Al Qaeda: 'Gift' of terror on its way (threat of terrorist attack)

CNN ^ | Thursday, December 5, 2002 Posted: 5:18 AM EST | CNN

[Eric Esot]

WASHINGTON (CNN) --The end of Ramadan has stirred renewed concerns over the threat of a terrorist attack against U.S. citizens and the nation's allies.

Earlier this week, an al Qaeda statement posted to the Internet threatened a strike to coincide with the end of the Muslim holy season -- which is December 5 and 6. The statement said, "You have not learned your lesson."

[Eric Esot]

As it goes; I heard December 5 and 6 mentioned on local radio; and this is the only source I could find for the moment.

[Lion's Cub]

The same threat was written about in another article last night or yesterday. I'll see if I can find it.

[The Raven]

Why not Dec 7 ????

[Eric Esot]

Why not Dec 7 ????

SEC and the Big 12? A Rugrats Kwanzaa? I don't know.

Maybe cause most buildings are empty on the weekends.

[The Raven]

Pearl Harbor day !!

[areafiftyone]

Holiday season would have the biggest impact. The cities are full of tourists visiting. Nwe York City is packed with people right now and will be even more packed with tourists the week of Christmas. The buildings and streets are full of people working and shopping during the week. Its much harder to walk in the streets during rush hour now. If they wanted to make an impact this is the time to do it.

[TigerLikesRooster]

RE #6

Or they could attack Norwegian Cruise Lines.:) Lately they are after easy targets contrary to their big tough talk.

[Eric Esot]

Interesting – and sad that I would completely forget that date.

[error99]

Yet another news story about yet another "threat"...
(yawn)

[Lion's Cub]

No luck in finding the post. But I did read it last night, so I know it's been in at least 2 sources.

[livius]

I get so sick of these blind, one-handed, half-brained, flea-bitten, stark raving mad mullahs, emerging from caves and dusting sand off of their filthy selves long enough to yell foul mouthed threats against us and every civilized people. And they think we're trembling, too!

One of the only good things that Maureen Dowd ever said was her comment on the famous picture of Osama squatting on a pile of rocks: it was like waking up to find ourselves at war with Fred Flintstone.

[HELLRAISER II]

I understand why you question that day, Pearl Harbor is a day that will live in infamy as will 911. I say if they attack us (and that's a big if) they will attack us on the 7th or the 25th. I personally don't think that they have the ability to hurt us again like 911, but I just saw the movie Sum of all fears and that is what i'm sure they would like to do. We shall see.

[Man of the Right]

Our leaders are far too circumspect in striking back.

[fivecatsandadog]

One of the only good things that Maureen Dowd ever said was her comment on the famous picture of Osama squatting on a pile of rocks: it was like waking up to find ourselves at war with Fred Flintstone.

Or the Sand People. Here we are in year 2002, and even tho we're not quite living the Space Odyssey like Arthur Clarke envisioned in 2001, it's unbelievable that a group like this (Muslims, Islams, Taliban) have survived for this long and think they can take US on and win.

[Constitutional Patriot]

"Why not Dec 7 ???? "

Because almost everyone is safe in their homes (except those living in major cities).

[Bella]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/801215/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/801111/posts

[P8riot]

What we need to do is give them an ultimatum. One more terror attack on anyone, especially a US Citizen or against sovereign US territory, and Mecca will cease to exist as anything but a bright and shining spot once known as a Camel lot.

[Lion's Cub]

I happened to come across that 2nd source again. It was posted in this thread in reply #41:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/800823/posts?page=1#41

[dennisw]

Hahahhahahha!!! El Cid knew what to do with them!

[Lion's Cub]

Thanks for the links. Where I actually saw it is linked in reply 18.

[fightu4it]

In a worst case secnerio the US is capable of matching terrorist act for terrorist act.

The US can also use ecomonic sanctions against countries in an effort to get them to "clean up" their own countries.

We could send all non resident persons from an offending country back to that country.

We could become serious about protecting our own borders.

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

[TLBSHOW]

911 THE DAY THAT WILL NEVER END UNTIL WE DESTROY THE ENEMY TOTALLY.........

[Dialup Llama]

We already got your gift on 9-11, Osama. Now you die.

[Dialup Llama]

They are not the sand people; they are orcs. Watch the trailer for The Two Towers and see how closely the theme of that movie resembles current events as it did with the first movie last year.

[TrappedInLiberalHell]

Well, the evening of December 6 in NYC would be early the morning of the 7th in most Arab countries. For what that's worth.

[fivecatsandadog]

So do we take their threats on their time or ours?

[TrappedInLiberalHell]

So do we take their threats on their time or ours?

Good question. It's hard to say, as I would guess it would depend on where the person doing the threatening is located, as well as where the attacks are planned to take place (in the U.S. or overseas).

[Eric Esot]

Thanks for the link and effort!

[TPartyType]

What I'd like to know is, what is the lesson we were supposed to learn from 9-11? Seriously, what do they think we're supposed to take from their actions? That the US is vulnerable? What?

[Morrigan]

Of course, here we are trying to be nice to the Muslims because of Ramadan........and here they are threatening to attack us during our holiday! Its crap, I say!