Purported Qaeda Letter Says Strike on U.S. Near

[info being]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&e=1&u=/nm/20040311/ts_nm/security_usa_qaeda_dc

"We bring the good news to Muslims of the world that the expected 'Winds of Black Death' strike against America is now in its final stage ... 90 percent (ready) and God willing near," the letter said.

[grannylib]

1. Chimpy is probably praying for that...another photo-op in the making

and another chance for people to fall all over themselves declaring his "leadership" when he did absolutely NOTHING that any other president would not have done, and probably caused/allowed it to happen in the first place...

[Florida_Geek]

7. Another 9-11 could blow up in his face

There are a number of things he CUT money to like Ports and people like Senator Graham have been crying for more money for more security at ports.

[Vas Liz]

82. I don't think so

I listened to people in Europe speak today. (particularly those in Spain)

Guess what most of them said, in effect? "Perhaps we should evaluate the actions of our own government" "I hope these people get life sentences"

Guess what the American reaction would be? "GOD HAIL BUSH! KILL ALL THEM BROWN PEOPLE! GET IN LOCKSTEP BEHIND BUSH!" "I HOPE THEY AND ALL OTHERS NEAR THEM GET BOMBED!" Just like after 9-11.

Sounds bad, but it's true. Another 9-11 would only help Bush. It's just the way the masses think in this country at this particular time. Even liberals would not speak out for a VERY long time (just like after 9-11). Though I am not one to subscribe to the LIHOP/MIHOP ideas.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

86. Well, I personally believe 911 was definitely LIHOP or MIHOP...

...and I also believe too many Americans are now fully aware of the infinite number of lies told by the NeoCon Junta.

The CIA is actively trying to get the NeoCons out of the centers of U. S. power, which explains why the mainstream media has started to turn against them. Do a search for Operation Mockingbird and you'll understand why the CIA has more control of the media than anyone else.

Big Oil and other major business concerns have begun a destabilization of the economy prior to the 2004 elections. The price of gasoline is going straight up, as are the prices of most consumer goods. That also plays against Junior.

Additionally, I don't believe that the military is willing to follow that little punk-ass any longer....Junior has betrayed the military and cost them hundreds, perhaps thousands of lives.

[Kool Kitty]

98. I think the reaction might just be the opposite.

After almost three years of telling us just how much safer we are, the last thing they would want is another big attack. Then what could W run on? "Okay, it happened again. But this time we REALLY promise that we can protect you." But that's just my opinion. The other horror that could come with another big attck would be that they could use it as an excuse to invoke martial law. But I don't like thinking about that one too much. :scared:

[ProfessorGAC]

111. Right You Are!

Another attack would be political death for Li'l Georgie. He already has nothing to run. Another attack would give him less than nothing.
The Professor

[MUAD_DIB]

116. If martial law is declared after an attack

then he will not have to worry about running.

The fix will be in.

[ProfessorGAC]

118. Heard That Argument Before

Not buying it. Doesn't mean it's not a sound point. Just don't believe that will happen. He's toast, he knows it, and the RNC knows it. My hope is that will force the RNC to look into never running an empty suit again, no matter who's pal he is.

The Professor

[ParanoidPat]

119. I just had to steal this from the Stock Market Watch thread.....

It just seemed so appropriate! Thanks ozymandius! :hi:

[MUAD_DIB]

122. I hope that you are right.

But the repubbies have let him do whatever he (aka Cheney) wants so whats one more LIHOP?

Think about this. If a terrorist attack was to be manufactured (by whomever) where would be the most likey place for it to happen?

Let's say Boston ...right around the time of Kerry's acceptance speech?


If it happened there then you're right...not need for martial law.

[qb]

2. "It was not possible to independently authenticate the letter"

This says it all. It was written by Karl Rove.

[abracadabra]

107. never are able to be verified

[ParanoidPat]

3. So is 'explosive' job growth.....

.....:eyes:

[hang a left]

4. This reminds me of the warnings Al Queda gave us right before

9/11.

Oh they didn't......nevermind.

'Winds of Black Death'

They must be preparing us a for a biological or chemical attack again then. Time to go to Home Depot and pick up the duct tape and plastic sheeting. I sure hope they are not out of these items this time.

On edit

'Winds of Black Death'

They must have been cracking up when they wrote that one. I can just hear it now. "No not winds of death, say winds of black death. He he he he he....suckers."

[Roon]

48. They did warn us before 9-11

I was following the Taliban and Bin Laden in the news pre 9-11.

