My opinion here ( and I am sure I will get a little flamed ) is that the target here was indirectly the USA. All 9 of the intended bombed flights were apparently USA bound. Now, I can say from experience that since 9/11, airport security in the States is ( again in my experience ) practically airtight. So, if you cant get to someone from the inside wheres the next best place ... the outside. Had this plot succeeded it would have not only tragically killed many people ( from many differnet places ), it would have made people wary ( if only for a time ) about flying to the USA which would thereby have hit us where it hurts .... the pocket. I say that because one of the things that has prominantly stuck in my mind is that prior terror attacks on the States have been aimed at two main things ... financial districts and military/goverment. It is not a secret that some of the fanatics of the world ( not pin pointing any group ) have a hate for how materialistic the States are ( or are perceived to be ). So while I hear what some are saying about how this wouldnt have happened if Blair were not "in Bushs pocket" I have to disagree .... they were looking for a way in and as past incidents have shown they dont care who they have to destroy to accomplish their final goal. People will try ( as is sane human nature ) to make sense of this but can you really make sense of something that comes from the minds of madmen?
Going back to my corner now.
Alleged attacks Kate.
Last year there was a thread on Jean Charles de Menezes when all hands said how great the cops an security forces were :shock:
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well i did say foiled attacks..........and i was talking about the work of 5 and 6........
as for the case of jean charles de mendezes............that is totally separate from this case..........as for a thread about it........sorry but i wasnt here and didnt bring it up.........actually i can't see what the purpose of bringing it up actually is!........
do you think if i hijack this thread it will take me to cuba ?