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Terror in Texas?
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Posted on 03/27/2005 5:24:42 PM PST by Down South P.E.

Terror in Texas?

Two separate Islamist groups have claimed responsibility for that explosion at a Texas chemical plant that killed 15 and injured more than 100. In an Internet statement, the Army of the Levant said it was behind the blast. But another group calling itself the al-Qaeda Organisation for Holy War in the United States of America promised to issue a video of the attack to prove it was responsible. The FBI says neither one of them was responsible, they've ruled out terrorism as the cause of the blast.


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KEYWORDS: bp; jihadinamerica; paranoia; refinery; texascity
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To: dirtbiker
Sounds to me like the ragheads are willing to claim ANY large boom as something they did, and are willing to fight with each other for that honor.....just another example of how impotent these morons really are....

If you remember the big black out we had a while back, Al Quada also tried to claim responsibility for that.

21 posted on 03/27/2005 5:56:34 PM PST by Sonny M ("oderint dum metuant")
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To: Down South P.E.

Dang vigilantes taking up the border patrol's time
and distracting them from keeping out terrorists


22 posted on 03/27/2005 5:57:27 PM PST by joesnuffy (The generation that survived the depression and won WW2 proved poverty does not cause crime)
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To: Down South P.E.

The WTC on 9-11-01 would have probably been identified as an accident had it not been for that pesky 2nd plane hitting the second tower, and that one hitting the Pentagon, and that one crashing in Pennsylvania.

After all, Flt 587 was just an accident----wind ripples. And TWA 800. And Murrah/OKC was just 2 white guys in a .... yellow car [pay no attention to the Middle Eastern-looking guys in some of the videos].


23 posted on 03/27/2005 6:01:10 PM PST by TomGuy (America: Best friend or worst enemy. Choose wisely.)
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To: Texas Eagle
In your estimation why would the FIB ...errrr, FBI...be so quick to rule out terrorism?

It actually happens a lot these days [that is ruling it accidental quickly], but usually it's ATF that performs the investigation not the FBI. I worked on a fire last week that was ruled accidental by ATF, but myself and two other investigators categorized it as undetermined until we complete our investigation. Our opinions as to where the fire originated were substantially different than those of ATF's.

Why rule them accidental so quickly? I don't know. Maybe to keep it out of the spotlight as much as possible until they can collect the data. Maybe to keep unecessary speculation from occurring and creating panic.

The appropriate category though would be undetermined [which means it could be accidental or criminal - in other words - we don't know YET].

I know some good ATF fire investigators. So I'm not pounding them. Maybe it's political. I also noted that the Chemical Safety Board is investigating. I've worked with those guys and they are very professional and good at getting to the root cause.

A refinery does contain the ingredients for a catastrophic explosion - accidental or otherwise. Just have to wait for all the data to be collected and not jump to conclusions.

24 posted on 03/27/2005 6:02:10 PM PST by Down South P.E. (Be a Berean Acts 17:11)
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To: humblegunner
"Heck, the worst incident we ever had happened in 1947"


A shipload of Ammonium nitrate and ammunition wasn't it?
25 posted on 03/27/2005 6:04:09 PM PST by cripplecreek (I'm apathetic but really don't care.)
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To: Cicero
Regretably you can't necessarily trust either the terrorists or the FBI on this. It's pretty much FBI policy to deny any terrorist connections if possible. But the terrorists aren't credible either.

True.

26 posted on 03/27/2005 6:04:52 PM PST by Down South P.E. (Be a Berean Acts 17:11)
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To: cripplecreek
A shipload of Ammonium nitrate and ammunition wasn't it?

Yep. French ship, too.
Mom said they all though it was a nuke.

27 posted on 03/27/2005 6:05:45 PM PST by humblegunner (We ain't subject to terror, but it's unwise to irritate us.)
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To: humblegunner

I watched a show about it on the history channel. The blast threw cars nearly a mile. They werent compact cars either.


28 posted on 03/27/2005 6:07:50 PM PST by cripplecreek (I'm apathetic but really don't care.)
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To: All
ON THE NET...


