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2004-10-11 Home Front: WoT

AlQueda attention on Washington State Ferries

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Posted by Brett_the_Quarkian 2004-10-11 2:39:34 PM|| || Front Page|| [11132 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 What a nuisance.

Posted by Matt 2004-10-11 3:05:58 PM|| 2004-10-11 3:05:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 I wonder how many of these 'observers' were memebers of those 'peaceful islamic groups' Jim Mc Dermitt (D: Al-Qaeda) cherishes so much....

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-10-11 3:16:54 PM|| 2004-10-11 3:16:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 "with individuals asking probing questions about ferry operations or taking photos of stairwells, car decks and workers going about their jobs."

What I don't get is people say Al Queda meticulously plans things for years ahead of time. So why can't they get a follower with a clean record to get a job with the ferry company. He wouldn't have to ask questions, just show up for work and learn. He's also be able to find weaknesses and perhaps plant bombs himself.

Getting idiots to ask questions seems more like a smokescreen, an attempt at indirection. Then again Atta threatened to suggested he could cut a beurocrats throat if she didn't give him a loan, that was after he asked about photos of the main landmarks in DC. These guys are not all that subtle sometimes.

Posted by rjschwarz 2004-10-11 3:24:16 PM|| [http://politicaljunky.blogspot.com] 2004-10-11 3:24:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Dirty bombs. Container ships. Proxies.

God help us all if by some miracle the peacenik/nuclear freeze candidate wins on Nov 2.

Posted by lex 2004-10-11 3:28:21 PM|| 2004-10-11 3:28:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Perhaps Patsy should contact Gloria for tips on how to handle foundering ferries.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2004-10-11 3:31:12 PM|| 2004-10-11 3:31:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 RJ - I've often wondered about that myself. It doesn't really seem that they are as calculating as we are supposed to believe.

Considering the problems they had in 1999 getting the explosives across the border, I can't help wondering if, rather than wanting to blow up the ferries (yawn) they are looking for an easier way to get the explosives into the US. They could boat them in from Canada, and hope that the ferries don't check for explosives. I don't know.

Posted by 2b 2004-10-11 3:51:21 PM|| 2004-10-11 3:51:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Of course, according to Kerry, having a few thousand people die from an attack on the ferry system would be such a nuisence. He might have to interrupt his manucure in order to blame it on George Bush.

They would not even have to board the Ferry - a large explosive-laden speedboat would be able to get quite close to a running (unarmed) Ferry.

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-10-11 4:11:10 PM|| 2004-10-11 4:11:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 And then JFKerry can handle the attack like a law enforcement matter and arrest the suicide jihadi's body parts.

Posted by ed 2004-10-11 4:39:00 PM|| 2004-10-11 4:39:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Of course the jihadis aren't going to get jobs. They are the princes of Islam -- like the Saudis, lifting wallets and cameras is all that can be expected of those who plan to sacrifice themselves to get into Paradise on the cheap. (Although I've started to wonder how their separated bits will be able to enjoy the houris when they get up there.)

Posted by trailing wife 2004-10-11 9:54:22 PM|| 2004-10-11 9:54:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Mrs TW has got it. Reference "Understanding Terror Networks" by Sageman.

Posted by Classical_Liberal 2004-10-11 10:22:12 PM|| 2004-10-11 10:22:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 They would not even have to board the Ferry - a large explosive-laden speedboat would be able to get quite close to a running (unarmed) Ferry.

The ferry may not necessarily be the target. This is where the Bremerton Ferry Terminal is located

Posted by Pappy 2004-10-11 11:17:17 PM|| 2004-10-11 11:17:17 PM|| Front Page Top

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