[ParanoidPat]

74. Produce a link, any link please. (and not to reports of increased chatter)

I'm sure you can find 1 little link! :evilgrin:

I too was following the Taliban long prior to 911 and the only warning I can remember prior to the attack was something about "a carpet of gold or a carpet of bombs" when the Bush* administration gave them some $43,000,000.00 in 'humanitarian' aid in the hopes of getting a pipeline deal in return. Or am I mistaken? :shrug:

[Valkyrie55]

80. I may be wrong but I thought that the carpet of gold or a carpet

of bombs was a threat directed by the U.S. against the Taliban not by the Taliban against the U.S.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

84. Correct. Good recall.

[ParanoidPat]

85. That's what I meant,

there was no warning about 911 from the Taliban.

[BiggJawn]

123. Yes. From a US Oil company Rep.

I think it went something like "Let me tell you, this pipeline deal? It's up to you. It could be either a Carpet of Gold or a Carpet of Bombs for your country. Your choice..."

I think Ohmar just tried to "beat us to the punch" because OBL didn't want western "Infidels" moving OIL across his sacred adopted home....

[Roon]

97. I have no link

I remember reading that the Taliban were making non-muslims wear armbands identifying them as such. Bin Laden was sending threats shortly after that. The reports of the threat were tiny little blurbs in the newswires and no one hardly noticed. I brought it up in a chat room and everyone's response was: Eh, what are you gonna do?

The 9-11 attacks followed probably within a month or so. Wish I had better time frames from you. All I can say is I remember what I saw on the wires.

On Edit:When I read the orignal link for this thread, my blood ran cold.
:scared:

[ParanoidPat]

105. Buck up, get a life, and learn to......

Google :evilgrin: The truth is out there!

I'll get you started, here's a Google search for Al Qaeda, warnings, 911
You get 14,300 links. Go through them and you will find that Al Qaeda didn't issue any warnings, rather, the intelligence services from many countries, including our own, did based on intelligence that was gathered.

Now click on the little News tab at the top of the page. You get 1 news story and it comes from Althecat at Scoop.co.nz and it's a press release from the 911 families!

Google is you friend! :)

[Roon]

110. OK..You are correct

Weeks before the terrorist attacks on 11 September, the United States and the United Nations ignored warnings from a secret Taliban emissary that Osama bin Laden was planning a huge attack on American soil.

This is probably what I saw. I am curious though, why is it important if the warning came straight from the horse's mouth or not?

[radwriter0555]

113. Terrorists don't warn of attacks. The criminal mind doesn't work like

that except in badly written movies.

Think about bomb scares.

Ever seen one, where the whole building is evacuated, and they FIND a bomb? NOPE, EXCEPT IN THE MOVIES.

The criminal mind wants carnage, shock, death, destruction and fear.

Think Tim McVeigh.

Got warning? Nope.

Think 1993 WTC.

Got warning? Nope.

Think Lockerbie.

Got warning? Nope.

Think Spain train attack.

Got warning? Nope.

We were not warned per se on 9.11. We had warning signs developed by intel across the planet. "WE" as in the PNAC bush regime, did not heed those warnings, intentionally.

[ParanoidPat]

114. No one said that the source of the warning varied in importance.....

.....depending on who issued it. Your claim was that Al Qaeda issued warnings before attacks. That is simply not true, they are not known for their humanitarian leanings when trying to wage jihad.

Now that you bring it up, the intelligence services of a number of countries including Germany, Italy, Spain, France and Israel as well as our own Intel services all knew something major was in the works in the months leading up to September 11. The big question still remains, why did the Bush* administration tell our Intel services to back off of investigations of the Bin Ladens and ignore all of the repeated warnings from so many sources?

Don't you find it at all strange that in the aftermath of 911 the uncorroborated rantings by any given lunatic, no matter how unlikely or bizarre, are immediately broadcast far and wide in an "abundance of caution" while prior to 911, multiple, corroborated warnings from trusted intelligence sources was not only ignored but actually downplayed?

Why after 911 was the administration still downplaying intelligence gathered from the CIA and FBI when it came to the threats posed by Iraq while at the same time putting so much weight behind the statements of unknown and unvetted sources who were being offered asylum and cash for their 'help'?

Keep asking yourself these questions and searching out those answers. Connect the dots but be forewarned, the more you connect, the more disturbing the picture becomes. :scared:

[Rich Hunt]

49. well...

They did say that they were going to fly a remote-controlled plane into wherever Bush was staying during the G-8 in Genoa - July 2001.

[keithyboy]

56. Bush is NOT eager to have this happen. Means he is not keeping us safe

Right now, the administration is trying to ignore this act of terrorism because it means that the world IS NOT safer since the overthrow of Saddam.

[PassingFair]

90. Spain story was buried on Page 5

of the Detroit News. They didn't want the words Al-Queda on the front page.