Click2Houston.com: Texas City, Texas - "14 DIE IN MASSIVE EXPLOSION AT TEXAS CITY REFINERY More Than 80 People Injured" (Updated March 23, 2005) (Read More...)
stepping back in time...Click2Houston.com: Texas City, Texas- "BP AMOCO PLANT EXPLOSION INVESTIGATION UNDER WAY No Injuries Reported; Cause Remains Unknown" (Updated March 31, 2004) (Read More...)
FREEREPUBLIC.COM: "EXPLOSION FELT IN GALVESTON, TEXAS" (March 23, 2005) (Read More...)

ON THE NET..."www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1356876/posts?page=2465#2465" (re: Texas) (Read More...)

29 posted on 03/27/2005 6:07:59 PM PST by Cindy
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To: traumer

Their responsibility claim reminds me of the toy soldier they tried prop up as a kidnapped GI.


30 posted on 03/27/2005 6:30:55 PM PST by sydbas
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To: cripplecreek
My parents were living at Texas City just a year or two before the blast. My dad was a shipworker there during WWII.

For the conspiracists here on FR, note that the supposed alien crash near Roswell, New Mexico in July 1947 was only four months after the big Texas City explosion.

Muleteam1

31 posted on 03/27/2005 6:32:26 PM PST by Muleteam1
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To: Cicero
It's pretty much FBI policy to deny any terrorist connections if possible.

You have a source for this policy statement?

32 posted on 03/27/2005 6:40:52 PM PST by HoustonCurmudgeon (Redneck from a red city, in a red county, in a red state, and a former Army Red Leg.)
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To: Down South P.E.

The essence of terrorism is to implant fear in their target populations. They are bluffing - move on.


33 posted on 03/27/2005 6:43:04 PM PST by ArmyTeach (Pray daily for our troops.)
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To: potlatch

Ping


34 posted on 03/27/2005 6:43:21 PM PST by ntnychik
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To: humblegunner
humble, do not try to confuse these people with facts. Given the number of problems these plants have, given that it was a maintenance turnaround, and given that it was an area non vital to gasoline production, the chance that it was terrorism approaches zero. Every time a plant blows I make a bet with myself about how long it will be before you get the suggestion of terrorism/hmmmmm/move along, stupid comment.
35 posted on 03/27/2005 6:46:31 PM PST by HoustonCurmudgeon (Redneck from a red city, in a red county, in a red state, and a former Army Red Leg.)
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To: HoustonCurmudgeon
Every time a plant blows I make a bet with myself about how long it will be before you get the suggestion of terrorism/hmmmmm/move along, stupid comment.

Depending on the time of day, anywhere from 30 seconds to a couple of minutes but it will happen. Then if anyone tries to point out that there is no proof it isn't terrorism, they're savagely attacked.

36 posted on 03/27/2005 7:23:53 PM PST by COEXERJ145 (Believing in Internet Polls is Like Believing in the Tooth Fairy)
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To: traumer

Just political correctness. Like flt 800.


37 posted on 03/27/2005 7:25:45 PM PST by Pit1
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To: Down South P.E.
seems that if terrorists were going to do it, they'd hit the storage tank farms for the Shock and Awe the giant fires would make for days
38 posted on 03/27/2005 7:32:33 PM PST by Chode (American Hedonist ©®)
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To: Down South P.E.

*Michael Economides, a University of Houston chemical engineering professor familiar with the refining process, said that when a raffinate splitter is taken out of service for maintenance all flammable substances should be removed.

Liquid is drained, he said, and vapor is purged from the system with a blast of inert gas.

"These high-end hydrocarbons are not just flammable," he said, "they are eminently explosive ... This is big, intricate equipment with many nooks and crannies, and it is conceivable that there could have been a pocket of gas still somewhere in the unit."

Gas left in the system could be touched off by a welder's torch, or virtually any other source of ignition, with catastrophic results."*


39 posted on 03/27/2005 7:41:55 PM PST by daybreakcoming ("Courage is being scared to death -- and saddling up anyway." - John Wayne)
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