9/11 threat

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22276

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14848962

News of a specific, credible but unconfirmed threat to the US on the 10 year anniversary.

Hopefully nothing, but I would probably work from home today if I was in NY...

sinister agent · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 7046

Oh please. Only the biggest fucking idiot in the world would do something on the tenth anniversary of the government's favourite propaganda piece. Anyone competent enough to pull off an attack would not do it then.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22276

Attacks are about fear and media coverage aren't they? 10th anniversary seems the perfect time to do it. What better "message" than a successful attack under heightened security.

BikNorton · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 10079

An attack a few days later, when the Government's going around with puffed-out chest saying "HA! WE SO AWESOME! IN YO' FACE, OSAMA!"?

sinister agent · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 7046

An attack that's actually successful?

They don't need to attack anymore, anyway. We've long since proved that we're perfectly capable of mongering our own fear. Bah!

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

I interpreted it as "We think it is possible that someone could try and do something, but we have no idea if that is the case, who would do it, and what they would do. But, if we say that we have credible evidence of a plot, then if someone is considering doing something, then there is a possibility that they will determine that we are on to them, and they will cancel whatever it is that they may be planning."

sinister agent · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 7046

I read it as WOOOO BOGEYMEN! Remember to focus on the scary terrorisms that might happen at any moment, and not the colossal fuck-up we've made of everything for ten years!

Curiosity · **Posted:** Fri Sep 09, 2011 10:27

I read it as "Michelle Bachmann is The Devil".

Decca · **Joined:** 23rd Jun, 2010 **Posts:** 2282

Quote:

Officials noted that documents seized during the raid of Osama bin Laden's compound on 2 May 2011 in Abbottabad, Pakistan, showed the al-Qaeda leader was considering strikes to coincide with the anniversary.

I had only heard of this just now, I'm wondering is there are any nutters out there going "did he now..?"

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16560

ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:

I interpreted it as "We think it is possible that someone could try and do something, but we have no idea if that is the case, who would do it, and what they would do. But, if we say that we have credible evidence of a plot, then if someone is considering doing something, then there is a possibility that they will determine that we are on to them, and they will cancel whatever it is that they may be planning."

I get the impression that they have heard about something specific, on the news this morning they were on about three men and a car bomb plot. They don't seem to know if it's all just bollocks, though.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

Trooper wrote:

I would probably work from home today if I was in NY...

It's not the anniversary today. It's on Sunday. 9/11 is September 11th in stupid backwards calendar land.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22276

Mimi wrote:

Trooper wrote:

I would probably work from home today if I was in NY...

It's not the anniversary today. It's on Sunday. 9/11 is September 11th in stupid backwards calendar land.

Doh, of course!

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38467

Trooper wrote:

I would probably work from home today if I was in NY...

TO THE BELM THREAD!

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11843

markg wrote:

ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:

I interpreted it as "We think it is possible that someone could try and do something, but we have no idea if that is the case, who would do it, and what they would do. But, if we say that we have credible evidence of a plot, then if someone is considering doing something, then there is a possibility that they will determine that we are on to them, and they will cancel whatever it is that they may be planning."

I get the impression that they have heard about something specific, on the news this morning they were on about three men and a car bomb plot. They don't seem to know if it's all just bollocks, though.

Worst sequel ever.

myp · **Posted:** Fri Sep 09, 2011 13:36

Bobbyaro wrote:

Worst sequel ever.

Depends if Ted Danson gets blown to smithereens or not.

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