[hang a left]

76. Did they actually say that?

Or was that from intelligence sources.

[laruemtt]

95. no, no, no! not home depot -

they give to *

[renegade000]

99. hmmm if it was me

"a raging maelstrom of black death borne upon the swift wings of dark vengence"

...geez i mean come on :P

[DarkPhenyx]

5. "Wind of Black Death"?

OH MY GOD! It going to be an attack by plague ridden, griffen riding, Wombats! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh! Not the Wombats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[VolcanoJen]

13. Or maybe it'll be one of these guys:

[DarkPhenyx]

19. Nooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not the dreaded "SpongeMonkies"! The only defense against spongemonkies is

VIKING KITTENS!

[VolcanoJen]

26. Go, Viking Kitties!!!!

LMFAO!!

Although, I do fear the kitties would be no match for a fearless, invading, pepper-bar-loving hoarde of spongemonkies. :-(


Oh, the humanity!!

[hang a left]

29. Those sponge monkeys and viking kitties have always scared

me to death!

[DarkPhenyx]

35. Dude! Are you joking?

Viking kittens could take down the Yaks! THey hang out in a gay bar for crying out loud, and are apaprently from North Ireland.


http://www.rathergood.com/lightsabre/

http://www.rathergood.com/independent_woman/

[VolcanoJen]

45. Dude, I kinda *was* joking.

You're right... but what about the Original Spongmonkeys, before they were bastardized by an evil American corporation??

[DarkPhenyx]

51. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Attempting to lull teh spongemonkies, not to mention their Wombat allies, into a false sense of security? Crafty devious VolcanoJen. I salute you. *makes moose antlers at you*

[Occulus]

120. "EAT QUIZNO SUUUUUUUBS

subs are a DOLLLLLAAAARRR ooooff
BRING IN A COUPON!!!"

My God. Now you've done it. I'm gonna hear the frilling commercial in my head all day long.

Thanks. ;)

[colorado_ufo]

65. Hmmmm . . . I haven't seen many prairie dogs yet this year -

Do you think Al Queda may have invaded Colorado, rounded them all up, and picked off the fleas? (Their fleas can carry bubonic plague.)

[Red State Rebel]

66. White Castles? Thats the only Wind of Black Death I know of.....

[King_Crimson]

67. No...No...a THOUSAND times NO...

VAMPIRE bats! Osama binLaden has been a guest at the castle of one... Count Dracula...hidden away in the Carpathian Mountains in Transylvania. Goes to show you that we have been searching for the elusive Osama in the wrong place all along. Castle Dracula is located in Romania in the mountains! Better get him...and the notorious Dracula...QUICK!!

[Rebellious Republican]

6. It goes on to say the time frame is expected to be in OCTOBER!

:silly:

[RandomKoolzip]

9. Here's what I don't get....

DUers always say that Bush could orchestrate another 9/11-style attack before the election to boost his ratings, gain sympathy, etc. I've speculated about this in the past too.

But wouldn't another major terrorist attack on our soil put Bush in an unfavorable light, cast him as a homeland security failure, and undermine his credentials as a "war president?" I mean, think about it: The main reason Bush still has ANY support from any non-CEO is that he "handles terrorism like a fighter." But should a second 9/11 happen under HIS WATCh, wouldn't that kinda change a lot of people's minds? Cuz obviously that'd prove that he's NOT tough on terrorism, right? I'm starting to doubt that another terraist attack on the US would be good for the chimp.

[Desertrose]

11. hey...if ya declare martial law, you don't HAVE to worry about elections

silly things...who needs em anyhow.....

DR

[Minstrel Boy]

15. And according to Tommy Franks,

Americans would insist upon it.

[Dover]

24. Yeah right....I'm sure al Qaeda would strike in Oct. to help Bush stay

in power. Puhhhhleeeeze!

[Tempest]

14. Another 9/11 type attack could be just what he needs

He could use it as an excuse to suspend elections in November.

And I wouldn't put it past the fascist pukes.

[VolcanoJen]

16. I agree, Random. I don't see how Bush could spin another attack...

... in his favor. Wouldn't most Americans run as far away from the Unsafe Chimp as possible? Wouldn't another attack add fuel to Kerry's claims (and the claims of all of our luminous Dem candidates) that America is NOT safer as a result of attacking Iraq, or the "War on Terror"?

Unless... an attack leads to martial law, the suspension of the Constitution, and a canceled election, as Gen. Tommy Franks eluded...

