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It also could be that they had a old score to settle with De Mello-- it seemed specifically geared towards him. He dates back a long way-- Lebanon, the Balkans and East Timor. Weren't the Islamists pissed about East Timor's independence from Indonesia? Maybe it was a gift to Hambali who just got arrested. Maybe it was a combination of the two and much else. These terrorist SOB's are constitutionally homicidal.

Anybody catch Bob Graham on CNN talking about this? I find it real grotesque that he would use such an atrocity to further his political aims. I think I am not alone in this--the Dems play partisan politics about national security at their peril, I hope it gets very dangerous for them.

http://iiasnt.leidenuniv.nl:8080/DR/2003/06/DR_2003_06_16/6

Here's a link about al qaeda and East Timor. This might be why they killed De Mello today. Someone on the inside probably told the terrorists exactly where his office is and when he would be there. I guarantee you that many of the Iraqis that work at the UN ( some who probably worked there when Saddam was in power) have Baathist ties.

I think I have the DNC talking points pretty well laid out.

1) The bombing in Jerusalem will be Bush's fault, according to the DemonCraps, because Colin Powell hasn't been over there constantly for the last 3 months alternating between playing The Enforcer and holding everybody's hand. Hence, the roadmap hasn't worked because we didn't pay careful enough attention to it. That will be the first political spin.

2) The bombing in Baghdad of course, is because Bush's admin. failed in it's relationship with the UN in the first place and the military was lax in providing security to the UN though it really doesn't matter that the UN specifically didn't want a solid security perimeter around it's facility, it's still Bush's fault!!

On related matters, FOX commentator saying this event in Baghdad will make countries like India, etc. re-think sending support to Iraq.

And as was pointed out on another thread, there were several overseas attacks in the weeks building up to Sept.11. Be ready.

Prairie

True, it could have been anything and they don't need much of a reason. In fact, most of the time anymore, I get the DISTINCY impression that the terrorists watch CNN to see which way the Western rhetorical wind is blowing, and THEN say the murders were "in retaliaton for" whatever.

Then the talking heads nod their heads sagely, assume smug "I told you so" expressions and proceed to tell is they told us so.

I didn't catch Bob Graham. I was paying attention to Fox and MSNBC. Good lord, what did that phychopath say this time??