Posted on 08/12/2006 3:11:03 PM PDT by SE Mom
Tuscola County prosecutors filed terrorism-related charges Saturday against three men who they say bought dozens of cell phones Friday in Caro in a globally coordinated plot involving the Mackinac Bridge.
They charged brothers Adham Abdelhamid Othman, 21, and Louai Abdelhamied Othman, 23, along with their cousin, Maruan Awad Muhareb, 18, with identical counts of collecting material to support terrorist acts and surveillance of a vulnerable target with intent to committ terrorism.
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I've lived here for 30+ years, and that would have been one helluva feat had they pulled it off. Makes me wonder now if there is a target in every state.
So, were these sickos working with college students (dang, aren't they all) Osama Sabhi Abulhassan, 20, and Ali Houssaiky, 20, both homegrown terrorists of Dearborn, Mich who were also arrested for having $11k and buying up cell phones? Did ya'll see the thread about Osama whining back in January because other students were hassling him about his name? Poor widdle thing swore he didn't have any connection with OBL and just wanted to play b-ball and keep his GPA high. Between Michigan and Oklahoma homegrown college terrorist we don't need to import any more.
Yep, that would be the logical and optimum time to cause the most deaths and destruction.
The FBI can't be everywhere. There are nearly 300 million US citizens. Concerned citizens need to be vigilent and report suspicious activity. If there had been the same kind of wariness prior to 9-11, those attacks could have been thwarted. I don't think the strippers who danced for Atta and the other 9-11 terrorists would ignore the terrorist threats made by them nowadays.
They have weapons attached? Seems like the people that attacked us last time did not worry about their pictures being taken.... They even died performing the deed. What kind of deterrent is a camera for a person willing to die?
Revealing my age, I recall childhood vacations to the Upper Penninsula when the bridge was under construction and the ferry would go past the pilings and construciton boats. I never had the opportunity to actually see the completed bridge, or drive across it, which I have always wanted to do. Photo is beautiful.
Maybe another reason to homeschool.
That has definitely tweaked my curiosity. Those posts go back way before this was a hot story. The people talking among themselves had no reason to be making stuff up.
I wonder if at some point in the future, someone will be analyzing our posts, and commenting, "These guys were on to something".
I have a lot of questions about this, but no answers. So I pose the question to the "Internet".
We are changing the world, one post at a time.
Actually I disagree. We have ALL been reminded by our president and various LEO agencies that WE are the eyes and ears..these events if/when they occur- occur locally whether it's here in Florida where I live or in Michigan or Idaho. This enemy is clever, creative and always learning. We need to pay attention and notify authorities when we see something that..just doesn't...fit.
That's practically next door by Texas standards.
Oh the Professors and Students at the University of Detriot and the Liberal Arts College of your alma mata would come rallying and rioting to their defense.
I worked on building that bridge for three years. I was a field engineer on it and I know the structure well. I can not imagine how they would bring it down. Also, the Mackinac Bridge Authority is no doubt guarding it closely night and day and these jerks would never get close to it.
If they planned to use the same method as the London bombers (sports drinks, etc.), we should be extremely nervous since that type of bomb could conceivably be built at a football game- or even the Bridge Walk. Again, at the very least... 500 bombs killing 10 people would have a greater death toll than 911. And if this scenario is taking place in every state... God help us all.
some years
Shouldn't this be in Breaking News?
That may be why they needed so many. There's no way to blow that bridge without serious bomb making power and know how, but how hard would it be to plant a few dozen IEDs on the bridge and cause a panic? Especially if it was packed with traffic and pedestrians? Even a few strategically placed VBIEDs with cell phone detonators would cause major chaos.
This stuff is a daily occurance in Iraq. IED expertise is common, and easy to teach. The real trick to plant them and escape. Still, even under the eye of surveillance cameras, terrorists have pulled off some pretty amazing stuff and managed to escape.
Beautiful bridge. Has the ACLU lawyer got them out on bail yet?
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