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Hey, I'm reading 911 report. This is regarding the bombing of the Cole. OBL was directly involved and was ready for the US to come after him:

"There was no American strike. In February 2001, a source reported that an individual whom he identified as the big instructor (probably a reference to Bin Ladin) complained frequently that the United States had not yet attacked. According to the source, Bin Ladin wanted the United States to attack, and if it did not he would launch something bigger"

This does sound like he does have a master plan in place. This quote is taken from page 191 of the 9/11 Commission Report.

It sure sound like he was trying to insite something from the US. He had to go to the 911 plan to get the US after him.

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"This does not..." line should not be in italics. Still playing with italics in messages.

[Semper Paratus]

Al-Jeezera is reporting the possible capture of al-Zawari near the Syrian border.

[appalachian_dweller]

Re #2090

>> he was trying to insite something from the US <<

A friend said to me on that horrific day he though OBL was trying to spark another world war by getting the US to lash out blindly in a rage that would anger the rest of the world. GWB made the right move by having patience, remaining calm, thinking clearly, and being the great leader that he is. IIRC, it took about 4 weeks before US bombs started raining on Afghanistan.

OBL vastly underestimated America, GWB, and how we'd respond. There were reports that follow-on attacks against LA and other places were thwarted due to the intensity of our action in Afghanistan.