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>>>References in recent terrorist publications have mentioned the Tales of the Arabian Knights.

Wow Jill. In keeping with your own terms and conditions that you posted:

To: All
I have a challenge to all of the websites posting alleged terrorist
threats......if the threats are so credible....are a threat to national
security...and are being posted on the Internet to warn Americans of
impending doom....then where are the sources of the info on these websites.
Confidential or not, if you are going to post terrorist threats, then back
it up with the horses mouth...otherwise it is just a he said she said
situation and I question the credibility of a lot of these 'alleged' threats
when the source is 'confidential' to the point that no one can verify it!
Some people will do anything to make a buck...and it is disgusting!

4,910 posted on 05/29/2004 8:45:56 PM EDT by Jill St Claire
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Would you mind referencing the specific publications?

I would LOVE to know which one referenced "Tales of the Arabian Knights".

And did you follow up on that lead?

BTW, a simple google next time a lead is lifted will save the embarrassment of that type ;)

interesting info in that Padilla news conference:

http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/01/comey.padilla.transcript/

Notice the mention of the use of email "drop box" addresses that were given to Padilla when he was sent to the US. That confirms use of those for communications.

Also, note the scope of the attacks that KSM et al were using with Padilla - they didn't think the dirty bomb was feasible, they wanted the gas explosions in apartment buildings to be done. That's a very "low tech" attack.

PERSONAL BIAS.

HELLO GROUP--I PERSONALLY MUCH, MUCH, MUCH PREFER TO HAVE

ALL

THE DATA POINTS EVEN RUMORS--WHATEVER

PUZZLE PIECES ARE AVAILABLE.

I'm plenty bright enough to weigh and evaluate and weight each according to fit, value, sources, rumor etc.

As my Univ library boss noted--it was the very flakey publications, pamphlets, leaflets, fringe organizations which FIRST, FOREMOST, AND MOST ACCURATELY PREDICTED HITLER'S NATURE, VALUES, PRIORITIES AND WHAT HE WOULD DO before WWII.

I want all the info. It's nice to have sources. It's nice when people say they can't provide sources for WHATEVER reason. But if they don't, I just consider the data points, the puzzle pieces accordingly and pray and ask God which ones I should give more weight or less.

LIFE IS INCREDIBLY COMPLEX. THE TERROR THREAT MAKES IT

CONVOLUTED AND COMPLEX.

THEREFORE, WE NEED MORE OF THE INFORMATION MIX AND LAY OF THE LAND--REGARDLESS OF SOURCES--NOT LESS.

Please avoid self-censoring ANY input to me and hopefully to this thread!