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2004-05-30 Arabia

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Posted by Phil B 2004-05-30 8:16:37 PM|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I'm not so sure that this means they are about to get "better" at attacks. It seems like they are just more sensitive to losses.

Back in the 70s and 80s, the terrorists weren't so much the suicidal type, they had (stupid) plans to escape with hostages and the like, but they weren't all that spectacular in their abilities then.

On another note, every western country aught to pull their people out of Saudia Arabia and let the price of oil be damned. When the place goes up in an inferno much of the terrorists efforts will go toward trying to take over there.

Posted by Laurence of the Rats 2004-05-30 8:42:10 PM|| [http://www.punictreachery.com/] 2004-05-30 8:42:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 I fully agree the fanatical jihadees are hell bent on not only disrupting the flow of oil from Saudi Arabia but want to control all Persian Gulf based crude oil exports as economic hostage, in the hope they can ruin the entire western economic system through market fear, triggering a sell off of stocks, and jacking up energy prices through the roof.

Since jihadees are sick of mind, in their view they will live very happily in a giant Lebanon style debacle, butchering each other for absolute control of Islam....pure madness!!

To think a few demented Mohammedans have the capabilities to alter international financial trends is hard to believe, but we have the power to strike at some of the main sources of this Islamic terrorist rampaging....Iran & Syria-Lebanon!

Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-05-30 8:57:23 PM|| 2004-05-30 8:57:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 I'm not so sure that this means they are about to get "better" at attacks. It seems like they are just more sensitive to losses.

I'm not sure about that. It has the marks of a more guerrilla attack that went wrong. The objective was not necessarily to "die for Allan" but to trigger an expatriate exodus. That's more in line with 'revolutionary' thought.

Posted by Pappy 2004-05-30 10:17:05 PM|| 2004-05-30 10:17:05 PM|| Front Page Top

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