[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.

[nw_arizona_granny]

re:8759

During the Y2K/Clinton will declare martial law era, a group that I read, seemed to think that different colored tape on the back of stop signs, was a secret code for how the citizens would be moved.

Why not? Indians bent twigs and used rocks to mark trails.

When I was still prospecting, I used strips of old sheets and have often found trails marked with surveyors colored tapes.

At least with the sheets, I knew it was my mark.

Ruth