Superbowl XL - Is this the target Al Qaeda has been waiting for? "the American Hiroshima?” (VANITY)

1/26/06 | ErickS

[FredZarguna]

It's on.
FRegards,
FRed

[FredZarguna]

...if they could figure out how much five dollars would buy

I have family in Seattle (Steeler fans all). Having visited often, I know what $5 can buy there: one cup of coffee.

While anything can happen on any given Sunday, the Hawks are playing in arguably the weakest division in football--and you don't have to argue too hard. Holmgren is always going to do a good job preparing the troops, but I think the NFC in general and the West in particular haven't prepped his guys very well for what they're up against. Carolina isn't Indy, New England or Denver--they're barely even Cincinnati. Maybe next year.

[RightWhale]

This not the first article with the suggestion, although it is more thought out than most. With TV advertising going for multi millions a minute, the economic impact would be hugh.

[SkyDancer]

Hah!!!
As my furry friend says ..."You don't know us verry well do you" ...

GO HAWKS!!!

[Sender]

I too think that they are patient and capable of pulling off another major attack, whenever and wherever they are ready.

While we can only speculate about specific dates and places, in the long run I'd say the odds are about 99% that we will be hit worse than 9/11 in the next few years.

The Superbowl is certainly an attractive target. I can't believe however that they would take out all the Muslim population around Detroit...it's the wrong target.

However they could target somewhere else on that day, knowing that the TV coverage for millions would switch from the game to the attack...

If I were President, I'd state out loud what will happen if a WMD attack occurs on American soil. That within hours, certain places will be destroyed.

That might not be much of a deterrent to Islamokazi crazies, but it might give them second thoughts, if they knew that their mission would bring about the destruction of...certain places. Forever.

[Lady Heron]

A dirty bomb would not reach Dearborn, 30 miles away and to the west of Detroit.

No, but the Michigan militia would, which when I use to live in Michigan was rather large, nor should we forget the gangs in Detroit who survive.

Any large scale successful attack in the US by muslims would put all the rest at risk, but you are right they would not care.

[barker]

The only explosion at the SB will be when the Hawks blow out the Steelers ....

Are you into fantasy football? That's not gonna happen.

Chiefs fan here :-)

[1curiousmind]

"If I were President, I'd state out loud what will happen if a WMD attack occurs on American soil. That within hours, certain places will be destroyed."

I agree. Lets look for that in the State of the Union speech. Also, an attack that employed nuclear weapons of any kind would give Bush the green light by the majority of Americans to take out Iran's nuclear program pronto. I'm not suggesting (like some anti-Bush conspiracy types) that we would purposely allow an attack to happen but that we would seize on the opportunity that it presents.

Here are some more websites with interesting facts, etc..
This one is actually a study of the effects of a nuclear bomb detonated in Detroit. I'm thankful I live 30 miles northwest. Depending on the wind directions, Cleveland could be wiped out too. see pages 11-14.
http://www.fas.org/nuke/intro/nuke/7906/790604.pdf#search='detroit%20nuclear'

These have alot of specific info regarding dirty bombs. Very interesting and could be helpful at some point.
http://www.fas.org/ssp/docs/030602-kellytestimony.htm
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/dirtybomb/ ( a video)
http://cfrterrorism.org/weapons/dirtybomb2.html#Q11

Did anyone see the CBS 60 minute piece last night on the need for a stockpile of meds to combat radiation poisoning?

[TX Bluebonnet]

bookmark for later

[MarMema]

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[MarMema]

Wow. Interesting links.

[clawrence3]

My post # 120 above detailed the air and river restrictions in place - I would hope such a plane gets shot out of the sky before it reaches the stadium.

[clawrence3]

Thanks, Jane - I think he was just making fun of OUR team - just wait and see though ; )

[clawrence3]

"Certain places" as in "Mecca"? You realize then you just gave a motive to anyone who wants Mecca destroyed, right? I don't think naming "certain places" does much good, and possibly more harm, than you would think.

[Sender]

Call me paranoid, but I've had a bottle of potassium iodide handy since 9/11. You just never know.

[Sender]

I am just searching for some kind of deterrent. I am realistic; the odds of us stopping attacks forever are nil. We have to make them fear the consequences.

They already want to die as martyrs, fear of their own death is useless. Fear of reprisal against most cities and countries would be acceptable damages.

So what would make them fear a big hit against us? I am open to ideas.

[angcat]

I think he should come right out and give a warning during the speech:

"If you rag head bastards disrupt the Superbowl we are going to turn the Middle East into glass."

[justshutupandtakeit]

Don't worry about inspiring evil minds. This scenario is not that original and has been thought of long before today.

I don't think squat is going to happen and the pointless ranting of "Bin Laden" does not concern me.

[clawrence3]

Even catching bin Ladin the day after 9/11 would not give some of the real wackos "fear" - long-term democracy in the region is probably what those kind fear the most - for what that's worth, I think GWB is trying to get us there.

[justshutupandtakeit]

Hell these nutballs trample hundreds to death each year worshipping Satan.