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2004-06-30 Home Front: WoT

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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-06-30 11:26:28 AM|| || Front Page|| [11123 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Interesting! Being here in metro Atlanta, this raised my neck hairs some. Don't know how much of this was reported (more attention paid to Florida and San Diego areas), but supposedly Mohammad Atta and a couple other 9/11 goons flew some small aircraft here for "training" from a local County airport (right near my house), not Hartsfield Int'l airport. The guy at the airport they flew out of said (after 9/11) it was strange b/c they wanted to fly over downtown Atlanta, and this airport is 35+ miles away (there are other small municipal airports closer to downtown). Wonder what we know? Atlanta is the hub for Delta and is always either #1 or #2 (bouncing back and forth with O'Hare in Chicago) airport as far as traffic goes. Also, a big banking industry here for the entire SE.

Posted by BA 2004-06-30 11:39:28 AM|| 2004-06-30 11:39:28 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Got to be the Coca-Cola HQ. Those bastards are trying to hit us where we live, now.

Posted by BH 2004-06-30 11:41:22 AM|| 2004-06-30 11:41:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Maybe Ted Turner should demand that the UN use some of the BILLION dollars he gave them to send help with Atlanta security. Maybe get his wife to ask the VC for help.

Posted by Chris W. 2004-06-30 11:43:18 AM|| 2004-06-30 11:43:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 A sad article to have read-it brought back the WTC attack in all its horror. I was living in NY in 2001; on the morning of 9/11, I was in a taxi heading towards the airport for a flight to Atlanta. I lived because the terrorists used Boston, not NY, as their launch pad; I lived because of chance. It could have been me in one of those planes. Since that day, I have never been the same, and have never since had a doubt or confusion about who the bad guys are, at least in terms of my own survival.

Posted by jules 187 2004-06-30 11:49:30 AM|| 2004-06-30 11:49:30 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Yeah, those special connections could prove valuable...

Posted by .com 2004-06-30 11:51:29 AM|| 2004-06-30 11:51:29 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 #2, BH: Yeah, they are! Coca-Cola is as American as apple pie in my book (sorry, you Pepsi fans)! I was also thinking the Bank of America building downtown (large skyscraper representative of our financial might) or even of the Westin Hotel (tallest hotel east of the Mississippi River).

Posted by BA 2004-06-30 12:21:16 PM|| 2004-06-30 12:21:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 lets just hope the swing voters can see through the meaning of an attack between now and november. it would really be sad if our election was swayed by terrorist actions. the poli commentators are already all over the place saying a major attack in iraq could change the polictical landscape..in this we are a bunch of morons..we are scripting to our enemies what their next moves should be..

.com thanks for the pict..this one is going up in my cubicle...

Posted by Dan 2004-06-30 12:59:21 PM|| 2004-06-30 12:59:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Bad news. Methinks 5 Points would be the likely target.

Posted by Ptah 2004-06-30 6:49:34 PM|| [http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2004-06-30 6:49:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 #8: One could argue that would do good for the city. I work right across the street from 5 points, and it never fails to provide humor/fear from all the panhandlers/homeless. Funny thing is, a few months back the Atlanta Journal-Constitution printed photos front page showing the homeless lining up for a soup line...guy first in line was decently dressed and had a cell phone on his hip! guess its the whole "army of the homeless" that was supposed to show up when Bush took office.

Posted by BA 2004-06-30 7:07:33 PM|| 2004-06-30 7:07:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Hey! Was that Ron Rico in the upper right hand corner?

Posted by Shipman 2004-06-30 8:20:17 PM|| 2004-06-30 8:20:17 PM|| Front Page Top

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