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May 25, 2004, 08:34 PM
 
http://www.cnn.com/
BREAKING NEWS
Sources: Major terror attack planned this summer

Several U.S. officials said Tuesday that unnamed terrorists, possibly al Qaeda operatives, are in the United States and planning a "major attack" on U.S. soil this summer. Details on how to deal with the threat are expected to be released in the weekly FBI bulletin on Wednesday.

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Build a shelter if you're American.

Sucks to have Bush at the head of this nice country

I feel sorry for pacifist americans who will have to pay the toll.
     
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May 25, 2004, 08:36 PM
 
where'd you hear about this?

.edit, i swear that link was not there when i posted this
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May 25, 2004, 08:40 PM
 
Bah.
     
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May 25, 2004, 08:43 PM
 
i see this thread going no where good.

move it to politics please
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May 25, 2004, 08:43 PM
 
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May 25, 2004, 08:46 PM
 
Originally posted by dillerX:
i see this thread going no where good.

move it to politics please
This is not only political.

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May 25, 2004, 08:47 PM
 
paranoia will destroy ya

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May 25, 2004, 08:48 PM
 
Originally posted by nredman:
paranoia will destroy ya
So will ignorance.
     
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May 25, 2004, 08:50 PM
 
Originally posted by ambush:
This is not only political.

Sorry.
Build a shelter if you're American.

Sucks to have Bush at the head of this nice country

I feel sorry for pacifist americans who will have to pay the toll
either you are ****ing stupid, or you have a short memory.
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May 25, 2004, 08:56 PM
 
Originally posted by MacAgent:
So will ignorance.
ignorance is bliss

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May 25, 2004, 08:57 PM
 
Exerpt from that story.

"Officials said the attacks might take place before the November presidential election in an attempt to affect the outcome, similar to the way the Madrid train bombings influenced Spanish elections."




We are not like Spain. The only thing a terrorist attack on the US would do is make us angry.
Not a good idea. Really, really bad. Wherever the terrorists would be traced to would no longer exist.

Edit: This really does belong in the Political Forum, but thanks for the chance to speak my mind on the subject before it is moved...
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May 25, 2004, 09:02 PM
 
Originally posted by ghost_flash:
Wherever the terrorists would be traced to would no longer exist.
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Originally posted by dillerX:
either you are ****ing stupid, or you have a short memory.
ok ok go dl your aria porn and leave the adults alone...
     
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May 25, 2004, 09:16 PM
 
Originally posted by PowerMacMan:
Your point?
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May 25, 2004, 09:17 PM
 
Originally posted by ambush:
http://www.cnn.com/
BREAKING NEWS
Sources: Major terror attack planned this summer

Several U.S. officials said Tuesday that unnamed terrorists, possibly al Qaeda operatives, are in the United States and planning a "major attack" on U.S. soil this summer. Details on how to deal with the threat are expected to be released in the weekly FBI bulletin on Wednesday.

DEVELOPING STORY



Build a shelter if you're American.

Sucks to have Bush at the head of this nice country

I feel sorry for pacifist americans who will have to pay the toll.
Well its a good thing we invaded Afghanistan with hundreds of thousands of US troops to help prevent things like this...whoops wrong country...I meant Iraq...ummm yeah if forgot, they were all in Iraq lol...yeah right
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May 25, 2004, 09:18 PM
 
Originally posted by ghost_flash:
Your point?
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May 25, 2004, 09:34 PM
 
Originally posted by PowerMacMan:
The history of Lake America, formerly Lake Bush...

2005 -- Afghanistan is determined to be beyond repair.

2006 -- US military borrows new WaterBomb technology from Hasbro to unleash a horrifyingly immodest wet T-shirt contest on the Middle East. Overestimate "collateral damage" and accidentally create large lake. Hasbro engineers blamed.

2007 -- Lakefront property on the borders of Lake Bush goes for $1mil per acre.

2008 -- Hasbro Sues US Federal govt. for licensing violations on its advanced waterfight technology. Settlement allows Hasbro to trademark the word "America" and rename Lake Bush accordingly.

2009 -- The America brand takes off around the world, inciting spontaneous waterfights everywhere. Hasbro begins its "Guns-for-water-balloons trade-in program."

2010 -- Chinese communist government loses largest water balloon fight in history to popular uprising. Leader is quoted as saying: "OK, OK...I'm arr wet." Hasbro makes mirrions serring water fight products.

2012 -- All war has been replaced by waterfighting, which is now an olympic sport. World leaders are forced to waterfight to settle difficult disputes.

2012 -- Playboy Playmate of the year is elected President of the US. Models a variety of swimwear during annual Middle East waterfight at Lake America.

All thanks to the war on terror! God bless America!
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May 25, 2004, 09:43 PM
 
Originally posted by wolfen:
The history of Lake America, formerly Lake Bush...

