Posted on 05/28/2004 9:03:44 PM PDT by FairOpinion
It is likely that an attack would be intended to kill thousands, though an attack remains conjecture at this point, based on intelligence gathered by our agencies and other nations.
Headlines tell us of government predictions that al Qaeda may intend to mount an attack on the US this summer. Soldiers in Iraq recently found an explosive in Iraq filled with Sarin, a deadly chemical capable of killing many people. The widely expressed doubt that Iraq did not have weapons of mass destruction should end.
In a recent Washington Times column by John McCaslin, he cited a poll by the National Association of Chiefs of Police, “Because of the ‘current political polarization’ in America today, the United States will suffer another ‘large scale’ terrorist attack within the next year."
McCaslin reported the poll revealed, “that 95 percent of the nation's police commanders and security directors expect a ‘catastrophic’ terrorist incident within the continental United States. "If Americans believe we're not being targeted for terror in the near future, they are fooling themselves," says NACP Vice President Jim Kouri, who predicts the killers, among other dastardly missions, will be attempting to influence this November's presidential election. It worked for them in Spain.”
It is the opinion of many counter-terrorism experts that al Qaeda will attack America again and many believe it will come before the elections in November. Their thinking is that the success it had in Spain can be repeated here and their aim is to elect Senator John F. Kerry. The objective will be to demoralize the resolve of Americans to support the occupation of Iraq until it can establish a democratic form of government.
It is likely that an attack would be intended to kill thousands, though an attack remains conjecture at this point, based on intelligence gathered by our agencies and other nations.
Here are some targets al Qaeda might have in mind.
If Al Qaeda wants to kill a lot of people to ratchet up our level of terror, New York remains a prime target and there are recent reports of empty suitcases showing up in its subways and other locations as a possible test run on the delivery of a WMD.
What other city would be a likely target? One answer is Los Angeles and, in particular, Hollywood. Radical Muslims regard the films and television shows coming out of Hollywood as a direct attack on their sense of moral superiority. A dirty bomb or bioterror in Los Angeles would have the desired effect. Remember, too, that a terrorist was caught in the run-up to Y2K when he crossed the border from Canada with a car full of explosives. His target, we were told, was the LA Airport.
Recently, Jordanians thwarted a plot to attack the US embassy and other targets there with poison gas. The estimated casualties are estimated to have been as many as 20,000. A similar target in the US would reap a similar result. Again, the belief that Iraq did not have WMDs should be put to rest. The belief that it was not cooperating with al Qaeda should have been dispelled by now. Supporters of the deposed Saddam Hussein are continuing their insurgency against our troops and would surely want to strike at the American homeland.
If I were Osama bin Laden, a trained engineer, what might be another likely target in America? One answer is oil refineries. There hasn’t been a new refinery built in the US since the 1970s and the ones we have are strained to capacity. When even one is closed down for routine maintenance, the price of gas spikes. Imagine if two, maybe three, were destroyed? The highways would empty out, followed by the office buildings and just about every other enterprise that depends on workers who drive to work. That includes schools, hospitals; just about everything, everywhere. America would have to declare martial law.
Another likely target would be the disruption of the aging electrical grid that distributes this vital source of energy around the nation. Remember when the grid failed a year or so ago? It shut down the entire East Coast from Ohio to New York. Destroy key components of the grid and people will be cooking dinner over an open fire in the backyard.
The plane that crashed in Pennsylvania on 9-11 had a destination about which we can only speculate. But let’s say it was the Capitol Building and a direct hit could take out a major number of Senators and Representatives? Our Constitution does not make provision for the killing of enough members of Congress to render it unable to function. Congress, however, is debating legislation that would allow for emergency elections in the event that should occur.
While America remains a target, so are Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Turkey, England and just about every other nation around the world. We are dealing with people willing to kill anybody for their crazed notion of protecting a failed way of life, a belief that Islam must dominate the world and be practiced in a fashion Osama bin Laden dictates.
It should never be forgotten that bin Laden has already issued a fatwa, an Islamic edict, calling for the deaths of all Americans.
As our level of anxiety rises, al Qaeda has already achieved one of its objectives. The question, if an attack occurs, is whether Americans will deepen their resolve to destroy its enemies or seek to withdraw from the fight?
Alan Caruba is the author of Warning Signs, published by Merril Press. His weekly commentaries are posted on the Internet site of The National Anxiety Center.
I disagree with that statement, however.
Kerry, certainly. He's followed orders since college.
But Bush is a different story. Bush is being ravaged from both sides for the very reason that he doesn't want to lead us down that same trail.
He's supposed to.
