Re: A Scary Prank About Al Qaeda and W.M.D
Reggie wrote:
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> A Scary Prank About Al Qaeda and W.M.D.
> Wednesday, 28 May 2008 19:56
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> The headlines, splashed across The Drudge Report, ABC News and other
> major news sites last night, were scary indeed: AL QAEDA TAPE TO CALL
> FOR USE OF WMD
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> According to the reports, the tape urged jihadists to use biological,
> chemical and nuclear weapons to attack the West, and a quote from an
> official source followed, adding further credibility:
>
> There have been several reports that al Qaeda will release a new
> message calling for the use of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) against
> civilians, FBI spokesman Richard Kolko told ABC News in an e-mail.
>
> If confirmed, this would represent an overt threat, and an unusually
> intense one. However, the headline turned less dire upon closer
> inspection. A few hours after the story broke, Evan Kohlmann, a
> terrorism expert who closely tracks Al Qaeda, posted a blog item
> dismissing the threat as a prank:
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> More...
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> TVNL Comment: This is an ongoing, calculated farce - that will not end.
The USa has been threatening to nuke the entire world since the
mid-1940s - why is someone without such weapons threatening you such a
big deal?
Regards,
Greg.P.
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