Analysis: Al-Qaida's mistake

United Press International ^ | 11-20-03 | CLAUDE SALHANI, UPI International Editor

[U S Army EOD]

Lessons in history, don't piss off the Turks.

[Bonaparte]

"... a devastating twin car bomb attack that killed at least 27 people and wounded nearly 450 others."

And that's what Turkey gets after refusing to let us invade Iraq through their country.

The wages of appeasement.

[Moose4]

"Masonic targets?" Man, everybody hates the Masons, huh?

}:-)4

[Dog]

fyi...

[Cobra64]

"...on behalf of Osama bin Laden's terrorist network..."

Is that like CBS, NBC, or ABC?

[ArGee]

in efforts to avoid letting the country slip too far to the left or to the religious right.

Clever how that ding against religion just snuck in there.

Shalom.

[js1138]

Lesson number two: when you have a language and cultural advantage that prevents your opponent from gathering intelligence, don't piss off your own kind.

[KeyWest]

When I was stationed in San Diego a Turk ship requested permission of SOPA to "hang a sailor from the yardarm". SOPA thought it was a joke but responded that permission was denied. The Turks then got underway and when they hit the three mile limit, stopped and strung him up in sight of shore.

Nice object lesson.

[old-ager]

> Masons

Uh oh. This thread has not long to live ...

[pgkdan]

"We will continue to attack Masonic targets ... The Muslims are not alone," warned a Turkish speaking man to a domestic news agency. And on Thursday, they struck again.

Can someone explain this statement?

[ImpBill]

Must have been black balled in the blue lodge.

[MoralSense]

I dunno about this. If Al Qaeda's purpose is to disrupt the region, they could hardly do better than to piss off the Turks bad enough that they'll pile into the fight. The Turks might take advantage of the situation to fight the Kurds, who are very much on our side. They might use the attacks as an excuse to take over some of Iraq that they have long disputed.

[RightWhale]

We will continue to attack Masonic targets

What? The Freemasons? The Knights Templar? Whatever they have, even double-wrapped aluminum hats probably won't do the job.

[PISANO]

Their JUSTICE is swift and leathal as a matter of course! Something WE could learn from in this TIME OF WAR.

[PISANO]

Their JUSTICE is swift and leathal as a matter of course! Something WE could learn from in this TIME OF WAR.

[okie01]

"They might use the attacks as an excuse to take over some of Iraq that they have long disputed."

More likely, the Turks will use the attacks as an excuse to beat the crap (or worse) out of every terrorist they can lay their hands on.

[tiki]

Maybe it has something to do with the crusades? It make you wonder though.

[Lurker]

That wouldn't be a bad thing now would it.

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[Snardius]

There's an echo in here...