VANITY: Red Alert (Is a Terroist Attack Imminent?)

The Freedom Institute ^ | November 6, 2003 | Adam Yoshida

[ayoshida]

It is my belief that there is a very high probability that, within the next two weeks, one or more major terrorist attacks will be attempted against American targets. I base this prediction based upon two factors: first, there has been a drastic increase in terrorist ‘chatter’ on al-Qaeda affiliated sites in the recent weeks and months, including a news Bin Laden message which apparently contained coded instructions to his followers. The second, and in many ways more important reason why I fear a severe attack in the coming days has to do with the peculiar theology of the Moslem religion.

According to Islamic theology, a leader called the ‘Mahdi’ is supposed to rise during a time where Moslems are oppressed all over the world. He will fight these oppressors and create a single, unified, Islamic world state. The Mahdi is, in other words, the Islamic version of the second coming of Christ. This legend is widely believed among Moslems at all the corners of the Earth.

There is a reason why this is suddenly relevant. According to Islamic literature, the Mahdi will rise at a time when both a solar and a lunar eclipse occur during Ramadan. That will occur this year and it will not happen again for, at an absolute minimum, several hundred years. The Lunar Eclipse will fall on November 9th, the Solar Eclipse on November 23rd. During that time, therefore, a massive upsurge in terrorist activity must be anticipated. But it could be much worse than that.

Islamist messages have warned Moslems to leave New York City, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC. Moreover, they have warned of terrorist attacks when the “Moon turns read”, an event which will fall this Saturday- November 8th here and November 9th in the Middle East. Interestingly enough, using the method by which the non-American world records dates, November 9th, would also be 9-11.

Islamic prophecy matters not because of its validity, but because of the esteem in which it is held in the Moslem world. Imagine how Christians would behave if events led them to believe that the second coming of Christ had occurred. Now imagine how much of the Moslem would will act if they believe that their divine leader has come.

The worst possible scenario would be one or more major terrorist attacks falling on the 9th of November, followed by some sort of worldwide appearance by the ‘Mahdi.’ Now, I am far from certain that this individual will actually be Bin Laden, for I am not entirely certain that Bin Laden is still alive. Rather, it could be his son or another individual altogether. Al-Qaeda could release a video in which it accounted the martyrdom of Osama Bin Laden and then follow it up with a message from the Mahdi, calling for all Moslems to rise up and launch a worldwide Jihad.

I realize that this all sounds far-fetched and bizarre. It sounds that way to me too. Since this war began, I have begun to regard the enemies of America as entirely foreign it the truest sense of that word. Their ideas and way of thinking seem as distant to me as those of Klingons in Star Trek. I have a hard time believing that, in the year 2003, we have to worry about the possibility of fighting a Holy War against the hundreds of millions of screaming followers of a man who claims to be a prophet of Allah but, alas, here we are.

What would one or more successful terrorist attacks, combined with the rise of a ‘Mahdi’ bring to the world? Al-Qaeda’s warnings promise that America will be ‘split into three parts’ and, these days, I wonder if they are so wrong.

On one side will be those who actively side with the enemy, Islamists and their fellow travellers, who will be in the minority but who, especially if roused to action by religious fervour, could be particularly deadly and dangerous.

On another will be the nihilists, the defeatists, the appeasers, and the traitors. It will be that group of people who have concluded that there is nothing left worth dying for in this world and that, therefore, the nation should simply submit to the enemy to avoid conflict.

Finally, there will be us and, upon us, the battle shall turn. Will we be faithful to our cause, however deadly the enemy proves to be? I hope that it shall be so, though I am far from certain that it will be. We will need to be prepared to fight against all enemies, terrorists and traitors alike, and we will need to shed our illusions about the nature of this war.

If the Moslem extremists are so bent upon a Holy War, let them have one. If they wish to fight ‘Crusaders’, then let’s give them a Crusade to fight. We will not win this war by irresolution and inaction. Victory will be ours when we accept the simple mathematics of the situation. Islamism cannot be reasoned with or contained; it can only be destroyed altogether.

[ayoshida]

Also- has anyone noticed a sudden upsurge in tests of the Emergency Broadcast System? I've counted three out of Washington State-based broadcasters in the last two days.

[eastsider]

If they wish to fight ‘Crusaders’, then let’s give them a Crusade to fight.

Operation Final Crusade.

[ElkGroveDan]

Hey no joking now. This is hugh! Its very series!

[Norse]

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

[areafiftyone]

Welcome to Free Republic. I haven't noticed any Emergency broadcast system tests lately in NYC.

[cmsgop]

Funny you mention the EBS. I heard it today on the radio in WA as well, but that is pretty much expected.

[theFIRMbss]

>It is my belief that there is a very high probability that, within the next two weeks, one or more major terrorist attacks will be attempted against American targets.

