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Al-Qaeda's Completed Warning Cycle - Ready to Attack?
The Jamestown Foundation ^ | March 3, 2005 | by Michael Scheuer

Posted on 03/05/2005 8:10:03 AM PST by aculeus

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To: DC Bound

I was pointing out the writer's open sentence misstates what was said by Goss leading me to believe Mr. Scheuer is suffering from the very same Imperial Hubris he places on others by not being factual.


41 posted on 03/05/2005 10:21:10 AM PST by hflynn
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To: TexasCowboy
I, for one, am not blowing this threat off.

I heard earlier on Fox News that this has been in the planning for months now, even though the media just got around to letting us know this past week.  How the heck is anyone to get ready for anything if we have no warning!

42 posted on 03/05/2005 10:49:37 AM PST by SheLion (The America we once knew and loved ........................is gone.)
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To: appalachian_dweller
Hey Tex!!! I'm back online dude!!! Thanks for the ping.

Hey! Welcome back!!!!


43 posted on 03/05/2005 10:52:40 AM PST by SheLion (The America we once knew and loved ........................is gone.)
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To: ExSoldier; SheLion; appalachian_dweller; All
Everyone needs to pay close attention to what ExSoldier is saying in #39. He knows what he's talking about.

I wish everyone on this forum had military training, but since everyone doesn't, please listen to those that do.

Have a plan. If you don't need it, you haven't lost anything.

44 posted on 03/05/2005 11:14:31 AM PST by TexasCowboy (Texan by birth, citizen of Jesusland by the Grace of God)
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To: SheLion

Thanks SheLion. Work's been curtaining the use of the internet. At work these days, if it's directly related to my duties (and on a approved list of sites), I cannot access it.

I've got broadband at home now. They can't keep a good FReeper down!!!!

Thanks for the welcome!


45 posted on 03/05/2005 11:15:30 AM PST by appalachian_dweller (Praise the Lord and pass the ammo!)
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To: SheLion
SheLion,

Check my homepage. There's a list there of things to do and things to have on hand before the next event. This is just a general list. Alter it to suite you individual needs.

The key to to be ready before the next hit. You don't need to spend a huge amount of money to get ready.
46 posted on 03/05/2005 11:21:12 AM PST by appalachian_dweller (Praise the Lord and pass the ammo!)
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To: appalachian_dweller
I've got broadband at home now. They can't keep a good FReeper down!!!!

That's great! I'm sorry you lost FR at work, but good that you have it at home now. You can catch up in the evenings. :)

47 posted on 03/05/2005 11:22:48 AM PST by SheLion (The America we once knew and loved ........................is gone.)
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To: TexasCowboy
Everyone needs to pay close attention to what ExSoldier is saying in #39. He knows what he's talking about.

Now! That REALLY makes me sick!

48 posted on 03/05/2005 11:23:34 AM PST by SheLion (The America we once knew and loved ........................is gone.)
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To: Dog Gone
He's exactly the type that needed to be cleaned out of the CIA. Everything is the fault of the Jooz. U.S. Policy bad. Osama good.

Obviously you never read the book. Ignorance is bliss.

49 posted on 03/05/2005 11:42:48 AM PST by killjoy (Real Men Love Bush)
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To: appalachian_dweller
The key to to be ready before the next hit. You don't need to spend a huge amount of money to get ready.

I don't think I could ever be ready for something like in post #39. That's downright horrifying.

50 posted on 03/05/2005 11:57:17 AM PST by SheLion (The America we once knew and loved ........................is gone.)
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To: TexasCowboy

"Michael Scheuer served in the CIA for 22 years before resigning in 2004. He served as the Chief of the bin Laden Unit at the Counterterrorist Center from 1996 to 1999."



This author and Clinton really did a bang-up job in the nab laden department. Then when he's working for an Administration actually doing the heavy lifting....he quits!

I do not discount the quoted statements in the article, but I discount the author completely. He has an ax to grind with President Bush and his Administration

This guy knows he dropped the ball; and is trying to deflect the blame he and Clinton so richly deserve.

I am not blowing this threat off either; but this author is coming straight out of the Blame Bush Crowd.

Ignoring the message from bin laden is a perilous thing for us to do; but this messenger is a traitor and is also our enemy.


51 posted on 03/05/2005 11:58:44 AM PST by Bennett46
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To: SheLion

Don't sell yourself short SheLion. You never know what you can do until you have to do it.

Also know that the Lord will take care of you and will not test you beyond your ability to deal with it.

I Corinthians 10:13
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.


52 posted on 03/05/2005 12:06:16 PM PST by appalachian_dweller (Praise the Lord and pass the ammo!)
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To: appalachian_dweller
Don't sell yourself short SheLion. You never know what you can do until you have to do it.

Also know that the Lord will take care of you and will not test you beyond your ability to deal with it.

I Corinthians 10:13
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

I think I can handle that with His help. :)

53 posted on 03/05/2005 12:07:48 PM PST by SheLion (The America we once knew and loved ........................is gone.)
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To: Calpernia

Thanks for the ping Calpernia.

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54 posted on 03/05/2005 12:17:52 PM PST by Cindy
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To: appalachian_dweller; SheLion; TexasCowboy

"Our enemies are patient. I'm convinced that they are just biding their time before the next hit. Our southern border has been wide open for a long time leading me to believe that the cells are in place; however, it could be years before another major hit. They are just waiting for us to go back to sleep."


