1 posted on
09/11/2002 8:02:21 AM PDT by
Pokey78
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To: Pokey78
What princes they are to pronounce this news on today of all days.
A real Hollywood ending ... perhaps there's hope for these ragheads yet.
105 posted on
09/11/2002 8:23:03 AM PDT by
Askel5
To: Pokey78; smith288; aristeides; thinden; honway; piasa
I wouldn't believe CBS or al-Qaeda, though the evidence seems to indicate that he's dead (no videos, speeches, etc).
Interesting that CBS was monitoring a website in Sudan....
I hope its not a signal to sleepers though
I think that's a logical possibility. They may have been getting their ducks in a row and waited until now to announce it. My guess is that they want a general uprising to cover their terrorist plots. If millions of the "peacefull" start going off spontaneously, the authorities will have a hard time concentrating on the cells.
Perhaps that's the reason for this quote from Ashcroft:
In addition, U.S. intelligence has concluded that lower-level al Qaeda operatives may view the September 11 anniversary as a suitable time to lash out in even small strikes to demonstrate their worldwide presence and resolve," Mr. Ashcroft said. "Accordingly, widely dispersed, unsophisticated strikes are possible, as well."
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/748432/posts
Jailed al Qaeda figure is source for latest threat alert
Maybe the government had an inkling that this announcement was going to be made. And maybe that's why CBS just happened to be monitoring that site in Sudan...
To: Pokey78; Victoria Delsoul; coteblanche; harpseal; Travis McGee; Snow Bunny; onyx; JohnHuang2; ...
Well, it's been quite a while since I posted this. I we can get a confirmation and a date, I'll revise it apporpriately.
Osama Paki-pool Update:
Osama bin DEAD-pool
Pick a day! Any day! Or flag me for a QikPik!
Update
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In the past week, sightings of Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan have surpassed those of Elvis in Vegas. Is it almost over for the Scumbeard of the Year? Or are these all wild goose chases? What day do you think he's learn the truth about the 72 virgins and the 28 little boys?
Or are you even in the game? Still plenty of open dates, so flag me on this thread (not my mailbox) if you want in. As you've noticed, since he doesn't look like he'll make it to Pakistan, I went ahead and changed the name of the pool. Sue me.
KayEyeDoubleDee raised a good question a while back... What's the effective time zone for the pool? I should have established this earlier, so I think the only fair thing to do is say that it's whatever Time Zone bin Laden is killed in (or appears in Pakistan, which seems increasingly unlikely.)
In the event that bin Laden turns out to have been killed already, we'll wait until a reliable forensic report (meaning, the stage of maggot development on his rotten carcass) before declaring a winner. |
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SABERTOOTH'S POOL IS NOW GOING TO BE CONSIDERED THE POOL FOR THE WINNER. RECOVERING DEMOCRAT WILL DONATE $25 TO FR IN THE NAME OF THE WINNER OF **SABERTOOTH'S** POOL!
(sorry folks. I didn't know there was a pool already going! I meant to do something ORIGINAL. No need to have two going at once, so I'll rely on Sabertooth to provide the name of the winner! Thanks ST! rd) |
Hey, thank YOU, RD! As far as I'm concerned, if you thought of it yourself, it's original. And I doubt I was the first But it was your great idea to give $25 in the name of the winner to Free Republic. If you don't mind, I think I'll match that, in addition to posting a glory thread with the winner's name on it. henbane
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November, 2001 November 16: First day of Ramadan! November 17: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub - Nope. November 18: johniegrad - Nope. November 19: OPEN November 20: OPEN November 21: OPEN November 22: Azzurri -- Thanksgiving - Nope. November 23: Sabertooth - Nope. November 24: Jefferson Adams - Nope. November 25: Victoria Delsoul - Nope. November 26: airborne - Nope. November 27: harpseal - Nope. November 28: snippy_about_it - Nope. November 29: Tunehead54 - Nope. November 30: Travis McGee - Nope.
