Blast heard in diplomatic quarter of Riyad, Saudi Arabia

Fox News Channel | November 8, 2003

[Oorang]

Any more jets overhead?

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

and drudge still has nothing up about the blast

Cut him some slack already. Maybey he's out taking a dump or getting laid. Are you at your terminal 24x7?

[TexKat]

Thanks for the map Master of Orion. It has always amazed me how they were allowed to position their mosques surrounding our country.

[flowergirl]

I have never posted before,so bear w/ me. could the 3 sections of USA refer to the 3 electric grids we have?
east, west and Texas?

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

[what are hydrogen tanks and where would you get them...do they look like a propane tank.....like on a barbecue grill?]

Hydrogen grills??? Now hold on just a dang minute there!

Don't tell me you have one of them new Hydrogen Grills? Dang! Bet the tri-tips cook real fast on that!

All kidding aside, industrial-grade hydrogen gas can easily be obtained. It can typically come in cylinders that are easily transportable. Their presence at a bombing site can be very helpful to the bomber.

[MarMema]

Your post is perfect and I was thinking much along the same lines. Wasn't sure how the power grids work but I did think
it was the key to splitting us into three parts.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

I wonder how the Arab world will react to pictures of Arabs maimed by Arabs in the name of Islam.

If they were truly civilized, we might welcome their reaction.

[Oorang]

Welcome to FR!

3 electric grids That's a good thought there.

Although the poster on the Yahoo board (Daleel?) mentioned for muslims to get out of L.A.,D.C. and New York, I believe. Also something about the east side, with some speculation here as to what that might mean (east side of N.Y., east coast).

[TexKat]

Thanks MEG33. I had to run out earlier and when I returned I heard about the SA explosions. I am trying to catch up but I have an eye infection, so I have to limit myself on the computer.

Earlier I heard we dropped three 500 lb bombs on or near Tikrit. Now thats what I'm talking about. I also heard that we had captured one of Saddam's body guards. Yeah, its time we kick some series fanatic islam booty. Hope they kept some bombs for Fallujah's terrorist a$$.

[tbird1]

bump

[Davea]

"I have never posted before,so bear w/ me. could the 3 sections of USA refer to the 3 electric grids we have? east, west and Texas?"

Could be. Who knows for sure. But looking at that map got me thinking about the reference and threat to the 3 sections of the US too. The way they are set up looks like 3 sections doesn't it? East, west and Texas/Colorado in the middle.

[japaneseghost]

Every Saturday night at 7:05 pm like clockwork there is at least 1 helicopter flying over the Capitol Mall, over the Pentagon, and circling over my neighorhood to Falls Church, VA, and back. Circles for hours. No such chopper tonight. This is strange....

[John H K]

Actually, in terms of AQ, even if one assumes this attack is AQ, their attack dating appears random with no relation to Ramadan at all.

I finally tracked down a converter so I could get historical Ramadan dates.

Here's the list, as best I can tell, of known and probable AQ terror attacks or attempts(let me know if I missed any).

1993 WTC Bombing: During Ramadan
1996 Khobar Towers: NO
1998 Kenyan and Tanzanian US Embassies: NO
2000 USS Cole: NO
2001 9/11 Attacks: NO
2001 Shoe Bomber: NO
2002 Saudi foreigner compound: NO
2002 Casablanca Bombing: NO
2002 French Tanker off YEMEN: NO
2002 Bali Bomb: NO

So, up till now, out of 10 AQ attacks, only one was during Ramadan, which is basically what you'd expect by chance, as Ramadan is 1 out of 12 months.

And even that attack was well back in 1993. During the "prime time" of AQ they hadn't made a Ramadan attack at all.

If tonight is AQ it's 2 out of 11, which still is overwhelmingly likely to be chance; the probability curve of 11 bombings, if they WERE random, isn't going to be evenly spaced over 11 different months.

Still a bit mystified as to why people think AQ is far more prone to attack during Ramadan.

(BTW, in terms of freelancers, neither the Sniper shootings last year, or the attack at the LAX El Al counter, were during Ramadan, either.)

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

ROFLMAO! Were in heck did you get that picture of me? Dang.

[John H K]

Eh, this is how the Islamic Brotherhood in Egypt basically flushed themselves down the toilet; ended up mostly killing Egyptians after a period of time and got really unpopular (A few of the higher-ups went to AQ after that, though, of course.)

[John H K]

Don't understand why this residential compound was chosen. Not many westerners. Ideas anyone? Intentionally targeting Lebanese?

Simple screw-up or horrible research, most likely. They actually messed up a similar attack in May of this year (Which could have been a lot worse) by taking a wrong turn with their car bomb.

Despite the fact that they executed 9/11 almost flawlessly, these guys aren't always supermen or rocket scientists.

[Calpernia]

Why is NJ in white? We have a few very active cells here.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Yeah. Could be the al-queda whack-jobs could go the same route. This could save everybody a lot of trouble. Perhaps this is the way it will play out.

Anyway, I have been summoned to go to the grocery store by my Supreme Leader, who I woe to impinge. See Ya around.

[Calpernia]

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[cardinal4]

I would agree that some portion of the world does in fact revolve around France, in the same sense that a turd revolves around the exit portal of a commode before leaving the room.

Much needed humor, thanks! I have always thought that commodes, turds and France were one unit..