[Catspaw]

I don't think Vegas is that important. If the terrorists are going to attack there on July 4th, I suspect they are going to attack a lot of cities. Maybe that's the plan.

As I dug out the factoid that Atta and henchmen met in Las Vegas, I also note the Vegas was where they probably planned the attacks, not where the attack took place.  That doesn't mean that Vegas is not a target, but if they follow true to form, Vegas is a place where plans are plotted, not where the attack's going to take place.

 

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

Mohamed Atta made several trips to Las Vegas in the months leading up to the attack in New York. Investigators say that Atta, along with Marwan Al-Shehhi, Hani Hanjour, Nawaf Alhazmi and Ziad Jarrah were all in Las Vegas at various times from May to August. Four of the five men were on separate flights on September 11, leading to suspicions that Las Vegas was a meeting place to work out the final details.

[redhead]

"I don't think Vegas is that important. If the terrorists are going to attack there on July 4th, I suspect they are going to attack a lot of cities. Maybe that's the plan."

I thought of that, too. But where else would you have so MANY people, around the clock? A good bomb in a popular casino could take out at least as many as were killed in New York. The "importance" of the town wouldn't have much to do with it. I am still convinced they want shock value and high body counts.