You are right on the mark a_d!

I have seen a very big change in my sleepy little citrus growing area of Central Florida.

Not 8 miles from where I am typing a church was bought by muzzies...voila...now a mosque.

SheLion posted an article about mohammed atta living in an apartment with another muzzie before 9-11 about 6 miles from here. One of bin laden's brothers lived on a remote estate about 15 miles from here. I guess the draw of Disneyworld brought them here to check out the possibilities.

There are lots of them here, doing recon.

The sleepers are here and breeding like vermin.

BTW, I'm glad you're back.


55 posted on 03/05/2005 12:33:21 PM PST by Bennett46
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To: Bennett46

It's good to be back B. Thanks.

A while ago some folks on the Threat Matrix threads were kicking around some ideas. This is a good place to rehash them.

Al Qaeda’s Goals:

1) The removal of United States influence in the Middle East
2) The eventual conquest and occupation of the United States and submission of the US to Islam
3) The financial collapse of the United States
4) The defeat of US Forces overseas and decapitation of US Command and Control capabilities
6) Conquest of Israel and splitting the historical US-Israel alliance, de-legitimization of Israel as a state through propaganda and destabilization.


3 Types of strikes:

Psychological (mass casualty)
Methods of attack: bio, chem., nuclear detonation; shopping mall bombings; snipers; home invasions; shopping mall bombings

Strategic (economic / military disruption)
Methods of attack: conventional explosives to take out petroleum refineries and pipelines, rail & highway bridges; supply disruptions

Symbolic (destroying Nat’l monuments, high level assassinations)
Methods of possible attack: conventional explosives carried by truck; pre-placed IEDs


Some things to be on the lookout for:
(1) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION & PRIVATE TOURS: Individuals using public transportation such as subways, trains and buses should exercise additional diligence and be alert to their surroundings. Caution should be exercised when gathered in confined areas associated with public transportation hubs such as train and bus stations. Individuals on tour buses are also urged to remain vigilant as these conveyances have been specifically named as potential targets of kidnapping in recent issues of the terrorist training manual Camp al Battar.

(2) BRIDGES, TUNNELS, LANDMARKS: When traveling by car, individuals are urged to be aware on approach to bridges and tunnels throughout the US, looking for any stopped trucks, including but not limited to tankers and closed cargo trucks at the base of bridges or tunnels. People are urged to identify, in advance if possible, outlets or alternate routes to escape from or avoid a potentially dangerous event. Landmarks have been included in this advisory as they have been peripherally referenced in recent forum postings and communications.

(3) MALLS, SHOPPING CENTERS: People are urged to be aware of any unattended bags, backpacks, briefcases or other unattended objects in all populated and congested areas. Consistent with the official US government warning recently issued, everyone should be on the lookout for anyone who appears out of place within the surroundings, especially those wearing bulky clothing that could potentially conceal explosive devices and/or chemical containers.


56 posted on 03/05/2005 12:49:04 PM PST by appalachian_dweller (Psalms 55:22 - Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee)
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To: Bennett46
Thanks, Bennett.

I admit I don't know very little about his background.
The article sounded plausible.

57 posted on 03/05/2005 12:54:55 PM PST by TexasCowboy (Texan by birth, citizen of Jesusland by the Grace of God)
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To: Bennett46
Ok here it is. :)

"This is an amazing book. Brilliantly argued and meticulously documented, this book contains a devastating expose of the murderous deceit behind contemporary apologists for militant Islam--in the media, political arena, academia and "mainstream" radical Islamic groups. Read this book to learn why Islamic extremism is dangerously entrenched within the institutional Islamic leadership in Saudi Arabia and the United States."

-- Steven Emerson, author of American Jihad: The Terrorists Living Among Us and Director of the Investigative Project


The new and updated map has arrived!!!!

58 posted on 03/05/2005 1:23:31 PM PST by SheLion (The America we once knew and loved ........................is gone.)
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To: TexasCowboy

"The article sounded plausible."

Many of us on this forum make it our business to keep ourselves informed, TC. Yes, the article has salient features, it is the spin the author puts forth that I object to.

There might be a plus though.

Hopefully many on the left will read it because it is from one of their own and awaken to the dangers we all face.

a_d is right when he says that the enemy is patient; and waiting for America to fall asleep again.

These creeps are doing recon all over our country.

I see them here driving their family friendly vans, their wives all covered up in the passenger seat, looking oh so bland and curious. The guys with their snappy caps with no visors.

Our little town's commisioners trying to look less conservative than this town has ALWAYS been. Trying to blend into the more liberal town next door.

Do I sound harsh? I don't care, I am fed up with these muzzies looking at us as if we are tator tots...waiting to jump into the microwave at their bidding.

I looked at the islamfinder site yesterday.

I asked for a 20 mile radius...unbelievable results.

I then looked in the Central Florida phonebook.

Guess what? Two (2) listings for all of Central FL!

They are gathering strength and waiting, and breeding, breeding, breeding.


59 posted on 03/05/2005 1:33:03 PM PST by Bennett46
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To: Bennett46
They are gathering strength and waiting, and breeding, breeding, breeding.

The FREEPERS Guide To Islamic Terror Websites - CYBERTERRORISM (And It's Sponsors)

Mosque's and Centers Guide/USA



60 posted on 03/05/2005 1:37:21 PM PST by SheLion (The America we once knew and loved ........................is gone.)
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