2 Saudi Nationals Eyed In Plot to Slay Prez / Computer file found: killpresidentbush.exe

New York Daily News ^ | 9/22/01 | GREG B. SMITH

[kattracks]

Someone mentioned on a post after President Bush's speech that Laura looked very worried. This is probably why.

[ResistorSister]

...Laura looked very worried. This is probably why.

I agree...because when my family and I were watching the speech, one of my sons asked me why Mrs. Bush had "that" look on her face. I told him that she is proud of her husband, but she is also worried about what might happen to him because he is taking such a strong stand.

[Cvengr]

So they had a computer file labeled "killpresidentbush.exe" ?????

Not very cleverly disguised, sort of hard to deny that implication....extraordinary, send them to confinement or the gallows!

[HiTech RedNeck]

".exe" is the filename suffix for a Windows program.

Could they be THAT obvious? An ENGLISH file name? I would have expected Arabic. Weirder and weirder this gets.

[piasa]

It's par fopr the course: they also had the stupidity to register and buy some domain names that were pretty blatent, too.

One threat involved making the White House black, or something along that order.

The assassination attempt on a prez supposedly thought by so many worldwide to be a numbskull would sem to be a silly goal if it were widely believed, but Iraq is the one place that would have a desire to take him out whether or not they thought he was capable. Saddam Hussein would want to take him out as 'an eye for an eye' sort of thing.

[danzaroni]

ROTFL... they had a file called "killthepresident.exe?" Either the software has nothing to do with its name or we are at war with possibly the stupidest group terrorists ever to inhabit the earth. My opinion: The latter is true.

Did they also have a folder called "Our secret plan to destroy America."

[Ymani Cricket]

Neither of the men in custody here has been charged with any crimes.

Now if the men had a file that said something about harming homosexuals it would be a hate crime... but someone has a "kill the president" file and they don't get charged...? go figure.

[flying Elvis]

"ROTFL... they had a file called "killthepresident.exe?" Either the software has nothing to do with its name or we are at war with possibly the stupidest group terrorists ever to inhabit the earth. My opinion: The latter is true. Did they also have a folder called "Our secret plan to destroy America.'"

This is obviously the work of Dr. Evil!

[wotan]

ROTFL... they had a file called "killthepresident.exe?" Either the software has nothing to do with its name or we are at war with possibly the stupidest group terrorists ever to inhabit the earth. My opinion: The latter is true.

Not quite as stupid as our intelligence agencies, though.

[FReethesheeples]

Unquestionably, there is a holy war by those who have attempted to hijack, or exploit, or kidnap Islam.

[piasa]

Did they also have a folder called "Our secret plan to destroy America."

Yes, they did. It was called: Hillaryandbill.txt

[freethinkingman]

The .exe file extension is reserved for "executable" files.

Either they have some programing skills or they just liked having the "executable" part associated with president bush?

[piasa]

And Algore2000floriduhcoup.exe

[newfreep]

I want know how the terrorists obtained the secret codes - I fear commie moles planted by xlinton still in WH, Defense, State, etc. will continue to operate. Read another thread of an arrest in CIA (I think) of someone passing secrets to Cuba.

btw, I heard on radio early this morning that the entire Saudi royal family has boarded 15 747s and is heading to Swiss location. Is something REALLY big planned for midlle east? Has anyone else heard this?

[raygun]

A plausible explanation is that its a screensaver or humor type program that might be distributed between people of a particular philosophy.

Lets see, on my HDD I have

bikini.exe
California.exe
StressRelief.exe
9Coronas.exe
frog_blender.exe
fly.exe
gerbil.exe
joefish.exe
lemmings.exe

I guarantee you, that most people would think frog_blender.exe is in poor taste and quite sick, some people think its funny. I think the most likely explanation for the killpresidentbush.exe file is that is of similiar nature. And of course, for obvious reasons, it would only be distributed among a very select crowd. I'd refrain for jumping to conclusions, in that possession and distribution of such a file in and of itself would not make one a terrorist per se. Furthermore, any of the executables that I have, could be named anything I want.

Of course since I don't know what the file in question does, this is all pure speculation; not much different from what you all are doing I might add.

[FReethesheeples]

Your question is highly legitimate.

[monocle]

Can you say "disinformation"?

[tbeatty]

The .exe file extension is reserved for "executable" files. Either they have some programing skills or they just liked having the "executable" part associated with president bush?

So do you think they actually ran the program? I'd be pretty impressed if it worked....Maybe we could get them to code "smackbillclinton.exe" before they take the long dirt nap. I would never tire of running that thing.