Posted on 03/05/2005 8:10:03 AM PST by aculeus
The President should have a news conference from a missle silo and announce that this and other US nuclear assets have been retargeted against terrorist elements as well as the cities of Mecca and Medina. Any WMD attack on the US by Islamic terrorists will be met by a nuclear responce. With the Kabaa as ground zero maybe a few Muslims might think twice.
"The analysis in this article seems a bit stretched..."
This is written by the ridiculous Michael Scheuer aka "Anonymous" who is arguably the person chiefly responsible for our failure to capture or kill Bin Laden, as he was in charge of so doing. A recent review of his book reveals his analysis and prescriptions to be self-contradictory and hysterical. Basically he can't make up his mind whether we should just KILL ALL THE TERRORISTS -or-SUBMIT TO THEIR REASONABLE DEMANDS. Notably, he warns that we must abandon our support for Israel, and asserts the anti-Semitic canard that the American nation is "controlled" by Israel. His thinking is a toxic mixture and it is disturbing to think that a person like this held a high post in our national security apparatus.
Porter Goss never said nuclear material could be in al-Qaeda's hands. Goss said he could not assure the American people that the missing nuclear material had not found its way into terrorists' hands.
It was FBI Director Robert Mueller who confirmed new intelligence which suggests al Qaeda is trying to acquire weapons of mass destruction.
It's good to have you back! I've missed you, and I know I'm not alone!
Welcome, pard!
OK. Was this a response to anything I said? My attack was on the writer's logic and argument, not whether an attack is truly immanent or not. In an open, free society, the timing of an attack is left mostly to the attacker. Which is why the sooner Iraq, Syria, Saudi, and North Korea have new leadership, the better.
With as close as the election was against a weak candidate like John Kerry, FReepers should bear no illusions; she would very hard to beat.
True, but that would hurt Muslims' feelings, and show that we don't prize diversity, and well, it would be hateful. We can't do that. A far better option would be for the U.S. to unilaterally disarm, then raise our taxes for a special lockbox fund used only to build new mosques. We could begin hearings on redrafting the constitution so as to allow state religion, then institute Islam. Don't worry, they wouldn't be able to make you believe, so long as you prayed in an eastward direction five times a day. And on the bright side, American feminists would learn how good they had it. I'm sure if the rational, stable-minded bin ladin and associates saw this genuine effort, they would finally like us. And that is what is truly important.
"Arguing that the U.S. policies perceived by Muslims as attacks on Islam have been in place for decades, bin Laden said it is clear that the American people as a whole approve of anti-Islamic policies."
I am tired of this reasoning. Bin Laden knows that the only reason Islam is a problem for the U.S. is because their governments do not separate church and state. They are one in the same. He plays on this to create the impression that it is a war on Islam. Unfortunately, his rhetoric is believed by radical Islamists and actually does foster anti-Moslem views in this country.
Obviously, Americans are not going to convert to Islam en masse and most are becoming very weary of his propaganda.
Have you read the book? It is very good.
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http://wordunheard.blogspot.com/2005/03/al-qaeda-warning-cycle-complete.html
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Complete security is IMPOSSIBLE and can not be achieved any more than bringing our country's murder rate to ZERO.
IMO it is only a matter of time before "something" happens.
No, I won't give a penny to this guy. 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.
More likely, the warnings are in lieu of any actual ability to attack.
"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."
I agree with you here, one thing we are overlooking is the northern border also. Who knows how many trickled in through Canada in the past decade or so. I consider it just as porous as the south.
As many of us know, there is usually a 60 day timeline from an Osama speech and an attack. Something isn't right because 60 days has passed with a few speeches, I feel they are gearing up for something big and it's just a matter of time. Unfortunately I don't see any cells being infiltrated or plans being thwarted in the MSM whatsoever to lead me to believe otherwise.
My two cents,
-skeggs
Unless the cops also have full on MOPP (Mission Oriented Protective Posture) suits along with rubber booties and butyl rubber gloves AND have been trained to don them within 30 seconds, this is a worthless panacea designed to reassure rather than ensure survival. Have the cops been issued ATROPINE self injectors? This is meaningless.
I have been warning in print for well over ten years that this country, in the spring and summer months is RIPE for a chemical attack. But the nerve agent family, among the deadliest substances known to man uses multiple portals of entry into the body besides the lungs. This stuff can absorb thru the skin and in it's pure form you'll be just as dead in a little over 9 seconds. But that brief period of time will seem like hours as you barf up your lungs and your convulsions break your own bones in their utter violence. NASTY WAY TO DIE.
Good point about the northern border skeggsaw.
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