al-qaeda setting the fires in california?

[heartsurgeon]

from USA Today (7/11/2003):
"The FBI alerted law enforcement agencies last month that an al-Qaeda terrorist now in detention had talked of masterminding a plot to set a series of devastating forest fires around the western United States."

From NBC News (10/27/2003):
"Authorities announced they were seeking two men for investigation of arson and possibly murder in connection with the fire, which ravaged foothill neighborhoods of San Bernardino and threatened mountain homes. One man was seen Saturday morning throwing something into roadside brush that caught fire, then he and a companion fled in a van, officials said. "

hmmm....

 

[tnitsuj]

Originally posted by: heartsurgeon
from USA Today (7/11/2003):
"The FBI alerted law enforcement agencies last month that an al-Qaeda terrorist now in detention had talked of masterminding a plot to set a series of devastating forest fires around the western United States."

From NBC News (10/27/2003):
"Authorities announced they were seeking two men for investigation of arson and possibly murder in connection with the fire, which ravaged foothill neighborhoods of San Bernardino and threatened mountain homes. One man was seen Saturday morning throwing something into roadside brush that caught fire, then he and a companion fled in a van, officials said. "

hmmm....

links?

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: tnitsuj

Originally posted by: heartsurgeon
from USA Today (7/11/2003):
"The FBI alerted law enforcement agencies last month that an al-Qaeda terrorist now in detention had talked of masterminding a plot to set a series of devastating forest fires around the western United States."

From NBC News (10/27/2003):
"Authorities announced they were seeking two men for investigation of arson and possibly murder in connection with the fire, which ravaged foothill neighborhoods of San Bernardino and threatened mountain homes. One man was seen Saturday morning throwing something into roadside brush that caught fire, then he and a companion fled in a van, officials said. "

hmmm....

links?

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[acemcmac]

we were talking about that this morning in the office... I'm most surprised that the media isnt chanting it...

 

[phillyTIM]

Bush will do anything to qwell media reports of this. The country would go into a fear frenzy if reports that Al-Quaeda did this got out.

it's still arguable about the northeast power outage -- what the REAL cause of that was.

Then again, it WOULD help the economy -- people would RUSH to their local HOME DEPOTS, that's for sure!

 

[daniel1113]

Originally posted by: phillyTIM
Bush will do anything to qwell media reports of this. The country would go into a fear frenzy if reports that Al-Quaeda did this got out.

it's still arguable about the northeast power outage -- what the REAL cause of that was.

Then again, it WOULD help the economy -- people would RUSH to their local HOME DEPOTS, that's for sure!

Show me some evidence...

 

[tnitsuj]

Originally posted by: phillyTIM
Bush will do anything to qwell media reports of this. The country would go into a fear frenzy if reports that Al-Quaeda did this got out.

it's still arguable about the northeast power outage -- what the REAL cause of that was.

Then again, it WOULD help the economy -- people would RUSH to their local HOME DEPOTS, that's for sure!

Pointy hat time?

 

[Wag]

Yes, I can definately see the Al Qaeda-Home Depot connection.

 

[heartsurgeon]

links?

link to USA Today Article

Link to NBC article

 

[XZeroII]

LOL


This is the kind of stuff stupid people find. They always have to find someone to blame for everything (anyone but ourselves, right?)

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Now you guys know the real reason Bush is pushing that Forrest initiative. Get rid of the forrest so the terrorists can't burn them.



CkG

 

[lozina]

Originally posted by: CADkindaGUY
Now you guys know the real reason Bush is pushing that Forrest initiative. Get rid of the forrest so the terrorists can't burn them.



CkG

You have a cold heart ! :Q

 

[sciencewhiz]

As someone who lives in SoCal, we have fires every year. Yes these are damaging more homes then usual, but there are less then there were a few years ago.

 

[lozina]

Originally posted by: sciencewhiz
As someone who lives in SoCal, we have fires every year. Yes these are damaging more homes then usual, but there are less then there were a few years ago.

How's suburban sprawl been lately?

 

[rahvin]

Al Queda? I thought it was the Enviro terrorists that burned down forests to "protect" them.

 

[LunarRay]

Well... whomever started these danged fires needs being found. First, they need cleaning up all the ashes around here. This is worse than the '70 'Laguna' fire for ash.

But! The thing that bugs me is: There are military assets available but we have yet to make the call for them... we need using up all the civilian assets (assuming we're not) 'they' say.. This is nutty!

I don't think or even see why anyone would think Al Qeada did this.. The fire movement into the residential areas had to jump major interstate highways and that is almost impossible... it did it but that would not be a planned event.

 

[smashp]

They should send the national guard out to help evacuate and cleanup.

Too bad it will take them a month to get there from Iraq.

 

[OFFascist]

Like I said in the other thread, maybe ELF had something to do with this. They have been quite fond of burning down things lately.

 

[smashp]

Yup facist Enviromentalists burn down............................................TrEEs?


WTF are you smoking

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Elvis did it.

 

[XZeroII]

Originally posted by: smashp
Yup facist Enviromentalists burn down............................................TrEEs?


WTF are you smoking

Environmentalists support forest fires. They are natural and beneficial to the local ecosystem.

 

[PrinceofWands]

Originally posted by: CADkindaGUY
Now you guys know the real reason Bush is pushing that Forrest initiative. Get rid of the forrest so the terrorists can't burn them.



CkG

BWAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA

you know, that's the first time anyone has ever made sense out of a bush plan.

 

[0roo0roo]

now we just have to send our own enviromental terrorist groups to fight al queda

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: PrinceofWands

Originally posted by: CADkindaGUY
Now you guys know the real reason Bush is pushing that Forrest initiative. Get rid of the forrest so the terrorists can't burn them.



CkG

BWAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA

you know, that's the first time anyone has ever made sense out of a bush plan.

See, you are privy to this sort of stuff if you are part of the "vast right-wing conspiracy" Come join us

CkG

 

[BaliBabyDoc]

I don't think or even see why anyone would think Al Qeada did this.. The fire movement into the residential areas had to jump major interstate highways and that is almost impossible... it did it but that would not be a planned event.

Maybe Al Qaeda has a meteorologist and a climatologist on the payroll. I heard the authorities were looking for two white men in a white truck . . . no kidding . . . on NPR this morning. I hear OJ wants to ask them some questions as well.