2005 -- <snippage>

2012 -- Playboy Playmate of the year is elected President of the US. Models a variety of swimwear during annual Middle East waterfight at Lake America.

All thanks to the war on terror! God bless America!
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May 25, 2004, 10:26 PM
 
i thought ambush said this thread wouldn't get out of control?
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May 25, 2004, 10:30 PM
 
Originally posted by dillerX:
i thought ambush said this thread wouldn't get out of control?
http://www.he_was_mistaken.com
     
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May 25, 2004, 10:42 PM
 
Originally posted by gorickey:
http://www.he_was_mistaken.com
The link's broken.


     
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May 25, 2004, 10:48 PM
 
Originally posted by ambush:
http://www.cnn.com/
BREAKING NEWS
Sources: Major terror attack planned this summer

Several U.S. officials said Tuesday that unnamed terrorists, possibly al Qaeda operatives, are in the United States and planning a "major attack" on U.S. soil this summer. Details on how to deal with the threat are expected to be released in the weekly FBI bulletin on Wednesday.

DEVELOPING STORY
In other news, water is wet, the world is round, and sh*t stinks.

Did anyone really think that there aren't any bad guys left here?
Or that they all would have gone home if we never went into Iraq?

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May 25, 2004, 10:51 PM
 
Originally posted by dreilly1:
In other news, water is wet, the world is round, and sh*t stinks.
Liar.

The world is flat...
     
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May 25, 2004, 11:02 PM
 
Originally posted by gorickey:
Liar.

The world is flat...
Well, Rickey's world might be essentially flat, since his world is the 90 feet between whatever base he's on and whatever the next base is. But trust me on this one, for the rest of us, the world is round.

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May 25, 2004, 11:03 PM
 
Originally posted by dreilly1:
Well, Rickey's world might be essentially flat, since his world is the 90 feet between whatever base he's on and whatever the next base is. But trust me on this one, for the rest of us, the world is round.


(unfortunately, the only thing "flat" is Rickey's BA right now)
     
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this thread iz RIPE!

     
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May 26, 2004, 01:27 AM
 
I am just glad I don't live in a country that has a colourized terror alert system to begin with.

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May 26, 2004, 03:08 AM
 
Originally posted by dreilly:
In other news, water is wet, the world is round, and sh*t stinks.
Originally posted by gorickey:
Liar.

The world is flat...
And my sh*t don't stink...

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May 26, 2004, 05:33 AM
 
if they think this is going to stop me flying over there for a month, they can think again.
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May 26, 2004, 05:35 AM
 
Originally posted by gorickey:
http://www.he_was_mistaken.com
wow. you've progressed from fake XML tags to fake URLs since i was last here. your mother must be really proud of you.
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May 26, 2004, 06:02 AM
 
Originally posted by ambush:
http://www.cnn.com/Build a shelter if you're American.

Sucks to have Bush at the head of this nice country

I feel sorry for pacifist americans who will have to pay the toll.
alright. you took a news thread and set a political & war tone from the get-go.

Pol/war forum, insh Allah.
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May 26, 2004, 06:18 AM
 
Originally posted by ambush:
http://www.cnn.com/
BREAKING NEWS
Sources: Major terror attack planned this summer
doesn't say that. It says: "attack possible". Big deal! anything is possible. And you got to love the third paragraph, trying to forestall allegations that maybe this announcement tries to influence the outcome...
( Last edited by gerbnl; May 26, 2004 at 06:29 AM. )
These people are Americans. Don't expect anything meaningful or... uh... normalcy...
     
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May 26, 2004, 06:28 AM
 
Originally posted by wolfen:
The history of Lake America, formerly Lake Bush...

2005 -- Afghanistan is determined to be beyond repair.

2006 -- US military borrows new WaterBomb technology from Hasbro to unleash a horrifyingly immodest wet T-shirt contest on the Middle East. Overestimate "collateral damage" and accidentally create large lake. Hasbro engineers blamed.

2007 -- Lakefront property on the borders of Lake Bush goes for $1mil per acre.

2008 -- Hasbro Sues US Federal govt. for licensing violations on its advanced waterfight technology. Settlement allows Hasbro to trademark the word "America" and rename Lake Bush accordingly.

2009 -- The America brand takes off around the world, inciting spontaneous waterfights everywhere. Hasbro begins its "Guns-for-water-balloons trade-in program."

2010 -- Chinese communist government loses largest water balloon fight in history to popular uprising. Leader is quoted as saying: "OK, OK...I'm arr wet." Hasbro makes mirrions serring water fight products.

2012 -- All war has been replaced by waterfighting, which is now an olympic sport. World leaders are forced to waterfight to settle difficult disputes.

