Could this be the work of Osama Bin Ladin ???

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canadianpsycho

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The only threat we have from these terrorist attacks is when they diverted flights to us.

You're forgetting our role in pissing off all these arabs and other terrorists. we have no role

The only retribution/vengence we may undergo would be from your country rather than any other, when they start trying to attack from our side of the border.

 

Looney

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Sigh, and you wonder why they just bombed the hell out of your country.

So you're saying because some people are calling them ragheads they decided to do this?

What came first, the hate towards them, or the bombings? I would say the bombings.

 

Sugadaddy

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<< Osama Bin Ladin ...has just been blamed by a US Army General on CNN >>




My TV has been on CNN since 8:55 AM, and I haven't heard this.
 

rickn

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canadianpsycho: wait til tomorrow, when you world financial markets collapse, and mass layoffs and money is devalued to nothing.

I think you are missing the big picture here
 

canadianpsycho

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<< Sigh, and you wonder why they just bombed the hell out of your country.

So you're saying because some people are calling them ragheads they decided to do this?

What came first, the hate towards them, or the bombings? I would say the bombings.
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This is the ignorance I'm talking about... American involvement in international affairs, and widespread racsim fuels fanatics to do things like this.

Arabs didn't just spin the globe and stop it at the US.
 

Sugadaddy

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OK, this thread should be locked.


There are more important things to worry about right now then calling people ragheads and wanting to bomb all of them. Think about the people in/near these buildings.

And canadianpsycho, I'm Canadian myself, and I think you should take a hike and find yourself a clue. No matter what the situation is, attacks like these on civillians are completely unwarranted.
 

canadianpsycho

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<< canadianpsycho: wait til tomorrow, when you world financial markets collapse, and mass layoffs and money is devalued to nothing.

I think you are missing the big picture here
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Oh no, the dollar might fall. At least a fvcking plane won't hit me where I work/live. I also think you are being a bit dramatic. This loss of life is terrible and I would never wish it on anyone, but the financial impact is insignificant in the grand scheme of things.
 

rickn

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<< but the financial impact is insignificant in the grand scheme of things >>



you obviously no nothing of world financial markets. US tumbles, the world generally follows
 

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sugadaddy

i disagree. now is the perfect time to talk about the next step and what fellow americans should demand of each other.

if i personally had any arab friends that were donating to any arab causes where money was being sent to arabian countries i would have SERIOUS words with him.

it isn't a witch hunt. its a fact that american dollars are being sent by "americans" whether they be of arabian descent or muslim by religion, to help support these terroists attacks. i say we cut the funding immediately.

i'm sick of AMERICAN DOLLARS going out to pay for these TERROISTS ATTACKS. and don't try to tell me that they could do this on ZEAL alone it takes dollars.

and while i'm on the topic i say we string up and hang all gun runners too. anyone selling arms to countries outside the us no matter what you think the cause is, should be hung.
 

canadianpsycho

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And then it eventually recoups itself. All of life travels in cycles. You can't always be on the up.

It's important your worried about your wallet, rather than the possibility of some terrorist driving a carbomb up your driveway.
 

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actually, as heartless as this may sound, this will actually help the US economy. it gives americans a focus, a goal, a purpose and when that happens american economy has always flourished.
 

Sugadaddy

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<< sugadaddy

i disagree. now is the perfect time to talk about the next step and what fellow americans should demand of each other.

if i personally had any arab friends that were donating to any arab causes where money was being sent to arabian countries i would have SERIOUS words with him.

it isn't a witch hunt. its a fact that american dollars are being sent by "americans" whether they be of arabian descent or muslim by religion, to help support these terroists attacks. i say we cut the funding immediately.

i'm sick of AMERICAN DOLLARS going out to pay for these TERROISTS ATTACKS. and don't try to tell me that they could do this on ZEAL alone it takes dollars.

and while i'm on the topic i say we string up and hang all gun runners too. anyone selling arms to countries outside the us no matter what you think the cause is, should be hung.
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I'd definitely agree with you if someone would have claimed the responsibility of these attacks, but right now we have absolutely no idea who did this. Of course everyone suspects Bin Laden, but until we have proof, I don't think we should be talking about bombing anybody.

You immediately talk about Arabian countries, see my point... Remember Oklahoma City?
 

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actually i'm not focusing on the bombing as much as i am on the arms and funds leaving this country and aiding others in terroizing this country.
 

pISSANt

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I hope your not serious Johnie, knowing that we have an idiot for a pres. makes me even more scared. At least clinton new what he was doing(well most of the time anyway).
 

vash

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Osama gave threats three weeks ago about a possible mass attack and this *could* be it.

Whomever did it (Osama or not) were well co-ordinated. It doesn't take a lot to necessarily hijack a plane, but it does take a good bit of knowledge to fly a plane, into a specific area. I wouldn't bet money against Oslama, but there definitely could be others who wanted to do this.

vash
 

Hexametaphosphate

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My thoughts are that everyone is focusing too much on Bin Ladin...... of course it's very, very possible that it's him, but we shouldn't rule out others. I think that while massive and well planned, this would actually be less than incredibly difficult to plan and execute. We've been very lucky that more terrorist attacks have not happened here. Terrorism is so frightning because of the very nature of terrorism. If you have people willing to give thier life for a cause, it's very easy to do something terrible to a vastly unsuspecting city. Of course, all that said, with the statements made 3 weeks ago (which I heard earlier, but didn't catch who made them, apparently it was Bin Ladin), it would seem that Bin Ladin is very much the prime canidate.

Sadly, what can be done about this???? What really could have been done about this even intelligence-wise?




-Hex..
 

Nemesis77

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<< Osama gave threats three weeks ago about a possible mass attack and this *could* be it. >>



Or there might be more to come. What if they got their hands on nukes? Even a smallish tactical nuke detonated in some big city (LA, Chicago...) would cause MASSIVE damage! Or biological warfare...

If not Bin Laden, could this be a work of right-wing militia?