They're at it again - Page 2

07-21-2005, 06:38 PM

Actually, Jag's an Aussie by way of Switzerland. No doubt he learned how to make nuclear bombs when he was in Geneva, right Jag?

xoxoxoBruce · 07-21-2005, 07:39 PM

From here.

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"Each suitcase weighed between 50 and 80 kilograms (approximately 110 to 176 pounds) and contained enough fissionable plutonium and uranium to produce an explosive yield in excess of two kilotons," wrote Williams. "One suitcase bore the serial number 9999 and the Russian manufacturing date of 1988. The design of the weapons, Tenet told the president, is simple. The plutonium and uranium are kept in separate compartments that are linked to a triggering mechanism that can be activated by a clock or a call from the cell phone."

Personally, I can't vouch for the truth of the article. Just pointing out the claims being made.

russotto · 07-21-2005, 09:15 PM

I hope old Osama's heard of "Operation Glass Mecca", where following a nuclear terror attack in the US, the US military nuclear carpet-bombs the Middle East.

No, I just made that up. (or did I?)

Anyway, I figure if Al Qaeda had a nuke in the US, they'd have used it by now.

I think Marichiko may be on to something -- today's bozos might be copycats.

Happy Monkey · 07-21-2005, 10:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by russotto

I hope old Osama's heard of "Operation Glass Mecca", where following a nuclear terror attack in the US, the US military nuclear carpet-bombs the Middle East.

No, I just made that up. (or did I?)

No. No you did not.

Elspode · 07-21-2005, 10:59 PM

Last news reports I've heard seem to indicate that todays events were poorly made bombs which were fully intended to do what the apparently better-constructed devices did two weeks ago.

I'd like to think that all of them apparently failing (detonators only going off) is an indication that the perps are either running out of quality materiel or qualified bomb makers.

wolf · 07-22-2005, 12:03 AM

"Well, I'm sorry, sir, but Ibrahim showed us how to do this before he got picked up in the sweep, and yes, we wrote it all down, but then Mustafa spilled his coffee ... I got a bit of a scratch and my jeans are burnt here, can I have, say a half-dozen or so of the virgins anyway?"

Undertoad · 07-22-2005, 06:49 AM

"What ever you do Abu, don't let your pack get damp."

"Don't put the pack on a ramp. OK, we are ready for the operation."

plthijinx · 07-22-2005, 12:15 PM

well they apparently have killed one of the suspects......story here

wolf · 07-22-2005, 12:34 PM

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"They pushed him onto the floor and unloaded five shots into him. He's dead," witness Mark Whitby told the British Broadcasting Corp. "He looked like a cornered fox. He looked petrified."

Last time I checked, over here, we aren't allowed to shoot suspects once they're down.

jaguar · 07-22-2005, 12:38 PM

i think the basis is they`re possibly carrying suicide bombs, there was some stuff about this guy having wires poking out of him or somesuch, so orders are to shoot for the head but 5 into the head at close range and they`ll have trouble IDing by dental records.

lookout123 · 07-22-2005, 12:46 PM

i read that he was wearing a large bulky coat and had been trying to evade police on his way to the station. with the fears of what may be under bulky clothes when he hit the ground they unloaded on him.

07-22-2005, 01:20 PM

Frankly, I can't say as I blame 'em for unloading the rounds into him. If I had one of the terrorists from 9/11 down on the ground under those circumstances, I'd unload my weapon on him, too. I guess that makes me a bad human being, but I don't care.

Elspode · 07-22-2005, 01:23 PM

While I'm fully in favoring of capping terrorists, I sure hope this doesn't turn out like "Top Secret!", where the police dogs are getting all over this guy, and the Gestapo haul him away, tearing open his package, out of which spill dog biscuits...

lookout123 · 07-22-2005, 01:26 PM

if i read correctly, this guy was already a target that they were attempting to pick up. he chose to evade, acted sufficiently suspicious, and *BLAM!BLAM!BLAM!BLAM!BLAM!* call it a day.

wolf · 07-22-2005, 01:58 PM

I'm just sayin' it makes the suspect more difficult to question ...

In other, more local news, there was a bomb threat called into a 911 dispatch center. Haven't heard anything about the resolution at this point.

I don't know if not hearing is a good thing, or a bad thing ...

07-21-2005, 10:59 PM	#5
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Last news reports I've heard seem to indicate that todays events were poorly made bombs which were fully intended to do what the apparently better-constructed devices did two weeks ago. I'd like to think that all of them apparently failing (detonators only going off) is an indication that the perps are either running out of quality materiel or qualified bomb makers. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

07-22-2005, 12:03 AM	#6
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	"Well, I'm sorry, sir, but Ibrahim showed us how to do this before he got picked up in the sweep, and yes, we wrote it all down, but then Mustafa spilled his coffee ... I got a bit of a scratch and my jeans are burnt here, can I have, say a half-dozen or so of the virgins anyway?" __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

07-22-2005, 12:15 PM	#8
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	well they apparently have killed one of the suspects......story here __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

07-22-2005, 12:38 PM	#10
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	i think the basis is they`re possibly carrying suicide bombs, there was some stuff about this guy having wires poking out of him or somesuch, so orders are to shoot for the head but 5 into the head at close range and they`ll have trouble IDing by dental records. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

07-22-2005, 12:46 PM	#11
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	i read that he was wearing a large bulky coat and had been trying to evade police on his way to the station. with the fears of what may be under bulky clothes when he hit the ground they unloaded on him. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

07-21-2005, 06:38 PM	#1
marichiko Guest Posts: n/a	Actually, Jag's an Aussie by way of Switzerland. No doubt he learned how to make nuclear bombs when he was in Geneva, right Jag?

07-21-2005, 09:15 PM	#3
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	I hope old Osama's heard of "Operation Glass Mecca", where following a nuclear terror attack in the US, the US military nuclear carpet-bombs the Middle East. No, I just made that up. (or did I?) Anyway, I figure if Al Qaeda had a nuke in the US, they'd have used it by now. I think Marichiko may be on to something -- today's bozos might be copycats.

07-22-2005, 06:49 AM	#7
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	"What ever you do Abu, don't let your pack get damp." "Don't put the pack on a ramp. OK, we are ready for the operation."

07-22-2005, 01:20 PM	#12
marichiko Guest Posts: n/a	Frankly, I can't say as I blame 'em for unloading the rounds into him. If I had one of the terrorists from 9/11 down on the ground under those circumstances, I'd unload my weapon on him, too. I guess that makes me a bad human being, but I don't care.

07-22-2005, 01:23 PM	#13
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	While I'm fully in favoring of capping terrorists, I sure hope this doesn't turn out like "Top Secret!", where the police dogs are getting all over this guy, and the Gestapo haul him away, tearing open his package, out of which spill dog biscuits... __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

07-22-2005, 01:26 PM	#14
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	if i read correctly, this guy was already a target that they were attempting to pick up. he chose to evade, acted sufficiently suspicious, and BLAM!BLAM!BLAM!BLAM!BLAM! call it a day. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

07-22-2005, 01:58 PM	#15
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I'm just sayin' it makes the suspect more difficult to question ... In other, more local news, there was a bomb threat called into a 911 dispatch center. Haven't heard anything about the resolution at this point. I don't know if not hearing is a good thing, or a bad thing ... __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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