everyone except their immediate family die?

what are their demands? why wouldn't they have made such demands right after 9/11, before so many of them got killed and captured, when the US was at its weakest point?

too many things don't connect. are their threats? sure. could they pull off something much lower tech, like a dirty bomb or taking down planes? clearly yes. should we continue to watch and listen, absolutely.

Some places couldn't even be evacuated -- "shelter in place" is a euphomism to "tough luck".

See this article:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1054169/posts

Report: New York Must Keep Focus On Anti-Terror

Albany - A digital attack that cripples computers. A biological pathogen that overwhelms the state's hospitals. Contaminated food that sets off a mad cow-like scare. All are potential terrorist threats highlighted in a State Senate report to be released today that says New York State must do more to improve homeland security, be it in the city, Long Island or its Canadian border.

The report, by a Republican-led committee chaired by Sen. Michael Balboni (R-East Williston), identifies computer networks, agriculture, hospitals and international borders as particularly exposed targets, making about 30 recommendations for possible legislation.

While most of the report deals with statewide concerns, it includes a section on Long Island's preparedness, noting that due to its unique geography and population density, evacuation is impossible, and families need to be self-sufficient while "sheltering in place."

They are all very good observations and questions, oceanview. I also cannot square al qaeda having WMDs but not yet using them. But a little something in my persona somewhere is also making me ask if there might be a rationale for waiting. I mean, we know they were working on some WMDs, e.g., al qaeda killed animals using their chem or bio weapons. Perhaps the delivery method is where they lacked know-how. But prior to 911, how hard would it have been to use them on unsuspecting Americans even in a rough method to kill many of us in conjunction with the hijacked aircraft missiles? Or is that where the anthrax attacks derived? ;) Well, the Feds sure know exactly what was found in the caves of Afghanistan. They know what is possible.

Sometimes, I wonder, is it possible that there is a very simplistic answer to this? Did usama really believe that the 911 attacks would make us withdraw from the Muslim world and have us quivering inside our own borders only? It seems that he did successfully beat back Russia, and they successfully saw us withdraw from Bosnia. So I do wonder about this... Because perhaps usama thought he would not have to take his attacks to a mass destruction level... I just don't know, but I really want to find out, dammit!