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Suspiciously Quiet on the West Coast: What'll Happen Next?
Self | 10/27/2001 | Wayne_Shrugged

Posted on 10/27/2001 8:16:40 PM PDT by wayne_shrugged

I'm suspicious that all the Anthrax and terrorist targets to date have been aimed at the East Coast. I find it difficult to believe that terrorists would not have planned "something" for Los Angeles (the second largest city in the US, largest West Coast shipping port, and "entertainment capital of the world") or San Francisco or Seattle...

Am I ready for a new tin-foil hat?

Any thoughts/comments/suggestions from FReepers (including the newest styles in tin-foil hats and the best suppliers of tin-foil)?


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1 posted on 10/27/2001 8:16:41 PM PDT by wayne_shrugged
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They probably think that all the liberals out here are on their side. They don't want to kill them until the last.
2 posted on 10/27/2001 8:20:07 PM PDT by The Real Deal
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I've been wondering the same thing. They did have plans to blow up the Space Needle during the Millenium celebration.

Luckily the guy was caught at the Canadian border.

3 posted on 10/27/2001 8:20:51 PM PDT by Vicki
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They don't want to live in California any more than anybody else does.
4 posted on 10/27/2001 8:21:20 PM PDT by mdittmar
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Berkeley is actually helping the enemy, not hurting them.
5 posted on 10/27/2001 8:23:18 PM PDT by jporcus
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I have thought this as well. It's a target-rich environment, and suspiciously untouched by terrorist violence.
6 posted on 10/27/2001 8:23:48 PM PDT by motexva
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To: wayne_shrugged
Cue the suspense thriller music!
7 posted on 10/27/2001 8:25:05 PM PDT by headsonpikes
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To: mdittmar
They don't want to live in California any more than anybody else does.

So much for "United We Stand!" With your attitude, the terrorists won't have to do anything else, we'll just fracture on our own...

(BTW, tell this to the 30 million people already living in California.)

9 posted on 10/27/2001 8:25:47 PM PDT by wayne_shrugged
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To: mdittmar
Maybe if there is a second wave it will be on the west coast.
10 posted on 10/27/2001 8:26:02 PM PDT by Husker24
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To: Vicki
They did have plans to blow up the Space Needle during the Millenium celebration.

Did you see the PBS Frontline show on Thursday night?
I only got to see the last 15 minutes, but it appears that the guy picked up
at the US-Canadian border in that plot actually was planning to blow up
the terminals at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

I don't know if that was the only target or in addition to the Space Needle.

There are still too many bad guys out there!
11 posted on 10/27/2001 8:27:13 PM PDT by VOA
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My imagination is going overtime....I have been pondering why anthrax is hitting mostly the areas that were hit by the airplanes (D.C., N.Y.) Could those terrorists have packed some anthrax into their "baggage" "carryons" or does "outdoor air/sunlight" kill it? I am having difficulty understanding how 2-3 letters could cause such rampant coverage of anthrax spores.
13 posted on 10/27/2001 8:28:26 PM PDT by jcmfreedom
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My imagination is going overtime....I have been pondering why anthrax is hitting mostly the areas that were hit by the airplanes (D.C., N.Y.) Could those terrorists have packed some anthrax into their "baggage" "carryons" or does "outdoor air/sunlight" kill it? I am having difficulty understanding how 2-3 letters could cause such rampant coverage of anthrax spores.
14 posted on 10/27/2001 8:28:29 PM PDT by jcmfreedom
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To: VOA
I just said the same thing to my wife about half an hour ago. Do you have a hat for me.
15 posted on 10/27/2001 8:28:50 PM PDT by theflagwaver
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To: wayne_shrugged
Two cavalry soldiers are standing guard at night. It's dark.

Frightened young private: Shore is quiet out there.

Grizzled old Veteran: Yeah. Toooo quiet.

Thwackckckckck! (Private falls dead with arrow through the heart)

Indian attack commences....

16 posted on 10/27/2001 8:29:18 PM PDT by r9etb
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I find it difficult to believe that terrorists would not have planned "something" for Los Angeles...

I am being facetious, but can you imagine the heck Osama would catch from his four wives
and G-d-only-knows how many children if they found out he'd blown up
Disneyland/California Adventure or the Golden Gate Bridge?
I suspect that even the Muslims in Indonesia would not be happy when they found out
that Osama had "killed Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Pluto"!

Osama and Co. may be terrorists, but they'd rather not blow up a potential vacation spot
or someplace they'd like to have a part-time home.
17 posted on 10/27/2001 8:31:50 PM PDT by VOA
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I have the opposite thought. What if there are no more terrorist attacks for a long time? What if that is the terrorist strategy? Without more attacks to blame on bad guys and galvanize the West to keep up the war...the war might falter and just at that time they will strike again.
18 posted on 10/27/2001 8:32:33 PM PDT by Theresa
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I have the opposite thought. What if there are no more terrorist attacks for a long time? What if that is the terrorist strategy? Without more attacks to blame on bad guys and galvanize the West to keep up the war...the war might falter and just at that time they will strike again.

My sincere hope is that couldn't plan that far ahead!

19 posted on 10/27/2001 8:38:53 PM PDT by wayne_shrugged
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977 mid-easterners are still being detained. Their plans were interrupted.
20 posted on 10/27/2001 8:40:03 PM PDT by blam
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