[ElkGroveDan]

I passed Christmas Eve in Rome to deal with the situation. Now I feel calm. It will pass."

I'm glad Berlusconi's feeling better. Must have been something he ate.

[1066AD]

An Air France plane perhaps ?

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

Ping

[FairOpinion]

"The premier also was quoted by Libero as saying he received information in November of another planned attack, on the subways of Milan and Rome.

"There were those who insisted that the stations be closed," Berlusconi is quoted as saying. "I took on myself the responsibility for avoiding certain measures. They would had the same effect on the minds of people as an attack, they would have killed us inside, with dramatic social and economic consequences. "

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I bet there were similar planned attacks in the US, they were just not made public.

Berlusconi, as Bush understands that we have to do everything we can, but NOT cower in fear, because that alone achieves the terrorists goals of harming the economy.

[Publius6961]

I have always refrained from suggesting that we bomb mecca and medina into rubble to eliminate any pretense of sanity from the sandmaggots. Mind you, I would love to see a square mile of every capital leveled in muslim terrorist supporting countries for ever act of terrorism.

In a sane world, any attack on the spiritual and cultural center of any other religion would mean the instant vaporization of all muslim religious shrines outside Israel.

[Clintonfatigued]

Attacking churches and houses of worship on Christmas? This reveals the nature of the beast we're dealing with. What do they have planned for the future, lobbing grenades into kindergarten schools?

[ConservativeConvert]

If this had been successful, all of Europe would have been galvanized toward the War on Terror.

Hate to say it, but they won't get it until they get hit.

[Gritty]

I am not a Catholic, so I don't look at the Vatican as a "religious shrine".

But, having visited there, I look at it as an incomparable and irreplaceable repository for some of the grandest building, painting, art, objects, and culture of many centuries of the Western World.

When I say it is "irreplaceable", I mean just that. It is a treasure which the Catholic Church has collected and preserved for the Glory of God and it indeed gives Him and His creation the glory.

If the Islamics were to destroy it, it would simply be an atrocity beyond reckoning. If they succeed in destroying the Vatican, Mecca should be next.

Christianity can spiritually survive without bowing to the Vatican. Islamics can't spiritually survive without bowing or hadjiing to Mecca. If it were gone, they would be like a hive of bees with a destroyed nest and queen; doomed!

If they insist on that type of war, we should bring it to them and let them suffer the consequences of their fanaticism.

[vladog]

You know all these reported 'almost attacks' reminds me of teenage boys bragging about how many girls they've had. When in reality all they've had is 'Rosie Palm'.

[monkeywrench]

I wonder if the french will accuse Berscoloni of fabricating this threat to help his poll numbers?

[Alouette]

Terrorists planned to attack the Vatican with a hijacked plane on Christmas Day

I don't believe they want to destroy the Vatican because what they really want to do is conquer it and turn St. Peter's Basilica into a mosque.