Which really means they will strike when and where they can. It's not that hard to kill innocent people, so it isn't much of a brag.
That is similar to what the U.S. military did in having our troops practice invasions from the Persian Gulf on Kuwait in the Gulf war. We had no intention of making an invasion over water but we let Sadam's "spies catch" us practicing. We also created a lot of radio traffic to make it look like we were going to combine a sea attack, with a frontal attack on land. We maintained total silence on what we were going to do which was a flank attack around Sadam's left flank.
Al Quaida has done that too. There were rumors of flying planes into buildings years ago. There were many more vague rumors of attacks that did and will not take place.
The Arab Culture is quite different from ours in at least one respect. When Sadam became certain he was unlikely to be able to defeat us, he talked about the MOTHER of all battles. It is typical Arab strategy. When they know they have nothing up their sleeve they talk big and tough. If Sadam had believed he could do a NAM on us, he would have played weak.. as if it would be a piece of cake for us to defeat him. His object for his propaganda would have been to lure us into making an attack that would have been bad for us.
Likewise when arabs have the stuff to really hurt their enemy with terrorism they never adverstise they are going to do it. Like Arafat and his attacks on Israel, Yasser always talks peace while conducting war. When he is finally checkmated, he will talk war while conducting peace. It is teh Arab way.
When Al Quaida threatens to do us great harm in the near future, you can be pretty certain they don't have the means to do it.
When and if they do attack, you will hear nothing from them before the attack about an attack. They went to great lengths to keep us ignorant of the WTC and the Pentagon attacks. If there is a next time they will go for a secret attack again.
The nmore they scream "We are going to attack you!" the safer I feel. I we don't destroy them and they shut up, cover your rear. We are likely to get hit.
Just curious. They are the propaganda arm of the terrorists, and if we were serious about combatting terrorism--which we profess to be...
You worthless arab dogs can stick with Saddam and even osama, but just remember who has the biggest stick. America didn't start this war but we will finish it. And the more you hit our innocence the more resolve we gain to annahilate you. Hay muslim arabs, eat poop and die.
I wonder if it ever occured to these megalomaniacs that if they continue being cute, the destruction of Pakistan, Iran and Iraq is not out of the question?
It would behoove those countries to consider the implications of continuing to harbor and shelter these Mass Murderers, and the consequences to themselves if they fail to do so.
It's true. They will. In Hell.
It's just a flesh wound.......
Did anyone hear a U.S. politician say we "have dismantled al qaeda's ability to strike and plan attacks?"
And I'm living my life exactly as I've lived it for all the years God has granted me. One day at a time. Doing what I have to do. Going where I have to go. And that's the way it will always be until God calls me.
Apologies to Abu Gheith in that I don't feel the need to wring my hands with anxiety or go hide in my basement when I hear his proud threats. I'll leave this one in the good Lord's hands.
The religious superiority implicit in the blatherings of these people is so empty. "We good, holy people. You bad people. We go kill you."
Whatever.