[Sender]

EOM and Daleel and their friends are probably not 'real terrorists' but they do seem to know that something big is up.

They are probably not in the chain of command nor real operatives, but rather Islamist 'good ol boys' who hear the whispered plans of al Qaeda from clerics and couriers.

They probably don't have exact, specific information. However I guarantee you they know more about what is coming than we do, and I for one think it's no joke and no empty threat. There are probably millions of wannabe jihadis who know what EOM and Daleel know. And they are all waiting expectantly for the big hit, which is PROMISED, not hinted at, by Osama and Ayman, very soon.

Man I hope they muck it up and we stop their plans!

[Labyrinthos]

They may very well be Islamic wanabees who don't have the balls to go meet their virgins. But as I indicated in a post yesterday, Jean Dixon used to make annual predictions every year in one of the tabloids in a way that was hard to be wrong like, "significant natural disaster will strike western region" or "world political leader gets caught in a major scandal." I'm sure that I could imagine threats like EOM and Daleel that have just enough detail to sound legitimate, but are general enough to support a host of possibilities, and then when the next attack happens -- and it will -- I can say, "see, I told you so."

[jstolzen]

EOM and Daleel and their friends are probably not 'real terrorists' but they do seem to know that something big is up. They are probably not in the chain of command nor real operatives, but rather Islamist 'good ol boys' who hear the whispered plans of al Qaeda from clerics and couriers.

Agreed. I think this is indeed the most likely explanation. I doubt that "real" terrorists would spend their time posting on an inconspicuous message board.

I read somewhere that AQ used much more subtle, "old fashioned" ways to communicate. One example was that they would put a bumper sticker on a telephone pole in a major city as a signal. No Koranic verses. Nothing. But the operatives knew to look for that bumper sticker.

Now, if they are doing THAT, I doubt they would risk capture by 'net postings. Just IMHO.