Posted on 10/30/2001 4:17:08 PM PST by DrCarl
Actually that's not true. The dispersal area probably would not be very large, so it would best be used in a high value area such as a city. You might get a couple of square miles of serious contamination, but probably not much more.
I had not heard reports about that big bomb we dropped today but a friend called me earlier and filled me in. I'll have to catch some news before I hit the sack tonight.
I knew it by 11AM on September 11th. This thing is going to get huge. Let's just hope we move big when we have to and end it fast, before too many of us are hurt.
A) Retaliate in kind?
or
B) Pass more legislation restricting our civil liberties and being even more careful not to anger members of the 'coalition'?
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Fourth. I spent 20 years there before moving here. I keep thinking about the USS Cole. Two attempts on the WTC, two attempts on the USS Cole. The USS Cole is in Pascagoula, Mississippi, about 20 miles from me. See how our minds work, lol.
My thoughts have been a shopping mall. Think of how the PLO attacks Israel and thats how we'll be attacked.....populated public places that are or seem safe.
I also think it will happen on election day, the 6th. The WTC attacks were on an election primary day. They might like stopping our Freedom in process.....voting......
I will avoid all major shopping areas the day after Thanksgiving (the busiest shopping day of the year). It rattles my nerves a whole lot!
I pray nothing happens again, my heart is still weeping.....
Technically you are correct, but that implies either a crude device or one engineered to do this. I'm pretty sure what Fox is talking about is a radiological bomb. Sure hope they are wrong, or better yet that we catch it before it goes off...it would be nice to have a real success in this war.
You're a total f'ing idiot! That's not even remotely funny, since I live on the West coast.
Momma:Go to bed, it's only Afghanistan
They go through with this and all bets are off, this will be over in a manner of hours instead of years. Tell the rest of those pukes hiding these cowards they have 24 hours to turn them over or face a similar fate.
If there is credible evidence or intel. that suggests a small nuclear device is going to be used against the US populace, the US already knows the few countries that have this technology and who gave it to the terrorist agents. Therefore the US should then through diplomatic channels threaten a full nuclear retaliatory strike upon the capital city of any or actually all of these select few nations if there is a nuclear attack against the United States. No questions asked. Kennedy, Cuban missile crisis. They must be forced to blink. If they know their imminent evaporation is in the works, they will work through their overseas communication network to alert their agents to stand down.
This man gladly too a polygraph test - worked with the FBI and it was apparent that the Bin Laden gang used his identification. Then he got on TV and said he understood why he was arrested and had no problem, etc.
Not EVERYONE is a terrorist.
True,... unless they go after the Central California farming area. California grows 50% of this nations produce last I checked. If they blew up a few dirty bombs there, people would refuse to eat anything to come from that area, even though most of it would be safe. That would be devastating economically. All produce in the nation would instantly double in price, there would be shortages that we would have to augment by using more produce from places like Chile and Mexico with laxer enforcement standards.
They go after say a major water way like the Colorado River or the Mighty Mississippi, even though the danger would be miniscule, people would avoid any activity involving them.
We could go into the second great depression if we don't stop these guys before they act again.
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