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FBI warns of terror threat at sporting events
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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."


TOPICS: News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: antimuslim; fbi; hinrichs; ncaa; oubombing; ouhomicidebomber; ports; stadium; stadiums; terrorism; wot
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To: nwctwx; PhiKapMom; RegulatorCountry; Freedom Rocks...

In my opinion, we already had one attempt at OU in Norman Oklahoma last fall.


101 posted on 03/10/2006 6:20:32 PM PST by MizSterious (Anonymous sources often means "the voices in my head told me.")
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To: Doohickey

Only when the Pacers are in town. :)


102 posted on 03/10/2006 6:21:05 PM PST by Unkosified (Patiently waiting for Ted Kennedy's manslaughter trial for 36 years now.)
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To: demkicker

I see you remember that event too! Of course, we all know it was an, ahem, accident...


103 posted on 03/10/2006 6:21:19 PM PST by MizSterious (Anonymous sources often means "the voices in my head told me.")
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To: Tulsa Ramjet

"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?


104 posted on 03/10/2006 6:24:17 PM PST by jocon307 (The Silent Majority - silent no longer)
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To: Travis McGee

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.


105 posted on 03/10/2006 6:24:53 PM PST by MizSterious (Anonymous sources often means "the voices in my head told me.")
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To: Supernatural

Lucky for us, the average Islamofaschist does not have the knowledge on how to use/create mass dispersal chemical agents.


106 posted on 03/10/2006 6:25:15 PM PST by operation clinton cleanup
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To: demkicker

I don't think it was accidentally thwarted.
I think it was on purpose thwarted.


107 posted on 03/10/2006 6:26:04 PM PST by freema (Proud Marine FRiend, Mom, Aunt, Sister, Friend, Wife, Daughter, Niece)
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To: All

"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."


NOTE : The following post does not apply to
those FReepers who are
1) Active Duty
2) Those with disabilities
3) Care givers of those with disabilities
4) Those with financial hardships
5) Those who actually support our troops in other ways.



IF people REALLY cared, they would get away from the computer and actually do something,
in the real world, to actually assist Homeland Security.

I've done it each and every week,
often more than once a week,
since Oct 2001

I don't receive a dime and even pay for my own uniforms.

The choice is either "listen" to all the pros and cons
or actually be part of the solution.

http://nws.cgaux.org/visitors/ps_visitor/index.html

PS You'll have to leave your "politics"
at the door while you wear the uniform.


108 posted on 03/10/2006 6:28:10 PM PST by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (Proud Plank Owner of the Department of Homeland Security)
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To: operation clinton cleanup

See post 99.

All it takes is one that does, but you are right in that not all of them have this knowledge.


109 posted on 03/10/2006 6:30:33 PM PST by Supernatural (Lay me doon in the caul caul groon, whaur afore monie mair huv gaun)
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To: Travis McGee

was gonna ping you for the similarity


110 posted on 03/10/2006 6:35:34 PM PST by fnord (497 1/2 feet of rope ... I just carry it)
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To: nwctwx

Ping


111 posted on 03/10/2006 6:39:33 PM PST by AnimalLover ( ((Are there special rules and regulations for the big guys?)))
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To: Canedawg
Ventured a post on a port thread, did ya?

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.

112 posted on 03/10/2006 6:42:46 PM PST by ARealMothersSonForever (Political troglodyte with a partisan axe to grind)
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To: nwctwx
They tried to do this at that one soccer game but were thwarted.
113 posted on 03/10/2006 6:49:05 PM PST by Freedom of Speech Wins
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To: Wolfstar
There is also some slightly more recent movie named Black October I think, a 90s production.
114 posted on 03/10/2006 6:50:41 PM PST by Freedom of Speech Wins
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To: nwctwx

Just heard about that on ESPN....

not cool.....


115 posted on 03/10/2006 6:52:30 PM PST by MikefromOhio (Imagine this: FReepers aligned with Chuckie Schumer hurt our troops in the ME. Sad Days.....)
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To: Cboldt

We'll destroy mosques and kill muslims. Guaranteed


116 posted on 03/10/2006 6:53:38 PM PST by Hoosier-Daddy (It's a fight to the death with Democrats.)
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To: nwctwx; Fast Ed97; Flavius Josephus; GreatOne; highimpact; JRios1968; Leto; Moose4; Mr. Mojo; ...


Jim Rome ping
FReepmail me to get on or off this Jim Rome pinglist....

"Have a take, don't suck or you'll get run......."

117 posted on 03/10/2006 6:53:38 PM PST by MikefromOhio (Imagine this: FReepers aligned with Chuckie Schumer hurt our troops in the ME. Sad Days.....)
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To: RightWhale
Nothing will happen. Bush and the media will cover the whole bombing up. The government doesn't want there to be an "official" terrorist act because the economy will tank. The only way for there to be a terrorist act would have to be something so big and huge that it will be impossible to cover up. It would be have to be undeniable, but that does not guarantee that Bush will unleash hell on the enemy.
118 posted on 03/10/2006 7:13:12 PM PST by racing fan
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To: RightWhale
Lots of variables.

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.

119 posted on 03/10/2006 7:13:25 PM PST by Travis McGee (--- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com ---)
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To: clawrence3
So, what do you think now - can we sell American sports stadiums to the UAE?

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?

120 posted on 03/10/2006 7:13:25 PM PST by highlander_UW (I don't know what my future holds, but I know Who holds my future)
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