It's not a crime scene - It's a war zone

[kanicbird]

or a battle field or ground zero also fits - If I hear the term 'crime' refering to what happened one more time I will take this fucken radio and put my foot through it.

Fokes in the media - we are at war - Bin Laden has declared war on us and attacked us on our soil using our equipment.

[Ogre]

I understand your point, but I think it's largely invalid.

It certainly is a crime scene. It's a place where 5000 people were murdered.

No one is denying, per se, that it is the opening battlefield for a war. However, I think that it is fundamentally constructive to treat it with the antiseptic security of a crime scene. Draw every bit of evidence that may lead us to these bastards from the rubble.

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

Bin Laden has declared war on us and attacked us on our soil using our equipment.

Was I asleep when they found conclusive evidence that tells us that he is to blame for this?

[Grimace]

Well according to MSNBC last night, they were reporting that White House officials were stating that there was "overwhelming" evidence that the attacks were directly linked to Osama Bin Laden

[kanicbird]

Zaphod Beeblebrox time to wake up - he has been interviewed many times (way before this) by our own media basically stating he is at war with us. Also the latest I have heard is that it looks almost certain he is responsible.

[Steve Wright]

k2dave, I think it's both a war zone and a crime scene. Deliberately targeting non-combatant civilians... attacking without declaration or warning... using infiltrators disguised as civilians... I'm pretty sure all that qualifies this outrage as a war crime.

However, it makes sense to treat the scene as a crime scene for the moment. After all, the hostile forces involved are all dead and gone to their reward (I can sort of picture them in the afterlife: "Allah! Good to see you! Hey, when did you get the pitchfork, horns, and cloven hoof? And isn't it kinda hot in here?"); the important thing, right now, is to comb the area for survivors and evidence, in that order of priority.