personally, if I were to put myself into a potential terrorist’s shoes and try to come up with the most damaging/terrifying target, I’d chose the CDC.
I don’t know how well protected the Center for Disease Control is against bombs or plane crashes, but just the thought of any of those toxins being released gives me the willies.
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There are rumors that it was Sadaam Hussein’s least favorite song.
Let’s see, the WTC was attacked to cripple commerce, the Pentagon was attacked to stop a US quick response. Hmm, attacking elite commando units just as they are packing up for war just might complete the hat trick.
Naah…it’s highly unlikely there will be a terrorist attack on a packed stadium or speedway like Dover Downs, unless they really hate Cal Ripken, Jr. It will earn the sponsors of that action total annihilation. Don’t you dare go between a fan and his sport.
I suspect that operatives throughout the United States will simultaneously seize all the copies of the free newspapers which carry the weekly Straight Dope column, causing a veil of ignorance to fall across the land. Fortunately, those of us who own copies of the Straight Dope books will be able to lead the country back to its former glory.
Didja hear there would be NO COOLERS allowed at the race?
THAT is just…just… :: faints ::
Kim “All yer are Bud belong to us”
My big worry of the day (well, one of them) is that some crafty terrorist is going to be watching the news and learn that everyone is jazzed up for 9/22 and think “a-ha, we’ll just go ahead with our plan on 9/21 instead!” I mean, how can one possibly predict what these lunatics are going to do next?
Part of the problem is these people are NOT lunatics. They are methodical and calculating. To write them off as crazy is a mistake that helps them.
As for dates one man’s significance is another man’s annoyance.
Like “You Light Up My Life” actually is quite a beautiful song. It was just overplayed.
Unlike "Don’t worry Be Happy or “Kokomo” both overplayed and awful 
I’ve been thinking that all this attention given to airports and “no knives on planes!” is probably closing the barn door after the horse got out. I mean, who’s gonna pull the exact same stunt?
If they’ve got big plans, they’ve got to be trying something else.
They’ve also got to be stupid. The last 2% of the world’s governments who haven’t thrown in with us are gonna HAVE to if they do anything else.
(no cite for the 2%, but you know what I mean).
I sure as hell am not going to Michigan Stadium on Saturday. I’ll tell you that much. I also feel like vomiting.
I knew better than to open this thread. Now I’m going to be weirded out all day the 22nd.
Where in hell is my valium scrip when I really need it, fer cryin’ out loud??
If I was a terrorist, I would fly my plane into a Burger King.
No political motvies, I just really hate Burger King.
Hey, NaSultainne and Gundy,
I know how you feel. Only I already had MY birthday shot all to hell.
Think of your birthdate. The date probably makes you smile, right? Cause September 11th always cheered me up. Well, now until forever, everyone is going to associate my birthday with the worst disaster in American history.
Of course this is petty and stupid. And I’m certainly glad that is wasn’t because of my birth that “this day shall forever live in infamy”. Still, what a crappy thing to associate with your birthday for the rest of your life.
Heck, my little joke about how to remember my birthday (9/11/69) being Emergency-Oral Sex doesn’t seem so cute and clever in context.
The best I can do now is Horrible-Gut-Wrenching-Terror-Oral Sex. And that’s especially not something I want to associate myself with.
Yeah seriousart, I sympathize. I’m trying to be funny about it but it doesn’t feel funny. A thought just came to me; statistically speaking, of those killed on 9/11, probably 10-15 could also claim it as his/her birthday.
I think I’ll quit now.
Jesus.
That is one fucking depressing thought.
I’ll quit my bitching as of right now.
I hope and pray that this all gets resolved soon.
Well, I haven’t heard any public news about this, but I do have one source. There is a veteran (Vietnam) at my school, he is a Geography teacher or something. Well, i suppose like any vet, or a lot of vets, I should say, he has friends that are still actively participating in the military. Mr Jones, the vet, has been saying that his friend, who is stationed somewjere in Washington DC, has told him to watch TV this weekend, specifically the 22nd, Saturday. I am thinking this is going to be when Ameica strikes, not another attack from Bin Laden.
My heart jumped a little when I saw the subject line of this post. I was on the phone last night with my best friend. One of the people she works with is in the reserves and he told her to stay away from national monuments and other public places on the 22nd. Still, if this many people have heard the same rumor, I sort of think it can’t be true. Any word of mouth that filters down to me is probably going to be on snopes by tomorrow.
Some Hijackers’ Identities Uncertain
By Dan Eggen, George Lardner Jr. and Susan Schmidt
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, September 20, 2001; Page A01
Here’s a thing that I can’t figure out how to process.
15 minutes ago I was browsing in the Army/Navy surplus store near my office. The clerk hung up the phone and announced “That caller wanted to know if we carry infant-sized gas masks”
I heard the terrorists are going to strike during our festivities on the big holiday on May 33rd (but only on leap years). Even as we speak, the best terrorists minds are working to find out exactly when that is…
As someone who is still changing diapers regularly, are you sure he didn’t mean “infant strength”?
I found this article talking about suspected activity in Cinci and the date Sept. 22, which I posted here yesterday.
The thing about terrorism is that even the threat of it is enough to disrupt the lives of thousands of people. Times had changed, folks. Live your life as you normally would or go out and build a bomb-shelter and move in.
According to the radio, the only real “significant” activity on the 22nd is the Miss America Pagent. Think about it. It will be televised, crowded and will have a reprensentative from each state there. Seems pretty spooky. The reason the FBI have an interest in that date is because several of the highjackers and people that have been detained had that date circled on their calendars.