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December, 2001 December 1: alancarp - Nope. December 2: onyx - Nope. December 3: AfghanAirShow - Nope. December 4: Straight Vermonter - Nope. December 5: Pokey78 - Nope. December 6: proudofthesouth - Nope. December 7: null and void -- Pearl Harbor Day - Nope. December 8: MaeWest - Nope. December 9: justlurking - Nope. December 10: glock rocks - Nope. December 11: KayEyeDoubleDee - Nope. December 12: Washi - Nope. December 13: FreedomFarmer - Nope. December 14: irish guard - Nope. December 15: hattend</b- Nope. Not sure when Ramadan ends, but around here somewhere. December 16: nunya bidness - Nope. December 17: abner - Nope. December 18: anniegetyourgun - Nope. December 19: Collier - Nope. December 20: mdittmar - Nope. December 21: Nick Danger - Nope. December 22: okie01 - Nope. December 23: peteram - Nope. December 24: RasterMaster - Nope. December 25: Go Gordon -- Christmas Day - Nope. December 26: Loyalist - Nope. December 27: Brian Allen - Nope. December 28: Snow Bunny December 29: Alabama_Wild_Man - Nope. December 30: CIApilot - Nope. December 31: Miss Marple - Nope. |
January, 2002 January 1: Freeper 007 -- New Year's Day - Nope. January 2: spectr17 - Nope. January 3: lainde - Nope. January 4: Woodman - Nope. January 5: Semper911 Day - Nope. January 6: be-baw Day - Nope. January 7: aruanan Day - Nope. January 8: PoisedWoman -- Elvis's Birthday - Nope. January 9: Diogenesis. Day - Nope. January 10: JeanS Day - Nope. January 11: is_is Day - Nope. January 12: garycooper Day - Nope. January 13: Torie Day - Nope. January 14: JohnHuang2 Day - Nope. January 15: coteblanche -- King's B'day. - Nope. January 16: Sunshine55 - Nope. January 17: lmr - Nope. January 18: eastforker - Nope. January 19: LibWhacker - Nope. January 20: Gritty -- Anniversary of Dubya's Inagural - Nope. January 21: bwteim - Nope. January 22: Mike Darancette - Nope. January 23: Shooter 2.5 - Nope. January 24: kylaka - Nope. January 25: butter pecan fan - Nope. January 26: itwasntme - Nope. January 27: WRhine - Nope. January 28: nevergore - Nope. January 29: veronica - Nope. January 30: InfraRed - Nope. January 31: Ernest_at_the_Beach - Nope. |
February, 2002 February 1: mvonfr - Nope. February 2: afuturegovernor -- Ground Hog Day - Nope. February 3: JennysCool - Nope. February 4: deadhead - Nope. February 5: VietVet - Nope. February 6: Slyfox - Tick
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February 7: GeronL - On the bubble. February 8: Calpublican February 9: OnAMission February 10: gwmoore February 11: EaglesUpForever February 12: nonliberal - Lincoln's Birthday February 13: America's Resolve February 14: beowolf - Valentine's Day February 15: I_Had_Enough February 16: vinci February 17: aquawrench February 18: 2Jedismom February 19: ScottK February 20: b4its2late February 21: My Favorite Headache February 22: Amore - Washington's Birthday February 23: katze February 24: HAL9000 February 25: YaYa123 February 26: cajungirl February 27: Slicksadick February 28: Poohbah
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March, 2002 March 1: abclily March 2: womanvet March 3: The Raven March 4: WhatWouldReaganDo March 5: jrewingjr March 6: illbenice March 7: SunnyUsa March 8: DKNY March 9: lilsparky March 10: Pablo64 March 11: VRWC For Truth March 12: Sungirl March 13: katnip March 14: Bloody Sam Roberts March 15: X-FID March 16: Happygal March 17: Hillary's Lovely Legs - St. Patrick's Day March 18: Anti-Jen March 19: Lancey Howard March 20: GOPJ March 21: Bogey78O March 22: Abn1508 March 23: Tex-Con-Man March 24: seeker41 March 25: JerseyHighlander March 26: CJ Wolf March 27: Apple Pan Dowdy March 28: JerseyHighlander March 29: bvw March 30: Rainbow Rising March 31: Darth Sidious |
April, 2002 April 1: mlocher April 2: Big Guy and Rusty 99 April 3: Grizzfan April 4: WIMom - Brady Boomer Founder April 5: CheneyChick - Brady Boomer Founder April 6: vikingchick - Brady Boomer Founder April 7: fhayek April 8: kmiller1k - Brady Boomer Founder April 9: one_particular_harbour - Brady Boomer Founder April 10: rintense April 11: Fighting Irish April 12: HiTech RedNeck April 13: MattinNJ April 14: Faraday April 15: LLAN-DDEUSANT April 16: BOBTHENAILER April 17: newzjunkey April 18: rockfish59 April 19: Dan from Michigan April 20: 4TheFlag April 21: OPEN April 22: OPEN April 23: OPEN April 24: OPEN April 25: CounterCounterCulture April 26: OPEN April 27: Michael2001 April 28: operation clinton cleanup April 29: dennisw April 30: henbane |
And here are a few of Freepers who think that they know something that the rest us don't
October 10, 2001: susangirl - She's actually got a cool theory, which you can read HERE. May 1: Free Vulcan May 17: Flipyaforreal September 11, 2002: terilyn October 26, 2004: kixx September 5, 2011: widgysoft |
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If you're unsure what the whole "Paki-pool" idea was about, click this link to a thread posted by Travis McGee on October 25th...