Gen. Franks Doubts Constitution Will Survive WMD Attack

[Just Me]

33. Unfortunately, what evidence I have been able to locate,...

,...with a great deal of effort, being bolstered by all that which has been presented on this and other informative boards,...I regret to suspect (but, yet, still confess that I do not "know") that this power-focused cabal in charge of this country is capable of doing whatever they please (the Mayberry Machiavellis) to accomplish what they want. Moreover, I am certain that, given the level of manipulative marketing and fabrication they have already proven prepared to utilize, they are willing to "plant" untruths about violent or catastrophic or even accidental incidents around the world; while simultaneously hiding actual "terrorists" incidents having actually occurred, in this country, on their clock, all for sake of "appearance". After all, their whole machinery is based upon doing whatever it takes to accomplish their crusade, er, mission. In other words, I don't merely distrust them,...I think they are very, very dangerous. The next eight months will cap a conclusion, for me.

[Sperk]

18. yes, the logical response would be to see * as a complete failure

but it seems that them majority of Americans respond the way the media TELLS them to respond. Don't question, wave the flag etc. I mean, why didn't the American people see * as a complete failure the first time, i.e. month long vacation while warnings are coming in, sitting in a classroom instead of taking command, flying around the country, etc. Nothing logical about the American people lately.

[TEXASYANKEE]

37. You took the words right outta my mouth.

If, God forbid, another terrorist attack happens, our hapless lazy media will paint Shrub to be the Fearless Leader all over again. And instead of paying attention and questioning facts, most sheeple will think "must vote Republican and when is Survivor on?" I fear that an attack would give him the election in a landslide.

[SammyWinstonJack]

59. Fool me once........won't get fooled again

:shrug:

[hang a left]

78. tee hee

that is one of his funniest lines.

[Vas Liz]

92. This is not logical at all

even in a nazi style police state it is *physically impossible* to prevent all internal "attacks".

The blame falls only with those carrying them out.

Your logic is like this -

Ok, I am going to be SOMEWHERE in the united states. BUT you have have NO idea where or when I will be. Your job is to stop me from dropping a dime on the ground before I can do so.

You fail. Then I hold you personally accountable for failing to stop me. Something you SHOULD have been able to do. Great logic, huh?

[tom_paine]

25. You must think like a Totalitarian Thug to understand

(I don't like stepping into the shoes of a Bushevik Monster, but here goes)

"When speaking about our project planned for 12 October of this year, many have said that the political ramifications of a second attack are too negative and Black Project 1012 should be aborted.

"To them I say that the positives far outweigh the negatives of such an event. I would also add that, in it's wake, conventional "politics" as seen by the PNAC crowd will cease to exist anyway.

"Americans will be in complete fear, making them easy to manipulate. Plus, our studies indicate that Project 1012 will suppress voter turnout which is very beneficial toward our cause.

"Finally, Project 1012 provides a variety of Executive Option for population control, from the new Code Red designation to outirght matrial law and suspension of elections."

"A cowed and fearful populace will easy hand over what remaining power and the Opposition party will return to it's pre Project 911 quiescence and obesience.

"It is therefore the recommendation of this committee that the PNAC clique be ignored on this one, and Project 1012 moved forward because no matter the negatives, as with Project 911, the benefits to the Imperial Family and our cause far outweigh any negatives and the people who dies, as with Project 911, can do so knowing they have paved the way to a More Glorious America."

(I feel dirty now. Pardon me I have to take a shower.)

[jamesinca]

32. This is what I see coming from it

They let it out that there is a major threat to the U.S. and then it never happens. Why? Because they are tough on terrorism and are protecting America from the evil people. They have stated in the past that the reason that we have not had an attack on US soil since 9/11 is because they have cracked down. Really the only thing we have had in this country on the scale of 9/11 was Pearl Harbor. There was Timothy McVie and the OK Federal building and there was the car bomb in the basement of the the WTC during the Clinton years and that has been it. They have not cracked down, we just have never really had them here.

[jpak]

41. But we HAVE had Terra attacks on US soil since 9/11

The anthrax attacks (2001)

The DC sniper shootings (2002)

White House ricin attack (December 2003) - not mentioned until...

The Senate Office Building ricin attack (2004)

ChimpCo has a very selective memory...

[stldemocrat]

44. Sniper shootings

I wouldn't count the sniper shootings so much. That was really just a couple of African American males who snapped from having to live in this racist society.

[jamesinca]

75. None of these were on the scale of 9/11

They will tell you that John Lee Malvo is not a terrorist, although I think by definition he is. They will tell you that it was a local matter or something like that. Why because they are tough on terror.

We have had the ricin(paper pulp) scare just recently, but that was never confirmed to be by terrorist nor was it on the scale of 9/11. I personally feel Frist office was cleaned to make sure he could not be linked to the computer break in.

