Too funny. It was a BOMB! It makes lots of noise and destroys things and people. Do you think the mooselimbs involved aren't expecting the press to talk about it and the FBI to come knocking on the mosque doors?!
I can see where they might feel compelled to not panic the public. If that's their argument then I don't agree. The scary part of all of this is that a dozen or more college football fans, enjoying a fall afternoon at a major university stadium, unwittingly escaped death at the hands of an inept (fortunately) converted muslim terrorist and the entire country is not aware of this incident?
I did a quick survey around the office and two out of 20+ had heard something about this in passing but were not aware of any details. Unreal...
"Too funny. It was a BOMB! It makes lots of noise and destroys things and people. Do you think the mooselimbs involved aren't expecting the press to talk about it and the FBI to come knocking on the mosque doors?!"
I think there is also an information war with terrorists with regard to their ability to use our media as a propaganda tool. The message that has been sent, probably over and over, is that unless they succeed spectacularly, they will get NO credit, no publicity, no reaction from the american and european public.
Call me crazy, but I believe that if only a single plane had been hijacked in 2001 and flown into the wtc tower (one of them), there would at least have been some effort to downplay the terrorist angle at first. I am not sure they could have but they darn sure would have tried. Maybe another suicidal pilot?