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[GovernmentShrinker]

Yes, and a couple of weeks ago, one test on the NYC classical music radio station that I listen to every morning FAILED! I can't recall ever hearing/seeing a failed EBS test before. It was not reassuring . . .

[NYFriend]

I predict that, on November 9th, we're going to feel really stupid for taking the time to read this after nothing happens.

[areafiftyone]

OMG it failed? That's scary!! Makes you feel real safe to live and work in NYC

[texson66]

Just before the lunar eclipse, we should detonate a high altitude H bomb over the Middle East in front of the eclipse and announce that if any attacks are made on the US, the next H bombs would fall directly on all the "holy" cities of the mooselimbs.
Just to give them something to think about.

[ayoshida]

Wait until the 24th to say that. People seem to be taking this pretty seriously.

[mewzilla]

Stupid is fine with me :)

[FReepaholic]

>>...Imagine how Christians would behave if events led them to believe that the second coming of Christ had occurred. Now imagine how much of the Moslem would will act if they believe that their divine leader has come....<<

Yeah, us Christians are gonna go out and destroy major cities in celebration of the Second Coming. Right.

[DianaN]

If they dare attack us again, en masse, I still think we should make huge craters out of both Mecca and Medina.


September 11th was about when we defeated them in the Crusades. It had something to do with the Church in Smyrna. It's been so long ago since I read the article I forget the particulars.

Also, their was the infamous "Black Tuesday".
I am glad I live way out in the country, with well water and a fireplace!

If they attack again, en masse, it will have been an inside job; what will become of the "peaceful" Muslims.

[concerned about politics]

On another will be the nihilists, the defeatists, the appeasers, and the traitors. It will be that group of people who have concluded that there is nothing left worth dying for in this world and that, therefore, the nation should simply submit to the enemy to avoid conflict.

In other words, the Democrat cowards will join the Muslums.

Glad the right wingers are keeping this an armed nation right now. Imagine having no method of self defence against insane liberals and their Muslum comrads.

[colorado tanker]

Bill Gertz published a piece reporting a planned attack. He's about as plugged into the defense establishment as you can get.

[RiflemanSharpe]

If they wish to fight ‘Crusaders’, then let’s give them a Crusade to fight.
Operation Final Crusade.

I am cool with that.

[TomGuy]

The summer of 2001, I noticed a significant increase in computer viruses. I got 3 different ones in a 2-month period of time.

I have noticed that, whenever we seem to get watches/warnings that chatter has increased, we also get an increase in computer virus definitions.

In the last week my pc computer virus software has been sending out updates virus definitions almost daily for the last 7-10 days. Normally, they update the virus definitions once or twice per month.

Relationship? Who knows? We have no idea what all the potential terrorists may be engaged in or looking at. We do know one thing--they are bent on our destruction by any means.

[Nataku X]

If I knew the Second Coming was imminent, I'd lose all respect & regard for law. Stock on food, hide in some secluded location, shoot those who come in. Every man/woman for him/herself.

Now, take a Christian like me, and add the violence of Islam. It's not too hard to anticipate that Muslims will be embolded and kill infidels in the name of their savior. Remember, Islam says that raping a woman is just the spoils of war and all that. Islam is a twisted violent religion.

Christian extremists are merely annoying and closeminded. Islamic extremists, and they compromise a far higher percentage of total Muslims than Christian extremists compromise Christians, are truly dangerous murderers and rapists.

[wolf24]

Do you have a link to Gertz's article? I put a lot of stock into what his reporting.

[Old Sarge]

Their ideas and way of thinking seem as distant to me as those of Klingons in Star Trek.

Ah, but is the Klingon code of honor so very hard to understand?

Honor defeating dishonor, boasts full of strength and prowess, the joyous rhythm of the blood in your veins?

[B-Chan]

Remain calm. Panic helps the enemy.

[concerned about politics]

If the Moslem extremists are so bent upon a Holy War, let them have one.

Buy a pig, or fill the fridge with ham. Sounds simple, but if they touch pig, they lose the virgins as well as their souls, and have no reason to live or die.
If you feel you're going to go, throw their eternal souls into hell before you start your journey into heaven.

[Spok]

"According to Islamic theology, a leader called the ‘Mahdi’ is supposed to rise during a time where Moslems are oppressed all over the world"

...and we await the return of Chinese Gordon, perhaps in the form of Texan Bush...

[concerned about politics]

Just before the lunar eclipse, we should detonate a high altitude H bomb over the Middle East in front of the eclipse and announce.......

That Allah did it because they've been sinfull.

[watchin]

If I knew the Second Coming was imminent, I'd lose all respect & regard for law. Stock on food, hide in some secluded location, shoot those who come in. Every man/woman for him/herself.

Not a good plan. That's like a teenager finding out that Mom & Dad are coming home early and trashing the house in preparation.

[colorado tanker]

The Gertz article was posted here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1015366/posts

[GovernmentShrinker]

Yep, very scary. The confused announcer mumbled something like "Um, okay, obviously that didn't work."

