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I know it was a year or so ago. Were we discussing
this from EOM?
I had to step out & run a few errands...had kids in the car so we were listening to a CD rather than radio. When I left the house an hour ago they were saying 7 blasts, plus or minus one possible suicide bomber on a bus. Now all the news seems to be reporting 4 blasts. Any idea why the discrepancy?
1. Likely an AQ directed operation with classic timed, coordinated, multiple attacks.
2. It is not certain yet if these were coordinated via Al-Zarqawi in Iraq. Z has promised to spread his terror influence to allies in Europe. In a recent communication to OBL, Z allegedly refers to the initiation of some kind of operation and wants OBL's approval to proceed. If Z has coordinated these attacks, then his influence as the defacto operational leader of AQ has been secured and OBL has become more of a figure head.
3. This is the second attack upon a metro-rail system. This indicated a change in prefered targets. Apparently the choice of this target was bolstered by the success of the attacks in Spain last year. It produces high casualities and terror while the target enviromnent provides concealment to the bombers. This shift in tactics away from car bombs to trains suggests that this may be the method used in a future attack here in the US and Europe.
Confusion due to multiple blasts, psychological trauma of repeated explosions... we saw the same here on 9/11. Also, could have one blast reported 2x, from different parts of the subway.
Note: The following text is an exact quote:
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http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/
Secretary Chertoff Statement on Bombings in London
July 7, 2005 (8:30 a.m. EDT) -- "We have been closely monitoring the bombings in London. Our sympathies and condolences go to the victims of this incident and the people of London.
We have been in direct communication with officials at the state and local level and with public and private sector transportation officials. We have asked them for increased vigilance and additional security measures for major transit systems.
The Department of Homeland Security has stood up the Interagency Incident Management Group to ensure full situational awareness around this incident and in the United States. We do not have any specific intelligence indicating this type of attack is planned in the United States, but we are constantly evaluating both intelligence and our protective measures and will take whatever actions are necessary.
We will continue to work closely with British officials as they investigate this incident."
I'm researching past summaries now.
Stuck on a barrier island in South Carolina with limited access via dial-up. Keeping tabs, but I'll be back on my regular connection late Saturday.
CNN.com - Chronology of terror - September 12, 2001
8:45 am (all times are EDT): A hijacked passenger jet, American Airlines Flight 11 out of Boston, Massachusetts, crashes into the north tower of the World ...
http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/09/11/chronology.attack/ - 36k - Jul 5, 2005 - Cached - Similar pages
"the times of the blasts coincided with the attacks of 9/11."
They capitalize on "rush hour" for maximum casualties
All this info will be waiting for you.
Have a safe trip back.
Terror alert going up soon? Just heard that mentioned on TV
who sent the e-mail? Any more details?
I have been finding times in the 40's on the net, but not sure why the book would have it listed as :51. The author is very knowledgeable, I will have to dig out the 9/11 commission report.
"Boy, do I feel dumb."
You should pat yourself on the back.
The events in NYC and DC did not begin the morning of 9/11. It began with the high-level assassination in Afghanistan of Ahmed Shah Massoud, leader of the anti-Taliban, anti-AQ resistance on 9/9/01.
From over here, that sounds like a footnote. But after the 9/11 Report, it seems evident the new administration was planning to go after AQ in a way the previous one had not. Massoud was key to the ongoing efforts to eliminate AQ leadership. There was no greater enemy they faced pre-9/11.
9+9+1=19
Looks like GWB had yet another spill on the bike yesterday.
Maybe he should dial it back a little.
You're correct it is from Qa3lah, I'm headed there now to see if it's still up but I did hear from the terrorism person on MSNBC that the posting that went up had an error in quoting the quran - which he felt was unusual.
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