[mitchbert]

I also recall an observation (it was here but I've long forgetten the specifics of the thread) that cabs were unusually hard to find in lower Manhatten on 9/11/01.

There was also the high school kid that made the comment about the towers not being around in a weeks time, or something similar.

There may be nothing to this warning, but dismissing it out of hand is foolhardy. We've probably stopped more attacks than we'll ever know. Remember, few took Bin Laden seriously when he called for Jihad against America. He was, after all, just another crazy muslim spouting nonsense.

Some crazy he turned out to be. Best advice is just to be aware, I suppose.

[Semper Paratus]

Best advice is just to be aware, I suppose.

Most of the 19 hijackers were fairly conspicuous on the lead up to 9/11 but given the head-up-the-butt mindset of the FBI warnings would have been ignored.

Remember actor James Woods who probably witnessed a dry run on the Boston to LA flight 1 week before and contacted the FBI when he landed only to be blown off.

[swarthyguy]

Yes, students in NY warning teachers the towers won't be there soon.

Ditto in TX; warnings to businessmen in Egypt about flying in the US in september; the infamous calendar of that year showing a plane flying into lower manhattan in september;

Rumors of muslim cabbies not showing up that morning; ditto for street vendors.

Looks like everyone knew except us.

[Capt. Tom]

There was also the high school kid that made the comment about the towers not being around in a weeks time, or something similar.

At Brooklyn's New Utrecht High School, the FBI was notified that a Pakistani student in a bilingual class "made a comment to a teacher the week prior about the twin towers," said Karen Finney, spokeswoman for the Board of Education.

Finney would not reveal the nature of the comment, but the Journal-News of Westchester reported yesterday that the student pointed at the tower during a heated political argument and declared, "Look at those two buildings. They won't be here next week."

School officials would not release the name of the student, but said he was still attending classes at New Utrecht. They said they notified New York police and that the matter was turned over to the FBI.