Are homicide bombings headed to the U.S.? (FOX News Questions Answered)

FoxNews - FOX Fan Central ^ | March, 2003 | FoxNews.Com

[Bobby777]

A: I firmly believe we are on the verge of collapsing the pre-9/11 infrastructure of Al Qaeda and its cells within the U.S., as well as in other parts of the world. The arrest last weekend of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed provided a veritable gold mine of information which we are using to assist U.S. and foreign law enforcement agencies in rooting out sleeper cells before they can activate and commit terrorist acts. The arrest of five Al Qaeda operatives in Kuwait yesterday is a good example of how quickly the data U.S. and Pakistani authorities got was translated into action.

[Bobby777]

Please keep discussion within FR guidelines ... I, for one, think the outcry from Americans will be deafening ... however, I have been surprised by those who seem to have already forgotten 9/11 ... what say ye, FReepers?

[Salman]

We already had suicide bombings in the US, and ~3000 dead. Remember?

[Republic]

I believe we will undergo some chaos-most likely in the order of the Anthrax attack and very possibly smallpox. And I believe that homicide bombings are in our future.

A few weeks ago-the same night in fact that I had attended a Town Hall mtg here in Indy regarding info on the Muslim faith, I watched a televised (CSPAN) panel on the Islamic faith that was sponsored by the Christian coalition.

In my life, I have never watched a program on TV that chilled me like that one did. I listened in complete disbelief and creeping horror.

If this is ever replayed-I highly recommend it. It changed my thoughts about Islam and Mohammed forever.

Islam is horrific.

[Bobby777]

yep it's been sanitized ... the horrific events that have occurred in Algeria and the Sudan especially are completely ignored by the United Nations ... showing what a worthless organization they are ...

[Bobby777]

exactly my point ...

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

They are at least honest. Our office holders for money and personal prestige let them loose upon us. Which is worse ?

[VaBthang4]

Why does this cheesy question continue to come up?

It smacks of some underlying vain leftist desire to have them here. I personally think that if a single one [1] were to occur, that'd be it for all Arabs in America.

If they come, they come. Gun sales in America will go through the roof.....you gotta weigh the pros and cons of these sort of things.

[Fee]

Suicide bombing would work if the attacker can blend into the population. Arabs, Indonesians, Malayans, Iranians, Turks, North Africans, Egyptians and other Muslim nationals standout in the US. They might be able to blend in cosmopolitant areas, but after a few bombings, I can assure you Americans will mass deport them and if we are truly piss off, the Arab world would go the way of the American Indians. That was the last bunch that killed unarmed civilians as part of warfare. Not much of them left, are there?

[Alas Babylon!]

Yes, and we also had the Islamo-whacko-snipers in DC six or so months ago. IMHO, that scenario stills scares me. Look how long it took for the combined police powers in DC to stop those two.

[Bobby777]

some in America have chosen to turn a blind eye to the real problem even after 9/11 ... they see videotapes where these guys were filming the WTC, bridges, power plants, oil refineries, schools, etc. and yet they think this is a small problem that can be resolved with dialogue ... they hardly understand the nature of the beast ...

[Fee]

The Naval Proceeding (professional journal for naval officers) had an excellent article on the Arab Art of War. Killing and terrorizing civilians is part of their warcraft.

[Bobby777]

yes, my personal belief is that mass deportation will be the outcry of the American public ... any in those groups that have access to "hidden" information would be wise to reveal such to the FBI ... in Palestine, Yasser Arafat's thugs kill informers ... here in the USA, their assistance would be appreciated ... and "inside information" is what is crucial to this battle ...

[tet68]

My only surprise is that it hasn't happened yet.
Post 911.
It's coming, watch for it.

[VOA]

I, for one, think the outcry from Americans will be deafening ...

Just my opinion, but the mainstream population is still at the same stage it was
at after the sinking of the Lusitania, or knowing that the Nazis were EVIL b@$tards...
we still didn't want to interject ourselves into the fight.

If this were a saner era, Hollywood/US media would be doing something of an
equivalent of "Why We Fight", Frank Capra's series to explain what was really
going on to an isolationist America.

The sooner the average Mr. and Mrs. America and all the ships at sea (to steal
from Walter Winchell) understand we are in the same bunker with much of the
English-speaking world (U.K., Austalia, WESTERN CANADA), Israel, and the
former Eastern Bloc countries....the sooner we'll make the streets of Bahgdad,
Pyonygang, Khartohm, and other places safe for decent humans (of all stripes).
(please forgive the mis-spellings)

Just by letting the bad guys (Evil-doers, in DubyaSpeak) know that there are no
real future in their line of work.

But if the status quo continues, there will be an unending supplies of pukes
who see that you can take over a country, kill/torture your enemies, build lots
of "Palaces" (pleasure domes/fortresses) and defy the UN with impunity.

[gaucho]

I have thought since 9/11 that we would get homicide bombers in the US. Especially in neighborhoods that have night life, shops, etc. Just like Israel.

[chiller]

Sadly, I've always thought another terrorist attack was 'necessary' to ignite what should be done. Mass deportation. Once we're hit again, allowing radical islamists to stay won't be tolerated because it limits our freedom. That's a no go.

Too bad others on this planet haven't tasted freedom.

How many attacks will be found to be terrorism. '93 WTC. OK City. How many air crashes? WTC/Pentagon. Snipers?

Once we know for sure, we'll throw their asses out.

[10mm]

If I ever encounter anyone wearing what appears to be a "suicide bomb" or "explosives belt", they're going to get shot dead immediately. I will not risk my life, or the lives of my loved ones on the chance they might have just been "protestors" in costume (like what is currently seen on the streets of Europe).

[templar]

It smacks of some underlying vain leftist desire to have them here. I personally think that if a single one [1] were to occur, that'd be it for all Arabs in America.

Didn't one already occur a long time ago? Something about the World Trade Center, I think. But it has been a long time.

[Per-Ling]

I don't think homocide bombings ala Israel are what we have to worry about stateside. I think the number of cell members in this country is not very high (albeit disturbing that they exist at all). I think because of this relatively small pool of fanatics, they are each too valuable to pull off a one-time act like a homocide bombing that kills maybe 20 or so. They'll need to be reserved for "bigger and better" things. So, we'll probably see a lot of suspicious packages showing up or things along the assasination type of terror. I just don't see them "wasting" the life of a cell member for a "measly" 20 American lives.

My $.02

[Bobby777]

yes I believe you're correct ... I was of the same opinion ... I purchased a video released in August, 2001, in August, 2001 ... I thought it so important I put it up on my website ... on September 9, 2001 ... it came sooner than even I imagined ... more devastating I mean ... (it's been updated with WTC footage and now is distributed under two different names)...
in the video, the author spoke of how some mosques were being used as secret bases for Jihad against the USA ... obviously this was the theme of the PBS special from prior years ...


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