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The Man Who Predicted 9/11 [History Channel]
History Channel ^ | 11/10/2005 | NA

Posted on 11/11/2005 12:27:36 PM PST by Lloyd227

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To: Lloyd227

WOW. A real giant among men!!!


21 posted on 11/11/2005 12:40:52 PM PST by quikdrw (Life is tough....it's even tougher if you are stupid.)
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To: FairOpinion
"I wonder, did they say anything about what made him think that Bin Laden will attack with airplanes?"

I caught only part of the show, but had once stayed up nearly all night reading material written by others about Mr. Rescorla.

And yes, he had reasons. Take some time and read some of the links.

I promise, it's time well spent.

22 posted on 11/11/2005 12:41:01 PM PST by Lloyd227
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To: Lloyd227

And thanks for posting these other links too.


23 posted on 11/11/2005 12:42:59 PM PST by FairOpinion (CA Props: We may have lost the battle, but the war is not over. Support reform in CA.)
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To: FairOpinion
"...I caught only part of the show,..."

And yes, I have ordered the DVD from the History Channel. I have four sons, 15 to 22 and a review of Mr. Rescorla's life is a required topic in my home now.

24 posted on 11/11/2005 12:43:19 PM PST by Lloyd227
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To: ALOHA RONNIE

Ping!


25 posted on 11/11/2005 12:45:24 PM PST by Rummyfan
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To: ALOHA RONNIE; Lloyd227

Over here! Someone is asking about Rick Rescorla.


26 posted on 11/11/2005 12:46:12 PM PST by Protect the Bill of Rights (GOP, The Other France)
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To: jdm

Before you make such comments demonstrating your uninformed status, you should have read the post and some of the links.

This is NOT a guy claiming after the fact, that he predicted it, it's someone who made well documented plans to evacuate people, based on that prediction and there is a great deal of evidence to back it up. He didn't predict the date, but he made an assessment, that an air attack is feasible and likely. He was an intelligence buff, so maybe he read about the Boinca (sp?) plan back in 1995 and he paid attention to it, unlike everyone else, who dismissed it.


27 posted on 11/11/2005 12:47:26 PM PST by FairOpinion (CA Props: We may have lost the battle, but the war is not over. Support reform in CA.)
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To: Lloyd227

BTTT


28 posted on 11/11/2005 12:48:25 PM PST by calrighty (C'mon troops, finish em off!!)
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To: Rummyfan

Pretty sure Aloha Ronnie is in DC at the 7th Cav's 40th anniverary of the Ia Drang battle


29 posted on 11/11/2005 12:48:56 PM PST by Lexington Green (''America has the watches. We have the time.'' -- Al-Zawahiri)
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To: Rummyfan

Great minds, LOL.
I missed the special, (kicking myself in the butt).


30 posted on 11/11/2005 12:49:33 PM PST by Protect the Bill of Rights (GOP, The Other France)
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To: Lloyd227

Bump for later


31 posted on 11/11/2005 12:51:17 PM PST by WhiteGuy (Vote for gridlock)
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To: Lloyd227

ping


32 posted on 11/11/2005 12:51:48 PM PST by thejokker
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To: jdm
Perhaps you'd like to explore the links a bit more. From "HOW RICK RESCORLA SAVED 2700 LIVES ON 9-11":

How does a man come to possess this ability to so accurately predict future events? He had no crystal ball. He was not clairvoyant. He was a professional in the arts of intelligence, security, and counter-guerrilla warfare. He had spent his entire life centered on these things. Over a lifetime, Rescorla accumulated knowledge and experience that allowed him to know the how, when, why, and where his enemy would strike.

(...)

See? No horoscope -- no crystal ball -- no tarot cards -- just plain and simple intelligence and professional expertise and logical projection, i.e., "If you want to know what a terrorist is likely to do, just ask a terrorist -- or one whose mind works like that of a terrorist.”

I hope you'll read the rest. A fascinating guy, a real hero. It has nothing to do with Nostradamus or Miss Cleo.

33 posted on 11/11/2005 12:53:00 PM PST by MizSterious (Anonymous sources often means "the voices in my head told me.")
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To: Protect the Bill of Rights

I haven't seen it yet, but it's been recorded. We'll probably watch it this weekend.


34 posted on 11/11/2005 12:54:43 PM PST by MizSterious (Anonymous sources often means "the voices in my head told me.")
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To: FairOpinion

There were other people who also thought this.
I remember seeing a book published in the '80's that
contained an illustration showing a plane hitting the WTC
with the word "TERRORISM" as the sole caption.
I wish I could find what I did with it.


35 posted on 11/11/2005 12:55:07 PM PST by macrahanish #1
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To: jdm; ALOHA RONNIE

Maybe when Aloha Ronnie gets to the thread, he will educate you a bit. I mean that in the nicest possible way.

Aloha Ronnie, jdm might need a bit more background On Rick. Then he will realize what a great man we lost that day.


36 posted on 11/11/2005 12:56:30 PM PST by Protect the Bill of Rights (GOP, The Other France)
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To: FairOpinion

I think it's "Bojinka" although sometimes it's spelled "Bojinko." Nevertheless, he put it all together as our own country's leadership could have and should have.


37 posted on 11/11/2005 12:56:54 PM PST by MizSterious (Anonymous sources often means "the voices in my head told me.")
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To: Lexington Green

I will watch "We Were Soldiers" in honor of the 40th anniversary. With plenty of Kleenex.

40 years? My God, 1965 seems like just yesterday.


38 posted on 11/11/2005 1:02:02 PM PST by Protect the Bill of Rights (GOP, The Other France)
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To: Lloyd227
"You should be able to strip a man naked and throw him out with nothing on him," he told Hill. "By the end of the day, the man should be clothed and fed. By the end of the week, he should own a horse. And by the end of a year he should own a business and have money in the bank".

Thanks for the link!
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39 posted on 11/11/2005 1:02:32 PM PST by mugs99 (Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive.)
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To: FairOpinion

Actually, there was one warning--the first Trade Center bombing. And there was some published talk that the Arabs would try again. They were clearly obsessed by the Twin Towers as a symbol of what they hated about America.

I don't know if that was the basis for his planning. He still deserves major credit for taking action, doing his job, and risking unpopularity on what must have seemed a long shot.


40 posted on 11/11/2005 1:09:44 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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