2012 -- Playboy Playmate of the year is elected President of the US. Models a variety of swimwear during annual Middle East waterfight at Lake America.

All thanks to the war on terror! God bless America!
These people are Americans. Don't expect anything meaningful or... uh... normalcy...
     
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May 26, 2004, 06:42 AM
 
Originally posted by ambush:
http://www.cnn.com/
BREAKING NEWS
Sources: Major terror attack planned this summer

Several U.S. officials said Tuesday that unnamed terrorists, possibly al Qaeda operatives, are in the United States and planning a "major attack" on U.S. soil this summer. Details on how to deal with the threat are expected to be released in the weekly FBI bulletin on Wednesday.

DEVELOPING STORY
Heard this last summer too.

Build a shelter if you're American.
Aaah fear mongering.

Sucks to have Bush at the head of this nice country

I feel sorry for pacifist americans who will have to pay the toll.
You know the 9/11 attacks were planned before Bush was in office right? Before all of this attack on Iraq right?

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May 26, 2004, 06:55 AM
 
Originally posted by ambush:
ok ok go dl your aria porn and leave the adults alone...

Oh Oh...

Big man is 17 going on 18!!




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Originally posted by Sandbaggins:
Oh Oh...

Big man is 17 going on 18!!




Not YET 17!!

Only Thursday!
     
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Originally posted by ambush:
Not YET 17!!

Only Thursday!
Oh crap in that case

Hmmm Hmm:

Oh Oh...

Big man is 16 going on 17!

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HOT P0L171C41 ACTION



feel the HEAT.

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May 26, 2004, 07:13 AM
 
They are covering the basis.

This fall it will have a similar headline but replace "Summer" with "Winter"

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May 26, 2004, 07:30 AM
 
Just in time for the elections too, good sign for Bush to ride his horse of salvation, and freedom of democracy on the backs of the attacks, if they happen.

How convenient.
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Originally posted by sanity assassin:
Just in time for the elections too, good sign for Bush to ride his horse of salvation, and freedom of democracy on the backs of the attacks, if they happen.

How convenient.
Actually this would be more fear mongering and scaring people into voting for someone else.
     
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BTW anyone listen to Iced Earth?

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May 26, 2004, 08:33 AM
 
The US is only now starting to dean (regarding terrorism) with what much of the world has been dealing with for some time. While I'm sure the terrorists have something planned, it is going to have to be something where we are blind-sided. There are plenty of "patriots" here willing to sacrifice their own lives to obtain hero status. We will no longer stand by and let terrorists hijack airplanes, trains, cars etc. etc. etc.

The rules of the game have change, and America will adjust.
     
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May 26, 2004, 08:38 AM
 
Originally posted by mitchell_pgh:
The US is only now starting to dean (regarding terrorism) with what much of the world has been dealing with for some time. While I'm sure the terrorists have something planned, it is going to have to be something where we are blind-sided. There are plenty of "patriots" here willing to sacrifice their own lives to obtain hero status. We will no longer stand by and let terrorists hijack airplanes, trains, cars etc. etc. etc.

The rules of the game have change, and America will adjust.
Exactly what I think. I keeep telling people that 9/11 can't ever happen again unless you have a plane full of wussies.

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May 26, 2004, 08:40 AM
 
Originally posted by starman:
Exactly what I think. I keeep telling people that 9/11 can't ever happen again unless you have a plane full of wussies.
...and 2 bloody big buildings to fall over.
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May 26, 2004, 08:49 AM
 
Who says a terrorist attack would include planes? Or buildings?

My bet is they're going to try an come up with something new. But in any event there are plenty of vulnerable targets.

Have a nice summer, folks.

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May 26, 2004, 08:54 AM
 
Originally posted by starman:
... I keeep telling people that 9/11 can't ever happen again unless you have a plane full of wussies...
And the sad part is (Yeah, or the fun part, you choose) that you probably even believe that yourself too
These people are Americans. Don't expect anything meaningful or... uh... normalcy...
     
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May 26, 2004, 09:11 AM
 
Originally posted by Socially Awkward Solo:
I am just glad I don't live in a country that has a colourized terror alert system to begin with.
Yeah, I agree that's silly. What are we at now, lemon? Watch out, if we get any firm intelligence about an attack, it may go to strawberry.

And if an attack is about to happen, we'll go to plaid!

In all seriousness, Most people I know here in the U.S. understand that this terror alert system means absolutely nothing, and is just a way for the Department of Homeland Security to justify its funding. And perhaps a sign that Tom Ridge watches too much Star Trek.

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Originally posted by dreilly1:
And if an attack is about to happen, we'll go to plaid!
European 1: What ze hell was that?
European 2: Ze Americans!
European 1: Zey've gone to plaid!

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