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LOL The writer left me with the impression that it wasn't that important, as it is the same as we have and they have the same old threats as the rest of us on the list to be hit. They only counted the 'family' names, as in Hamas or al Qaeda........ One does what the true number is. Did you see this one (delete it if you think we don't want it) http://siteinstitute.org/bin/printerfriendly/pf.cgi A Letter to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and the Mujahideen in East Asia Suggesting Strikes Against American Oil Interests Abroad to Shake the American Economy By SITE Institute July 1, 2005 A letter addressed to al-Qaeda in Iraq leader, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and the mujahideen in East Asia was recently posted to an al-Qaeda affiliated forum, suggesting attacks on American oil interests, stating: “[n]ow is the time to gain more advantages, to hit oil wells, tankers, and oil pipelines,” to cause devastation to the American economy. The author advocates these attacks on oil interests to affect American debts to China and Japan, believing this will render a “huge blow” to American investments, stock market, and economy. Further, he writes to Zarqawi that capitalizing on the “low profile” of America under the “raids of the mujahideen in Afghanistan and Iraq,” will create both a “political, information, and economic victory” and severe blow to the “morality of al the crusaders.”

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emical Explosion in St. Petersburg

http://baynews9.com/content/36/2005/7/2/105625.html

Loud warning
Saturday, July 2, 2005


The chemicals exploded on the back of this truck.
Residents in one St. Petersburg neighborhood received a rude
awakening Saturday morning.

St. Petersburg fire investigators said a truckload of chemicals that
could be used to make fireworks exploded, causing a fire and forcing
residents to evacuate.

The incident happened in the 900 block of 35th Street North.

"It went for several miles," Rick Feinberg of the St. Petersburg
Fire Department said. "We've had several people that said pictures
were off the wall in their home. Houses shook, so yeah, it was a
pretty significant explosion."

When firefighters arrived on the scene, they discovered a pick-up
truck loaded with flammable materials.

"As the crew was making their way up to the truck to try to put some
water on it, they had a reaction to the water, so they pulled back
to re-evaluate and the owner admitted to having chemicals in the
truck for fireworks," Feinberg said.

Firefighters aren't sure what ignited it, but debris was everywhere
and gun powder was found across the street.

Some neighbors who evacuated went to hotels.

"The police knocked on the door and told us to get out so we did,"
resident Chrissy Schott said. "They just told us it was some sort of
explosion."

Residents were allowed to return after about an hour, but the
Department of Environmental Protection and ATF were called in to
evaluate the situation.

The fire department called explosion a loud warning.

"You can't just fill up the back of a truck with chemicals and then
have an explosion like this," Feinberg said.

They're asking people not to mess with potentially dangerous
compounds this Fourth of July.

The homeowner told investigators he was in the process of getting
rid of the chemicals and was not planning to use them to make
fireworks.

Right now, he's not being charged with anything although officials
said their investigation continues.