[liberallyconservative]

1. As you well know, the 10 railway explosions in Spain have been claimed by Al Qaeda, and seem to fit their modus operandi. Western intelligence seems to concur, although Spanish officials are still looking at the ETA separatist group. An astute FReeper found an article from Oct. 2001 which points to a link between the 2 groups, and it is likely that the blasts on 3/11 (911 days after 9/11) were a cooperative effort between ETA & AQ.

2. Al Qaeda, in their message claiming responsibility, said the blasts were retaliation for Spain's alliance with and support of the US in the War on Terror. Threats of further violence against Tokyo, Moscow, Paris, London, & ultimately culminating with attacks on the US led to a volatile day for world markets.

3. Tom Ridge, Homeland Security chief, feels AQ is behind the blasts and that the US is the ultimate target.

4. Mysterious deaths of unidentified divers in the Hudson River, Florida and Hawaii have everyone questioning the insecurity of our harbors and coastlines.

5. Still no answers on the elk deaths in Yellowstone. Nearly 300 elk have been found dead or paralyzed, and have been euthanized. No word on whether they have been struck down by something found in their natural habitat, or whether outside intervention has come into play.

6. An "earthquake" measuring 5.3 was reported in SE Wyoming in early Feb. but the USGC has asked European agencies which monitor seismic activity to disregard it, as it was "actually" a mine shaft collapse. No mention in the media has led some to suspect it may have been some type of underground detonation - either testing of some sort, or possibly a venting of the Yellowstone caldera?

7. Several agencies across the US, including the Red Cross, as well as TV programming, are offering suggestions for what to stock in case of emergency/survivalist planning. The timing seems rather interesting, to say the least...

Please feel free to add to/correct this brief summation...

[Cindy]

AP.TBO.com (AP): "DAM BREAKS IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI, FLOODING DOZENS OF HOMES" (March 12, 2004) (Read More...)

[all4one]

Here is one for the list...maybe...Dams are on AQ's list...or maybe there was an inordinate amount of rain in Mississippi recently....


Dam breaks in Southern Mississippi, Flooding dozens of Homes (3-12-04)

Purvis, Mississippi-AP -- A dam holding back an eleven-hundred acre lake in southern Mississippi has broken, damaging dozens of homes and several roads in two counties.
Governor Haley Barbour has declared a state of emergency in Marion and Lamar Counties.

State emergency officials say the failure of the Big Bay Lake dam damaged more than 50 homes.

Officials have not determined whether anyone is missing or injured.

Search crews are going door to door in areas below the dam, west of Purvis.

A local pilot says it appears the lake had been completely drained.

http://www.wluctv6.com/Global/story.asp?S=1708809

[null and void]

6. An "earthquake" measuring 5.3 was reported in SE Wyoming in early Feb. but the USGC has asked European agencies which monitor seismic activity to disregard it, as it was "actually" a mine shaft collapse. No mention in the media has led some to suspect it may have been some type of underground detonation - either testing of some sort, or possibly a venting of the Yellowstone caldera?

19:03 UTC, Feb 6, 2004. USGS records scrubbed, Berkley seismograph utterly bland.

Then the elk started dying...

[ladyjane]

4. Mysterious deaths of unidentified divers in the Hudson River, Florida and Hawaii have everyone questioning the insecurity of our harbors and coastlines.

How many in all? I think there were two in the Hudson. The other locations...? and were they all missing their tanks?

[eastforker]

Thanks for the update, just fixin to go to work this morning and didn't have time to do a lot of looking.Got about another week to go then it's back to regular 40.

[appalachian_dweller]

Re post #4884 item #6

SCARY! Tightening tinfoil and going to condition RED!

In all seriousness, thanks for the info. We'll never hear about stuff like this on the lamestream news. Great Job!