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Posted on 08/07/2002 12:46:39 PM PDT by advocate10
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To: onedoug
really? How?
To: no need for a name
ECM. Fry 'em.
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posted on
08/09/2002 11:15:41 AM PDT
by
onedoug
To: The Vast Right Wing; LiteKeeper; onedoug; Aggie Mama; Redcloak; advocate10
To: advocate10
Also, some background:
Dec 13, 2000 U.S. Embassy in Qatar is closed for security reasons
Oct 24, 2000 U.S. forces in Qatar, Bahrain on high alert
Nov 11, 2001 Some Americans hurt in Qatar shooting - diplomat
Dec 21, 2001- U.S. massing its troops near Iraq (20,000-plus soldiers moved to Kuwait, Qatar)
Feb 2, 2002 U.S. TO BOLSTER MILITARY PRESENCE IN QATAR
March 14, 2002- More Rumors: Washington Considers Moving U.S. Military Forces from Saudi Arabia to Qatar
March 14, 2002- Senior Officer Sees Bahrain, Qatar Air Bases As Backups To Saudi Arabia
March 19- Stratfor- US Moves Equipment From Saudi Base to Qatar
March 20, 2002 (Bill Gertz)- U.S. SEEKS USE OF LARGE SECRET AIRBASE IN QATAR
March 27, 2002- US paves way for war on Iraq (USAF moving HQ from Saudi to Qatar)
April 6, 2002- US Eyes Qatar as Backup for Saudi Base, Post Says
April 6 Wash Post- Contingency Plan Shifts Saudi Base To Qatar
June 30, 2002- U.S. Bolsters Forces in Qatar Desert
July 29- Souring Relations Between Qatar and Saudi Arabia Threaten U.S. Forces
Aug 7- Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar (Space Image Photos)
Aug 11- U.S. base in Qatar seen central to any Iraq attack
To: LiteKeeper
The Iraqi's can look at the pictures all they want. Thier eyes will land only on the paper the images are printed on. No one is going to touch that base.
No one.
To: Thumper1960
"No one is going to touch that base. No one."
You mean kind of like how no one could touch the Pentagon?
To: tanknetter
They might be in preparation for some sort of breach between the US and Saudi Arabia that results in US forces being evicted... I heard a few months ago that a huge amount of our air power was moving from Saudi Arabia as the quiet urging of the Saudis. This is much less embarrassing to them than having us stage the Iraqi attack from their soil.
Our main request of the Saudis was, if you won't help us, at least don't discourage others (Qatar) from stepping up.
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posted on
09/10/2002 8:51:21 PM PDT
by
DJtex
To: tanknetter
They might be in preparation for some sort of breach between the US and Saudi Arabia that results in US forces being evicted... I heard a few months ago that a huge amount of our air power was moving from Saudi Arabia as the quiet urging of the Saudis. This is much less embarrassing to them than having us stage the Iraqi attack from their soil.
Our main request of the Saudis was, if you won't help us, at least don't discourage others (Qatar) from stepping up.
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posted on
09/10/2002 9:00:47 PM PDT
by
DJtex
To: ItisaReligionofPeace
Posted by ItisaReligionofPeace to Thumper1960 On News/Activism ^ Sep 10 11:05 PM #26 of 28 ^ "No one is going to touch that base. No one."
You mean kind of like how no one could touch the Pentagon?
Yeah. Now that it is no longer "then" and it is "now", No one is going to touch that base.
To: Thumper1960
Probably right. Better be safe than sorry though.
To: The Vast Right Wing
it still is.... heh heh...
shell games friend.... simple new york city, streetside shell games...
it is essential in the shell game, that you show the pea to the mark(s), in order to keep them betting....
betting, betting, and betting...
To: Robert_Paulson2
Beautiful...heh heh heh...
To: ItisaReligionofPeace
i was one of the engineers on that base, and a project manager/ safety officer, and i assure u no one will touch that one
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posted on
11/27/2002 10:05:34 PM PST
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nadimopm
To: nadimopm
I wonder if whoever is in charge of the Pentagon's security said similar things pre-9/11. I hope you are right.
To: ItisaReligionofPeace
i am not speaking of the security factor, i am only speaking as far as design goes, no one in the reigion has the capability to do some thing to the scale of 9-11. at the time we were executing the 2nd phase of construction, we all had our own ideas of how over board the design was, but now it is clear that some folks knew what they were doing.
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posted on
11/29/2002 10:31:03 PM PST
by
nadimopm
To: nadimopm
Glad to hear it is built so well. Must be some thick bunkers I reckon.
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