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To: Travis McGee
What are the odds of the trying to pull a USS Cole redux?

In five days those boats could be in the water anywhere in the US.

93 posted on 09/06/2014 5:26:18 AM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: Smokin' Joe

I don’t know the odds, but the operation would be very, very easy. All they would need is a go-fast boat, and a ton of ANFO with a small kicker charge of a few blasting caps, industrial M-80s etc.

Not likely they would use these stolen boats. They would buy an old go-fast for cash, and buy used outboard motors for cash. Almost no signature. Three 250 hp motors across the back, a very typical package.

Lurk near Miami, Palm Beach or San Diego. A cruise ship on the horizon is dead easy to spot, and could not defend itself against a “Cole” type attack by a go-fast laden with explosives. The explosives would rip open the ship and cause it to sink in minutes.

Very very low hanging fruit. I see no possible defense, if the jihadists have already prepared boats and have the ANFO ingredients.


96 posted on 09/06/2014 5:39:49 AM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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