Who would have thunk that NYC Taxi Cab drivers would be in a direct communication path for Al Queda operational plans.........
“Who would have (thought) that NYC Taxi Cab drivers would be in a direct communication path for Al Queda operational plans.........”
Me. Not too far removed from home country culture. Mobile. Loosely organized. Oral culture. Able to stop at the cash transactions spots without calling much attention to yourself. Heavy, private one-on-one contact with varied people of even more varied backgrounds. Capable of transport provision if necessary. Among a large populous, just about the last concern.
Like I said. Me.
I came to this thread late, read through the entire thing, and was waiting for someone to make that point. The other thing I have to say is that al Qaeda would be very very unwise to strike while Bush is still in office when they have a former madrassa attendee coming into office in only 15 days. If cabbies are actually going around saying such things, then it reminds me of the 5 flying imams, just another way for the muzzies to have a good laugh about the stupid infidels.