Will Osama Appear In Pakistan?
The operating theory is was that Osama bin Laden had a plan all along to show up in Pakistan, have himself declared the "Imam al-Mahdi" (a long-prophesied Islamic savior-figure), and start a civil war in an attempt to gain control of Pakistan's nukes. Sound crazy? So is he. Crazy evil. It's still an interesting read. |
Here's another:
Black Flags of Islam
Portents of the Imam al-Mahdi, the Moslems' prophesied deliverer of Jerusalem?
Click on the Black Flags for the link
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To: Pokey78
"He's dead. You may now call off all efforts to locate and punish him. We were all just poor little sheep who were led astray and screwed over by Big Bad Osama. Everything will be better now if you just forget about the mad act of a lone religious fundamentalist. We will now dedicate the efforts of Al Qaeda to spreading peace and love throughout the world. That is all."
129 posted on
09/11/2002 8:27:30 AM PDT by
aruanan
To: Pokey78
I'm sure Osama would like the world to believe that he is dead. I won't believe it, until somebody produces a body.
To: Pokey78
NY Times Special Edition Headline:
OBL Dead: War on Terrorism Over, Happy Days Are Here Again!
LOL
133 posted on
09/11/2002 8:28:27 AM PDT by
Rockitz
To: Pokey78
Cervesa on me, next 100 posts!
134 posted on
09/11/2002 8:28:43 AM PDT by
elbucko
To: Pokey78
After thinking about it this looks more and more like a signal for someone (sleeper) to do something.
To: Pokey78
Until they find DNA evidence of the body, Osama == Elvis.
To: Pokey78
I believe it was Vice President Cheney who said recently:
If he is alive we will get him, If he is dead we got him!
141 posted on
09/11/2002 8:30:50 AM PDT by
McGruff
To: Pokey78
So who won the pool?
To: Pokey78
Has it occurred to anyone else that perhaps we killed him and kept it secret? It would be a smart move. It would avoid any retribution that loyal followers, overcome by emotion, would commit. It would allow us to keep the pressure on and avoid calls that the "mission was complete." I think he's dead and I think we know he's dead. I think swooped in, killed or captured him and his group, then left no clues behind. This is the best possible solution to the Bin Laden problem.
To: Pokey78
Its time we take the Rats' position; we keep fighting until we have the body as proof. No body, no stop to the fighting. We cant make a change in our position without evidence.
147 posted on
09/11/2002 8:32:41 AM PDT by
Lockbox
To: Pokey78
It might be a signal.
To: Pokey78
I'll believe he's dead when I see the living proof.
159 posted on
09/11/2002 8:35:37 AM PDT by
Consort
To: Pokey78
Yeah, and CBS announced that Gore won Florida.
To: Pokey78
In other breaking news, the sky is blue, and the Pope is Catholic.
171 posted on
09/11/2002 8:40:05 AM PDT by
jpl
To: Pokey78
If this headline is confirmed, I just hope it is not a signal to sleeper cells.
I do not want to be hearing about car bombs going off in a few hours from now.
183 posted on
09/11/2002 8:43:21 AM PDT by
caa26
To: Pokey78
He's dead, Jim!!!
186 posted on
09/11/2002 8:43:47 AM PDT by
machman
To: Pokey78
Anybody got a link to this story on CBS....couldn't find one.
190 posted on
09/11/2002 8:44:28 AM PDT by
gilor
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