Nobody knows who sent the ricin or any of that, so they can not call it terrorist yet. I just think they will try to tell you that they are tough on terror and have stopped the number of cases in such a hostile world. They were all excited about confiscating one shoulder fired rocket some time ago, why because they are tough on terror. They will use it as a reason to brag, not as a sign of failure. If it does happen I don't see how it can help them unless they declare martial law or something drastic or bring OBL out and say they got their man.

I just think they will keep people scared or threatened and then tell them they are doing a great job because nothing happened.

[Zhade]

91. What if they did both?

Another "terrorist" attack, quickly followed by revealing they have captured bin Laden - that is potentially devastating.

Which is why we must keep discussing the possible "surprises", so they are no longer such should they happen.

[CaptainMidnight]

102. nice disinformation there on the snipers, pal

"black rage."

Okay.

Study the case. Those guys were either patsies or Manchurian Candidates.

Captain Mike

[54anickel]

94. Don't forget any abortion clinic bombings and threatening letters, the

couple in Texas with that huge arsenol in their house, and the biggest one was the rigged elections in 2000.

[xxqqqzme]

10. I would Xpect that

time frame also, especially if squatter's numbers keep tanking.

OK, joke is over. Who really wrote that letter - someone under unca dick's command?

Is this a redorange alert?

[ParanoidPat]

30. Their last quarterly newsletter had them nuking New York in February.....

.....What ever happened with that? :shrug:

[Birthmark]

55. They missed!

[info being]

39. Well, if Al Qaeda wants to destroy America...

what better way then to help Bush win?

[Kool Kitty]

108. Gee, now THAT'S surprising...

she says sarcastically.

[POed_Ex_Repub]

8. Uh oh... time to raise the terror alert level to orange!

I mean... we have to know how scared to be. :eyes:

[Mari333]

12. zzzzzzzzzzz oh so thats the LIHOP October surprise.

How lame.

[dArKeR]

17. Only an idiot would NOT think these are coming from Cheney's Bush's

Rumsfeld's little helpers. Who in the world would announce a secret attack so that the people you are carrying it out against would become more vigilant and enough to catch you before you did it?

[Jacobin]

20. Ok, I'm an idiot

They frequently announce attacks in advance in a vague way in order to freak out the target and cause more expense and anxiety.

I'm having trouble understanding why some people would question a radical muslim's motivations in wanting to attack the U.S. for the nasty things we have done to Muslims. Why is that such a stretch?

[ParanoidPat]

36. Can you post a link to even one?

:shrug: :evilgrin:

[Media_Lies_Daily]

88. It's a stretch because we no longer know who's really pulling the...

...strings of the so-called "terrorists". Do a search on Operation Northwoods, and see what you think.

Additionally, did you know that six of the alleged 911 "terrorists" had attended U. S. military schools?

[Just Me]

40. The "idiots" upon whose fear the administration relies,...

,...are the ones who have not yet been exposed to the fact that the possibility of being directly affected by a terrorist attack (which is a real one, indeed) is less than the possibility of being shot by an American, being pushed into unemployment or poverty, being killed in a car accident, dying from pneumonia, dying from a spider bite, etc. etc. etc.

It's not that they are "idiots",...they simply have no perspective because they are fed fear-mongering bullshit every single day, and they don't even realize it.

[stldemocrat]

42. Yep

The HMO's inflict more terror on the average American, than al Qaeda ever will. In particular, on minorities and women.

:mad:

[Roaming]

64. Count me as an "idiot" then

are the ones who have not yet been exposed to the fact that the possibility of being directly affected by a terrorist attack (which is a real one, indeed) is less than the possibility of being shot by an American, being pushed into unemployment or poverty," etc.,

Just because it may not affect me personally doesn't mean I don't fear another attack of 911 proportion in the US -- thousands of fellow American dying should be enough to concern anyone.

[Just Me]

70. It must be difficult to live in so much fear,...

,...I hope that the administration's exaggeration doesn't screw up your ability to live fully, too much.

:hug:

[Roaming]

112. I'm not "living" in fear, but I am concerned about more attacks

even if they don't affect me personally. I care about this country and its people.

[hang a left]

79. You have been duly counted.

n/t

[ParanoidPat]

93. Dude, I live in the Santa Cruz Mountains in California.....

.....in the winter there is always the possibility of floods and mudslides, in the summer it's droughts and firestorms, year round it's earthquakes, tidal waves, the odd meteorite hit, plane crashes, car accidents etc. and the one thing they all have in common is.....

The government can do nothing to stop them!

