[Billthedrill]

McG - two words: Helen Thomas.

quid - I have to think that if al-Qaeda had done the job they'd have been trumpeting it to the sky by now - it would constitute the only success they've had for awhile. Anything's possible, but this one I doubt.

[quidnunc]

Billthedrill wrote: McG - two words: Helen Thomas. quid - I have to think that if al-Qaeda had done the job they'd have been trumpeting it to the sky by now - it would constitute the only success they've had for awhile. Anything's possible, but this one I doubt.

It's hard to know at this point because in the past al Qaeda has often committed terrorist acts for which they haven't claimed credit.

But now they're between a rock and a hard place and they need something to re-energize their troops and financiers.

We'll probably need some more time before we have a better handle on what downed the plane, and the Egyptians and French are going to try to whitewash it.

[RandallFlagg]

I have to think that if al-Qaeda had done the job they'd have been trumpeting it to the sky by now

Because they know that Bush and America would get the blame for it.
France would blame us for it.
The 9 dwarves would blame Bush for it.
Other terrorist organizations would blame us for it.
Moveon.org would blame Bush for it.


Why not? They blamed us for 9-11. They blamed us for Saddam starving his people.
EVERYTHING'S our fault. Haven't you heard?



Sorry. I flew off a little there....

[jaykay]

"I have to think that if al-Qaeda had done the job they'd have been trumpeting it to the sky by now"

I'm kind of surprised they haven't claimed credit for it anyway. Didn't they say they were responsible for the mass blackout?