[oolatec]

From article:

When the suicide planes struck on September 11, al-Qa'ida seems to have been taken by surprise – both by the success of the attacks and by the US reaction.

"Afterwards we never got time to catch our breath, we were immediately on the run," Khalid said.

He said the war on terrorism and the US bombing of Afghanistan completely disrupted their communications network. Operatives could no longer use satellite phones and had to rely on couriers, although they still used internet chat rooms.

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Imagine if Clinton went after Al Qaeda full steam in 1996 or sooner...

[KangarooJacqui]

Operatives could no longer use satellite phones and had to rely on couriers, although they still used internet chat rooms.

I wonder what Osama's screen name is?

Come to that, I wonder if he lurks at FR? (If you do, scumbag, I hope you get no rest, because we ARE coming for you, and we WILL kill you and your followers!)

[COEXERJ145]

If you remember, there were several alerts from the FBI trying to find passengers that didn't return to complete their flights once ground stop was lifted a few days later. While I'm sure some decided to go home another way, as several people I work with did since they needed to get home and couldn't wait forever, that couldn't explain everyone.

Also, there was a Delta Air Lines aircraft in ATL and another aircraft (I can't remember the airline) that had box cutters found stuffed under the seats when they were searched before being allowed to continue the flights. The passengers sitting in those seats didn't show up for the flight after ground stop was lifted.

[crz]

("Afterwards we never got time to catch our breath, we were immediately on the run," Khalid said.)



Kinda like kicking a bald faced hornets (blackjackets) nest hey bub?