Do I live in constant fear of all of this? NO. :)

Now when you talk about a small group of rag-tag underfunded terrorists against the hundreds of billions of dollars poured into our defense agencies staffed by millions of NSA, CIA, FBI & Secret Service agents, US Marshals, Border Patrol, Army Soldiers, Navy Sailers, Marines, Air Force Airmen, National Guard troops, Coast Guard, State Police, County Sheriffs, Local Police etc., etc. I'd say that the probability that they can and will be stopped is pretty damn good. I'm not about to get all freaked out about something that we can and should be able to prevent. More than likely I'm going to get very, very angry at whoever is in charge and failed to prevent it! :mad:

Try not to get an ulcer worrying about the next terror attack! :evilgrin:

[plcdude]

21. Quite Frankly

if the US experiences another major terrorist attack the administration in charge will be finished. This is a clear dereliction of duty issue that very well could result in impeachment and firings. This is not good for any administration. The corporate control of the country would speak the now famous words "you're fired"
because profits and economics would be greatly hurt by such an event. And as sad as that may sound the bottom line for America has become the bottom line.

[screembloodymurder]

58. Not if they stop it

They can announce that they intercepted a dozen Arabs with a dirty bomb and who would know?

[bif]

22. Get ready to put your Depends on again George.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

23. BOOOOOO!!!!

I seriously hope this is all bullshit. This year has started out bad enough for a lot of people already.

[fizzana]

27. The letter was put out by the same people that claimed to be

responsible for the East Coast blackout. Apparently they are a British based group that claims it's allied to Al Qaeda.

At the same time I'm 98% certain this is Al Qaeda connected.

[ParanoidPat]

117. Hey! I think you just uncovered more dots to connect.....

.....Read this Initial Report by the New York State Department of Public Service on the August 14, 2003 Blackout. The New York State DPS has concluded that First Energy of Ohio was responsible for the failure! They even put a fairly detailed map of the entire NY power grid right on the first page of the report since the terrorists can't get these details from their almanacs.

Could it be that we can't find Osama because he's in Ohio working for First Energy? :shrug:

That's easily as plausible as www.rense.com's assertion that it was caused by UFO's and Chemtrails! :evilgrin:

Even more curious, it's a British group making these claims, wasn't First Energy bought by a British company? :tinfoilhat: ;-)

One last question, how come every time I spell check a document that has the name Osama in it I'm forced to click ignore? Subliminal reenforcement of the official Whitehouse message?? :scared: </sarcasm>

[cygy2k]

28. Return Address

Al Qaeda
1600 Pennsyvania Ave.
Washington DCeit

[loftycity]

34. Good one..

:thumbsup:

[hang a left]

38. " Washington DCeit"

Good one. May I borrow that?

[Just Me]

43. Hee hee hee,...

,...good one, cygy2k!!!

:toast:

Welcome!!!!

:hi:

[huckleberry]

89. That's funny!

Thanks for the laugh!! :7

[Jax]

104. You nailed it cygy2k

welcome to DU.

:hi:

[myrna minx]

121. Perfect, cygy2k

and welcome to DU. :hi:

[loftycity]

31. Interesting after Bush agrees to the 9/11 commission interview all hell

breaks out. Another distraction and more people will die.

[colonel odis]

46. if they crank up the alert and try to look serious,

people will accuse bush of governing by fear.

if another attack occurs, people will probably march on the white house, pull bush out, and stomp him to death on the steps of the place.

either way, he's screwed.

karma's a bitch, ain't it?

[bluestateguy]

47. They have made these threats before

They have made these threats before and nothing has happened. We'll just have to wait and see.

[revree]

50. MUSLIMS DON'T BELIEVE IN "GOD"

They would have said "Allah"

[Aidoneus]

57. Not if writing in English or translated to it

They most certainly do, as it's the same entity--just spoken in a different language..

[Okole]

52. Mass deportation

This is the beginning of the end for European immigration policy. There will be a reaction within the continent that the US is incapable of, mass deportation and a virtual halt to immigration. This will cause an enormous backlash.

[Vas Liz]

100. Don't count on it

I've listened to dozens of europeans today. Unlike the americans they are calm and reasoned. In fact the vast majority of them said "I hope they get life" (rather than death, which is abolished in the EU). I could barely imagine an american saying that about terrorists. I have even heard some question the actions of their own government for bringing it on.

The europeans will not freak out as americans would and attack/deport innocent muslims in europe. You shouldn't apply your own logic to a very different thinking progressive group of people.

[Chovexani]

53. "Winds of Black Death", bwah!

Sounds like something Gary Gygax came up with.

This is the best Chimpy & Co. can come up with? As Tavis Smiley said on Bill Maher's show last week, he has absolutely nothing else to run on but fear.

