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Posted on 03/10/2006 3:56:14 PM PST by nwctwx
(3/10/06) - With college basketball championships underway around the country, the FBI has warned stadium operators of a possible suicide bomb attack at sporting events.
In a directive issued today, obtained by ABC News, the FBI says a posting on an extremist message board "advocated suicide attacks against sporting events as a cost-effective means of killing thousands of Americans."
The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security say they cannot confirm the credibility of the threat or whether the message is affiliated with al Qaeda.
The FBI says the Internet posting said the suicide attacks would be justified because the United States refused a truce offered by Osama bin Laden in his last videotaped statement, Jan. 19, 2006.
Posting Suggests Using American Suicide Bombers
According to the FBI bulletin, the author of the posting recommended using "three to five blond or black American Muslim suicide bombers." The FBI says the author suggested homemade explosives be hidden under their winter clothing.
The posting recommended, according to the FBI, that one suicide bomber detonate inside the stadium and the others detonate at exit gates as spectators were fleeing.
"The combined explosions would create a panic that would kill far more spectators than the bombing alone," the FBI quotes the message as saying.
The FBI says it is unaware of any specific or credible plans to attack any sporting event but notes that terrorist groups have mounted attacks against sporting events in the past.
The FBI recommends that sports leagues and stadium operators review and coordinate security practices and emergency response procedures "to address this potential threat."
In my opinion, we already had one attempt at OU in Norman Oklahoma last fall.
Only when the Pacers are in town. :)
I see you remember that event too! Of course, we all know it was an, ahem, accident...
"Everyone said he was a depressed kid, suicidal."
Sorry to say there have been depressed suicidal kids since the world began,and some of them have offed themselves, but very, very few blow themselves up sitting on benches outside stadia filled with people.
What does the gov't take us for that they think we can't see what is plainly before us?
Yes, look at the panic generated by two bozos with a gun, one of them firing from the trunk of their car. Nearly shut down half of the east coast.
Lucky for us, the average Islamofaschist does not have the knowledge on how to use/create mass dispersal chemical agents.
I don't think it was accidentally thwarted.
I think it was on purpose thwarted.
"The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security say they cannot confirm the credibility of the threat or whether the message is affiliated with al Qaeda."
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All it takes is one that does, but you are right in that not all of them have this knowledge.
was gonna ping you for the similarity
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Ohh yeahhh. I even proudly participated on the Harriet Miers thread(s) of yore. Such activities are not recommended for people of weak constitution, or thin skin! I saw every element except an opus, but some are still at the fray. If you see an opus in the next couple of days, please ping me to it.
Just heard about that on ESPN....
not cool.....
We'll destroy mosques and kill muslims. Guaranteed
For sure. In an indoor arena, a more efficient panic vector might be "poison gas," even a false poison gas such as gallons of bleach dumped, running down the stairs and under the seats, and evaporating with great stink. A certain percentage will succumb to mass hysteria in such circumstances, and literally pass out. (We see this in high school cafeterias once in a while. It's a well know psychological phenomenon.)
Once that percentage passes out, it will "prove" to many of the others who are smelling the odor that they are indeed witnessing the effects of poison gas. That will in turn trigger the panic stampede.
Panic is the real killer in venues where people are packed together. The trick is for terrorists to engineer the panic in a deliberate manner, to leverage mass casualties from a minor cause.
Well, today I saw a graphic on FOX that stated that 80% of US ports are operated by foreign companies...so if they can control our ports (except the UAE), then why not the stadiums?
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