Actually I live in NYC Monday-Friday, and in a Philly suburb on the weekends. I'll be down there for the lunar eclipse, and after reading this article, I'm thinking that's a better place to be. I do have an interesting insurance policy in NYC, at least when I'm at my apartment -- it's a whole block and a half from the big shiny Islamic Cultural Center/Mosque, which I'm figuring won't be Ground Zero for the next Islamo-wacko attack on NYC. My office, alas, is another story.

[DManA]

How did you know it failed? Some swearing and a muffled explosion?

[kidd]

Nothing personal, but I take newbie vanity posts with a huge grain of salt.

Nor do I buy into "Nostradamus-type" predictions.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Imagine how Christians would behave if events led them to believe that the second coming of Christ had occurred.

Well, if the second coming of Christ occured most Christians believe that we will be with Him so no need to do anything.

After all, He is the One who will gather us. If He isn't gathering then it is a false alarm.

Not a real good example.

[concerned about politics]

Wait until the 24th to say that. People seem to be taking this pretty seriously.

Well, I'm a bit creeped. I'll keep the kids home, just in case. We homeschool anyway, but we'll not be taking any field trips.

"A wise man hears of trouble comming and prepares for it. If that trouble does not arrive, he's still much better off because of it."

[oceanview]

look, they are always "planning" attacks. I "plan" to marry Pamela Anderson, that doesn't mean its going to happen!

[Nataku X]

I don't expect the 2nd coming to happen in my lifetime (no chance of the Temple being rebuilt any time soon), so haven't given it much thought...

The point I was trying to make, if you believe the end of the world's coming, you'll be driven into violence in situations where you normally wouldn't be.

[Roarkdude]

Terror alert just elevated. The list of multiple cities makes me feel like it's going to be biological or a dirty bomb. Let's hope someone somewhere in our government has a wire up some would be terrorirst a** and that they can thwart an attack.

[LizardQueen]

Buy a pig, or fill the fridge with ham. Sounds simple, but if they touch pig, they lose the virgins as well as their souls, and have no reason to live or die.

A friend of mine is a helicopter Medevac pilot with the Nat'l Guard. He was shipped to Bosnia, but at first we thought he was going to Iraq.

Since he can't be armed, according to Geneva Convention (as he's medevac), as a going away gift I gave him a tub of Hormel bacon bits labeled as fake military issue, with the block-printed label reading "Medevac Weapons System" :lol:.

The instructions on the back were "sprinkle on enemy as needed".

LQ

[areafiftyone]

I work in Manhattan and live in Queens actually.

[concerned about politics]

Nor do I buy into "Nostradamus-type" predictions.

PLOTTED ATTACK ON THE US - NEWLY OBTAINED INFORMATION
Northeast Intelligence Network
6 November 2003: As FIRST announced on WBEN 930 AM, The Tom Bauerle Show:
An urgent news from the jihad rule in Yemen, the Al-Asad messages coded...

XXX and a XXX declared that they received messages from Al Qaeda Network in Yemen that points to the messages of the fighting Sheikh Osama bin Ladin who transmitted last week were coded messages with directions for the execution of three greatest operations during the holy month of Ramadan ...

Check it out.

[colorado tanker]

According to Gertz this intel is very specific about the timing, which was to coincide with Osama's latest tape, which in the past have usually preceded attacks. This isn't the usual hysteria.

[concerned about politics]

I don't expect the 2nd coming to happen in my lifetime (no chance of the Temple being rebuilt any time soon), so haven't given it much thought...

The Temple wall has a huge crack in it. They don't know what's doing it. Maybe water veins. Anyway, the only way to fix it is to tear it down, find the cause, and rebuild it.

[concerned about politics]

PS....they also have the red heifer without blemish for the sacrifice.

[Judith Anne]

bump to myself.

[Labyrinthos]

Terror alert just elevated.

Source?

[The Mower]

Terror Alert just Elevated? Who says?

[eastsider]

I hate snakes ...

[traumer]

but, but... Islam is "the RELIGION OF PEACE" !!!!!

[Nataku X]

don't know about the wall but the heifer you are talking about has been disqualified. Also, the site is controlled by Muslims--no way they'll erect a replica of the Temple... IMHO the only way the temple will be built again is if Israel captures the site, which won't happen when virtually every country in the world except the US wants to see Israel dead.

[concerned about politics]

don't know about the wall but the heifer you are talking about has been disqualified. Also, the site is controlled by Muslims--no way they'll erect a replica of the Temple

I know the first heifer was disqualified. They found a white hair or something. They found another red one.
If the temple wall is cracking, it doesn't matter who controls it. It'll have to be fixed, or the temple will fall. The Muslums won't want that, either.

[GovernmentShrinker]

Dead silence, followed by the confused mumblings of the announcer.