I anticipate orange alerts till October, when Osama does a perp walk on Faux News.

--C

[Vas Liz]

101. This actually may not have the same "sound"

to it in Arabic - what it was translated from. You're making the mistake of comparing this saying across language and culture and applying your own standards. It might sound absurd to you, but to another people with a different language/culture it may be just the opposite.

[xchrom]

54. winds of black death?!?!?!?

have they been talking to the pentagon?
the name alone implys a u.s. and mideast connection -- that mystery plane that was ''lost'' in africa must of had some madison ave types on there.

[dusty64]

60. Yup, the October

surprise perfectly timed to help our regime's election chances and failing that the implementation of martial law with elections delayed indefinitely if the rethugs are still behind in the polls.

[MrPrax]

61. If you google "Winds of Black Death"!!

You get...
Nothing

and without the parentheses...you get!!!

Frozen Winds - Black, Death Metal Tab Page!!!

In fact this seems quite profound to both Al Queda and death metal bands!!!

They should just stick to the 'rivers of blood' and the 'Great Satan' stuff...why bother 'branding' another scary slogan

[Skip Intro]

62. For the same reason aging sitcoms introduce new characters -

usually a baby - because the exitsting scary slogans have worn thin, lost their effect.

the bush gang will have this whole thing looking like some wwf wrestling event of the century...

I don't buy a damned thing that comes out of this regime. I'm just saddened at the possibility they'd slaughter a few thousand more of us to give the moron another pile of rubble and death for a more potent election-year photo-op.

:tinfoilhat:

[roguevalley]

68. When I hear crap like this I can't help but think about the toxic site in

Tillamook, Oregon that could take out most of the western USA depending upon the winds because its just a stupid little place with crap buried that is going to pot as we speak. God help us. We don't need Al Qaeda. We have ourselves.

[Crachet2004]

63. I'm still waiting for the Attack of the Almanac Readers...

The 'Winds of Black Death' = Bushco blowing smoke out their a$$!

They started negative ads today...now this. They are truly desperate. This is to highlight his 'Steady Leadership' add campaign...keep tensions high, make the adds seem relevant.

If anything else happens to this country, no amount of spin will help him. Democrats gave him everything he asked for to fight Terrorism-if we had not, and something happened, who would have been blamed?

"Winds of Black Death' had better stay in the box, or they will surely blow his butt back to Texas!

[jokerman93]

69. Winds of Black Death, huh?

Sounds like a bad cable movie where Bush gets to have his terror cake and eat it too.

Isn't this the script where the Shrump president foils the fiendish Alqueda plan as well as the dreams of the "Muslims of the World"?

I see how it could be done! I can see a scenario now where hundreds die instead of the thousands that might have, if not for the strong leadership of the candidate for re-selection.

See, it might be possible to have an attack with just sufficient terror effect to cow the populous, while still convincing the American people that they have been saved from a fate far worse.

It's all about spin and lying after the "Black Death" hits.

Sheeesh.

[Career Prole]

71. Let us not be too hasty to discount this...

...as it happens, I'm suffering from a massive case of The Winds of Black Death as I type this, and my wife and child (those two...walking around with burning candles and scented hankies over their faces) say it's nothing to take lightly.

[democrank]

72. Puhleeze.......

There could not possibly be another terrorist attack because President Bush caught Saddam Hussein. Bush hates evildoers and knows how to ward them off. God helps him with this.

That`s why we have to re-elect him. He`s a freedom fighter who knows how to smoke out our enemies. He learned this while he was a hero fighter pilot in the Vietnam War.

Republicans know how to keep us safe. Democrats are spineless weasels who refuse to stand up for America.President Bush has kept us safe from Saddam`s mushroom clouds.Saddam had nuclear weapons program activities which we found and destroyed. He also had mobile weapons laboratories. We blew those up and saved millions of people. The CIA can prove this. Cheney is part of the strong, principled leadership that is keeping everyone safe. Don`t worry, be happy.... and don`t forget to go shopping.

[leesa]

73. Yada, Yada, Yada...I'm sure of it. Bush desparately NEEDS to make

another terrorist attack on Americans.

[RainDog]

77. The Bush regime

has traditionally raised the alert level to orange just before any holiday celebrated in America...I had the link before...maybe I still do, but the American Friends, or Quakers, had an article noting that the orange alerts, except for one which was based upon some guy lying out his ass and the govt raising the level before they gave him a lie detector test and found out he was lying (which isn't mentioned too much...)

So the alert might be from Al Q, or it might be from Al Cue, friend of PNAC, who has decided it might be true.

how are we supposed to know what's true and what isn't after we lived through months of OBVIOUS lying by the Office of Special Plans about the threat Iraq posed to the U.S.

