[rintense]

Well, I've never given much credence to any warnings from AQ. They hit us on 9-11 without any public warnings and look what they accomplished. They've never broadcast their moves before. Why now if they're serious?

[dirtboy]

Well, I've never given much credence to any warnings from AQ. They hit us on 9-11 without any public warnings and look what they accomplished. They've never broadcast their moves before. Why now if they're serious?

Al Qaeda actually has a very serious operational problem. They are quite fond of the spectular planned multiple-pronged attack. However, such an attack requires a tremendous amount of communication to carry out - and they have to be worried about our abilities to monitor their communications. This is why I am concerned about shipborne attack - the planning could be done in a foreign country and ships could come to this country and carry out a terrorist attack without further communications that could give them away, other than routine ship communications.

[ravingnutter]

They hit us on 9-11 without any public warnings

See my #259...there were several public warnings/threats in the Arab world.

[Wolfhound777]

Well, I've never given much credence to any warnings from AQ. They hit us on 9-11 without any public warnings and look what they accomplished. They've never broadcast their moves before. Why now if they're serious?

It is just possible that they are doing what other posters have said which is to have so many of these warnings out there that folks don't pay attention. The other purpose of these post could be for surveillance of our Homeland Security response. Maybe they are watching how we increase security or if we even take extra precautions, what agencies get involved, etc. Could be it's a new way of "fact finding" for them.