So now that the Superbowl has come and gone, how do you feel about EOM's threat? It sounded like it was to happen during the night at some point and now we have about 48 hours left.
Did anyone ever catch the posts he made hinting that "last night" would truly be our last? Those weren't as ominous as this one, but it still hinted that the day he posted it was to be the start. Maybe EOM knows something is going on, because he probably has access to information we can't read or access. He can just piece it all together and make a nice little story about it. I had a thought that maybe if he really was the one to post that message on 9/10, he had the basic knowledge that something was going to happen, and got lucky that the attack actually happened the next day. If it had happened on 9/15, I'm sure he'd continue posting much in the same way he does now until the operation happened. That's also what I think the countdown clock may be. I'm sure after 9/11, all the wannabe militants got excited and started spreading hate and propaganda. They learned how to get around on the 'net and do the things EOM, Daleel and countless others are. It kinda seems to me like the posts are inconsistent, as well. Earlier posts pointed to nuclear or radiological devices, and this latest hints at bio or chemical. I doubt I'll believe EOM even if anything happens in the next few days or even months. I seriously doubt AQ would ever allow what EOM has posted, even from low level goons or a loosely affiliated terror cell. It may have been partly their fault that we thwarted any attacks over the holidays.
So now that the Superbowl has come and gone, how do you feel about EOM's threat?Well, I feel pretty much the same as I have all along - that "EOM" is BS, pure and simple.
As I've written before..ANYONE can post at that board and use the name "EOM". And, since this "character" uses proxies, we cannot verify his/her identify via consistent IPs.
I do not doubt we are at enormous risk of attack (eg: flight cancellations from this weekend, which I'm sure were based on real intelligence). I just HIGHLY doubt that a "real" AQ member is going to give us notice via a message board on the 'net. Instead, I believe they will hit us when we LEAST EXPECT IT.
I coined the term "jihad by the keyboard" a month or so back, and I strongly believe that is what many of us have been experiencing these past couple of months. Vague, empty threats that never come to fruition - but cause lots of people a whole lot of stress and frustration.
For the record, "EOM" has said at least 5 or 6 times in the past month that "NOW" is going to be the time that we will all die horribly. (New Years Eve was a doozy.."when the ball drops..you all go boom"). Needless to say - we are all still here and doing quite fine. And we will be on 2/5 as well, IMHO.
After this week, I'm leaving it to the alphabets to do the worrying.