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To: dogbyte12
I heard this yesterday on MSNBC - They think New York City, Washington D.C. and The Chicago Sears tower might be hit!
2 posted on 05/20/2003 10:34:32 AM PDT by areafiftyone (The U.N. needs a good Flush!)
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To: areafiftyone
What worries me in NYC is Fleet Week..it's such an obvious target....and there are thousands of visitors to the ships, as well as thousands of young sailors "on the loose" in NYC, which can be risky during normal times....they're vulnerable...
15 posted on 05/20/2003 10:45:21 AM PDT by ken5050
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To: areafiftyone
They think New York City, Washington D.C. and The Chicago Sears tower might be hit!

Perhaps Chicago, my feeling is that NY and Washington will be avoided as security is tight. My guess is the terror cells will be looking for the easy hit ... Boston, Denver, Miami, San Francisco, etc.

27 posted on 05/20/2003 10:53:42 AM PDT by BluH2o
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51 posted on 05/20/2003 11:24:52 AM PDT by freedomson (Baruch haba b'shem Adonai!)
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To: areafiftyone
Remember the Middle Easterners who stopped in Plymouth Meeting, PA (I think on Ridge Pike)in the days after 9/11 who had detailed video footage of the Sears tower?
90 posted on 05/20/2003 12:17:23 PM PDT by Eva
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To: areafiftyone
I think this move is largely precautionary, although it certainly makes sense in light of the recent attacks in Morocco and Saudi Arabia.

I'm not fully convinced that Al Qaeda is capable of mounting a major attack in the U.S. Their organization has been hammered by the war in Afghanistan, and the arrest of a number of senior operatives over the past year. Al Qaeda, as an organization, is still in the rebuilding mode.

And that raises an important point that most commentators are missing. With only one major success since 9/11 (the Bali bombing), Al Qaeda had to prove that it's still a viable organization. To achieve that, they're going after the "low hanging" fruit in the terrorist orchard, hitting soft targets in countries where security is lax to non-existent.

The good news here is that Al Qaeda doesn't appear ready to stage another "spectacular"--at least not yet. Those strikes require extensive planning and preparation. With many of their senior guys dead or in jail, that's become a more difficult proposition. Al Qaeda also seems concerned with the long lead time needed to plan those ops. The more time spent planning, the great the chances of being detected by U.S. intelligence.

the bad news? Security is too lax in too many countries, so there are literally hundreds of potential targets. And Al Qaeda can make a living off those attacks, rebuilding its ranks and preparing for the next big one.

95 posted on 05/20/2003 12:42:38 PM PDT by Spook86
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To: areafiftyone
I would start searching trucks entering major cities on bridges. Keep an eye out for the tunnels in NYC - very vulnerable!!!
97 posted on 05/20/2003 1:00:49 PM PDT by IFly4Him
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