Whether it's true or not, make sure you have supplies for a snow storm or hurricane on hand, just as you always should.

As far as Bush and his crew using the threat of terrorism to manipulate Americans...why that's as silly to imagine as it is to think he would employ actors to pretend to be the firemen who no longer support him after he fucked them over after 9-11 in order for Bush to exploit the deaths of thousands which he has refused to testify about going on three years now.

I put nothing past the Bush junta. They are the worst people who have ever held the office of the president. They are a danger to democracy and a danger to world stability.

Rather than deal with terrorism in a way that would make America a safer and better place, he has been so corrupt and incompetent, with such Machiavellian advisors...he has turned the entire world against us, when the entire world was FOR us after 9-11 until Bush opened his stupid mouth.

[NastyRiffraff]

83. It's not the attacks...

It's the fear of attacks that keep this administration going. Look at the record....every time this administration is in trouble, whether it be from the 9/11 commission, the Plame scandal, etc. etc....guess what happens? There's another "threat." Keep the rubes terrified, and you'll win the election. So what if nothing ever comes from it? Karl Rove's motto: "It's the FEAR, stupid."

I don't know if this letter is true or not. It wouldn't suprise me if there's a grain of truth to it, blown up by an administration desperate right now to keep that fear going.

Most people hate change in the face of a real challenge, and that's exactly what BushCo is counting on.

Oh yeah...an October surprise? Count on it.

[Chitown_Dem]

115. good point:

"Rather than deal with terrorism in a way that would make America a safer and better place, he has been so corrupt and incompetent, with such Machiavellian advisors..."

When Kerry is in office I truly hope he trashes the dog and pony show (ie, the color-coded alert system) in favor of a better approach to this issue. The alert system is useless AND abused - it's been shown over and over to either be based on false information, or used to distract from some completely unrelated political or social issue.

Just as a general comment, I'm completely skeptical of this purported letter, especially considering the source (Tenet). I fully expect this administration to pull out all the stops over the next 8 months and use fearmongering in place of campaigning. They don't have a substantive platform to run on, so there isn't much of an alternative for them.

(Edited for clarity)

[pinniped]

81. Well change the damm color code already!

Only that way can I be more vigilent.

[teryang]

87. What an apt choice of words.

It is interesting to consider the word associations. Black Death is a reference to the bubonic plague. So we dredge up the unreasoning fear of a biologic attack. This is the necessary plug for the Bioport/BMI/porton downs community. Free advertising and promotion for their next "bio-defense" contracts and congressional funding authorizations. It also has the mideival ring to it bringing up the connotations of sinister forces from the east who need to be crusaded against.

Winds of Black Death. Initially, I misread it and thought it said "wings of black death." Either way, it could be taken as reference to airplanes. At first, I was thinking of fleas.

Soon they'll be trotting out Ken Alibek, William Patrick III, and all the other patriots who defend us from evil by practicing how terrorists could attack with envelopes if they wanted to. Is anyone ever going to get the bio-defense contractor under control, you know the one that works on exit polls?

Someone ought to ask Tenet what anti-terrorist drills they've got going this year, so we can fix the probable date of the next attack. Will they be practicing mailing small pox to someone? Will they simulate dropping a bomb on Congress to see how to defend against it? Will all fighter aircraft in the states be standing down for some plausible exercise to make another bombardment possible? How many Islamist terrorists do they currently have enrolled in American flight schools?

[leftofthedial]

96. "Winds of Black Death"??

C'mon!

That is too corny for an Indiana Jones movie, much less the dreaded al Qaeda.

What do Cheney's PNAC minions read for entertainment? Old Tarzan comics?

Praise Allah.

[will work 4 food]

103. The Black Death

The Black Death was one of the worst natural disasters in history. In 1347 A.D., a great plague swept over Europe, ravaged cities causing widespread hysteria and death. One third of the population of Europe died. "The impact upon the future of England was greater than upon any other European country." (Cartwright, 1991) The primary culprits in transmitting this disease were oriental rat fleas carried on the back of black rats.


http://www.insecta-inspecta.com/fleas/bdeath/index.html

[HollywoodLiberal]

106. Geesh.

Bush and KKKarl Rove should stop warning us so far in advance on when they plan on having us killed.

[lebkuchen]

109. w/250,000 active duty/reserve/NG in the Middle East, 4,00 Marines in Haiti

now or in the very near future, an attack on the U.S. now would be devastating for many reasons.

[scottxyz]

124. Here's the full text of the email

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/2CDD53D6-7AF7-40C7-AF88-32A16072F81B.htm