[glock rocks]

two to the chest, one to the head. repeat as necessary.

[Samwise]

I think we should be studying the illustrations in Arab calendars.

[Free_at_last_-2001]

So beware, America. Get ready. Get prepared. Put on the safety belt - this is an odd statement coming from a terrorist organization.

Terrorism (or guerrilla warfare if you prefer) depends on surprise attacks so if an attack is imminent there is silence.
After and attack they are many false alarms, this is to cause confusion and to give their allies in media (Dan et al) and government (hillary et al) ammunition against the target country (USA).

[Kermit]

"He cited what he described as America's anti-Muslim policies in countries such as Somalia, Sudan, Indonesia and the Philippines as a reason for targeting the United States."

What is missing here? Here's a guy, whose group has been expelled from their bases, whose patrons have been overthrown in their own country, whose leaders are either dead, captured or on the run and he doesn't mention THAT as a reason to attack the US.

[Right_in_Virginia]

"Osama bin Laden and his al Qaeda network are blamed for masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks that killed 3,000 people."

Blamed for masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks?

How about guilty as sin... not only for the planning, but also the execution.

[Diogenesis]

Nuke them from orbit. It's safer that way.

[Steve Eisenberg]

I remember a series of similar threats last year. In at least one, ex-Afghanistan supremo Omar said that the next attacks against America would come (I forget the exact words) quite soon.

I suppose that Dick Chaney knew what he was talking about when he said that additional attacks are inevitable. However, the threats may indicate that they are not ready to pounce yet, and are still in pure braggart mode.

[MeekOneGOP]

It's a diversion. They are trying to put the squeeze on to delay THIS..........

Dear President Bush:

Start the bombing HERE:

Part of a 814,000 square meter complex outside Baghdad, and
begun while sanctions have been in effect, construction of
the Al Salam Palace was completed in September, 1999.

[Piquaboy]

Get ready for an attack, but make sure that racial profiling is not used to help prevent it. Can't hurt anyone's feelings, don't you know.

[d4now]

Does anyone remember reading reports - around last July - (posted here at FR) of bin laden saying the U.S. should expect something "really big"?

I've done a search of the archives but couldn't find anything.

[mhking]

We'll tell you we're coming, because...

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! Our chief weapon is surprise...surprise and fear...fear and surprise.... Our two weapons are fear and surprise...and ruthless efficiency.... Our *three* weapons are fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency...and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope.... Our *four*...no... *Amongst* our weapons.... Amongst our weaponry...are such elements as fear, surprise...

[oceanperch]

yawn Chicken Little surfaces again.

[JennysCool]

The newspaper quoted al Qaeda spokesman Sulaiman bu Ghaith as saying in a statement.

Um...Maybe somebody we ought to be rounding up?

[bushfamfan]

At what point to we become so angry that we decide it's better if we use our significant nukes to just blast the Arabs totally off the planet to meet Satan? Keep it up and the cowboy will act!!

[MarMema]

was from Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar

Radar alert. Isn't this the same guy who has all the interviews on all the islamic sites right now?

Answering my own question here - Interview

I recall seeing all the sites carrying his interview and it brought up a red flag, because so many of them deemed it important enough to have online, but when I read the interviews I was not impressed, so I blew it off.

[TomGuy]

1000 possible sleepers still in this country already.

Still mostly open borders, north and south.

1000's of shipping cartons by air and by sea arriving daily, most unchecked.

[galt-jw]

how many times did the fbi have to stop the attack?
how many, that we KNOW of? how many?

the folks who dropped the ball on this, klinton fbi, etc, are guilty parties as well, guiltier.
only your own can betray you. the terrorists were acting as we knew they do.

these terrorist turds NEVER could have succeeded without the deadly incompetence and perhaps intent of those charge with our security.

attacks WILL happen again. why? because this nation seemingly intends it to. are they serious? see if they behave seriously, you'll know by their deeds.

do you see border security? do you see internment camps or other measures to find out WHO is here? do you see elimination of the SOURCES of terrorism, expedited elimination based on serious concern?

i am not blaming anyone. that is for everyone to think about. but there ARE those here in the US who seemingly either want this to happen, or are so incompetent or dumb as to be indistinguishable from an ally to the enemies.

[onedoug]

ABC News, Reuters and al-Hayat can get forked.

Iceholes.

[tet68]

"What is coming to the Americans will not, by the will of God, be less than what has come,"

"What is coming to Al-Quieda will not, by the grace of America, be less than what they deserve."

Note, look for much hand wringing and whining afterwards.

[Zachary1985]

"Put the safety belt on". Wow, that is very scary.