But IMO Bush is a man who actually believes in asserting the Judeo-Christian ethic in life and politics. He's a man who's gone through the 12-steps program and has acknowledged the true cause of his rebirth.
And that's the reason he's being hounded out of office. Too much Christ and too much support for Israel; not enough Kum Ba Ya.
Globalist-pagans to the left of him; globalist-pagans to the right of him.
I know you will not agree with me, but Bush (as was Clinton) and the elite in BOTH parties are "New World Order" folks. NOT ONE of them has an interest in the preservation of America as a Nation nor the Constitution as a foundational document .
They think there is a value and hidden wealth and power in this for them, the Bible tells me they are fools
My goodness. What is so special about being an Indian?
Surely you don't think you are better than anyone else based on your race alone do you?
Surely not, because that would be racist wouldn't it?
I have read through several pages of your posts. A very large percentage of your posts relate to "white culture".
You have a problem.
Get over yourself.
This is my last post to you, regardless of your response to me.
There is something wrong with you. I see a clear pattern of confrontation with your posts.
I think you are a bit disturbed and I will not be wasting anymore time with you.
But in 2004 maybe we need to consider that if Bush were really the same as Kerry, the entire political power structure of the world would not be coming at him like they are now.
If Bush was really the globalist we all worried he was going to be in 1999, IN NO WAY would he be ousted in November, nor would he be destroyed in front of our eyes like he is now. Clinton wasn't. Regardless of the impeachment, Clinton was always touted as so "respected" throughout the world.
Everyone on Team Globalist has gotten the message, from Chris Matthews to William Buckley -- Dump Bush.
As Christian conservatives, we should be wondering why Bush is so reviled by so many from ALL sides.
The answer lies in Bush's support of Israel and his Christianity.
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
We are friends Doc, but we are reading different papers .
He refuses to really control our Southern Border, he is proposing an open border for all practical purposes . His Father was the author of Nafta, he is the author of Cafta, he put China in the WTA. He favors allowing foreign workers to populate this nation openly . He is right in the center right now controlling both the left and the right ..His dad was a New World Order guy, and so is the son . Just different styles
Thanks for the ping!
Hey I just noticed I know the author of this article, we used to be email friends.
Just imagine.
I do not have to be encouraged to hate Kerry..I do already
I think what we have to come to grips with is neither party wants to preserve this nation. That is what happens when you have professional legislators , instead of citizen legislators, and a ruling class . This is all about personal power and wealth.
Dr E , Wether he is a globalist or not will not affect the election , both candidates are.
If that can be classified as terrorism then the demonrat party has been engaged in terrorism for years, right here at home.
We'll see.
When the Klintonistas were in power I asked this rhetorical question: What do you think the current administration would do if a nuclear device launched by the ChiComs took out Los Angeles or San Francisco. My answer was: nothing. Those leftists would palaver with their Chinese friends and tell the nation that it was all a diplomatic misunderstanding that would have been reminiscent of a scene out of Burton's Mars Attacks.
What I worry about is what would our current administration do (I know what a Kerry administration would do: nothing) when and if the next attack comes.
Would the administration sit back and wait for months on end, or would they take an initiative that would shock the world and renew the respect that Americans one enjoyed world-wide?
Our muslim enemies---and make no mistake about it, there are no muslim friends--know that their attack in Madrid placed a socialist/communist government in power and that government was probably in league with the killers in order to gain power.
I believe they would try it in advance of our election to put Kerry in the White House and I wouldn't put it past the liberal scum in this country to work with these killers to implement such a scenario! If we back off on the war against muslim terror we might as well give them everything they want!
How many disasters has this nation encountered at the hands of terrorists that were covered up?
It's just telling, IMO, that he's hated by Buckley as much as by Kennedy.
Wonder what unites them?
The only possible hope is for the worst of two evils to get in and by rushing things along, provoke resistance. Bush has put the right back to sleep again so that the Liliputians can continue lacing us up.
I'm not sure to what comment you are making reference.
Post 60 was made by you, and you called him a racist.
I hate him for that.
Hate the action not the person. That's my philosophy.
Agreed . I fear it is already too late. the constitution has been compromised to the point it is near useless. We now serve an "International" community and have to conform our laws to theirs (as O'Conner noted in a recent homosexual ruling) . All of our Trade and our national production and prices are now governed by the Internationalists forces. We now have to bow to the nations that have hated us .
There isn't really a "white" culture --- even though the Constitution was written by white men --- so was Karl Marx a white man and many others who wouldn't have written something like the Constitution. But the sad thing is --- anyone who defends American culture is also called a racist. We're supposed to throw it away and replace it with some weird "multiculturalism".
America will cease to function if it ever loses the UN or Bill Clinton's Presidential Library.
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