reports that the communications the Feds intercepted that prompted them to issue their general warning indicated that the terrorists might be planning an attack “bigger” than 9/11!
My question is- what the hell can be worse???
I think we all know that California has issued a general threat on their bridges; security is heightened at nuclear power plants. The Hoover Dam has been discussed on the Board as well. Out of these three, I’d imagine a well placed airliner into one of the weaker nukes would be quite a mess, though hard to pull off.
I brought up the possibility of a suitcase nuke, but a very credible source I got an email from said that if bin-laden had nukes, why would he have his stooges hijack a plane with boxcutters?
Another obvious choice is a major sporting event. While there are no fly zones around stadiums, my fear is indoor arenas might be targeted for gas or bombimg attacks. Though I have to admit, I went to a concert a few weeks back, and security was TIGHT.
that alleges the FBI found a note saying the first attack would be similar to the WTC, the second anthrax, and the third a cyber strike. While I question the credibility of that source, I imagine a cyber strike would definitely mess things up, though I’m not sure how you would do that . .
Any theories out there? My vote is for a bridge bomb; unless they stop every single car going over, it would be hard to stop. Not that I’m rooting for it or anything, it would be nice if we can catch these ass clowns.
I agree it would be hard to pull of something bigger.
They may have, at one time, believed their anthrax would have been bigger.
If the FBI heard phone calls about something bigger in the past week, my guess is that it’s head games. Osama bin Laden is trying to win Muslim support across the globe; he may figure it would do more to help his cause if he doesn’t pull any attacks but makes sure we think he’s going to.
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[li]The Atomic power plants. 'Nuff said.[/li]
[li]Oil Refineries–like in Kuwait. Smoke fire & horror. Easy to do, too.[/li]
[li]Hospitals. :eek:[/li]
[li]Missile silos. Even if it failed, the panic…[/li]
[li]Assassinations. 'Nuff said.[/li]
[li]Suicide air attack on one of our aircraft carriers. A 747 might just take one out.[/li]
[li]Smallpox. 'Nuff said[/li]
[li]Destruction of a major TVA or Mississippi dam. Major damage & loss of life by flooding.[/li]
[li]Chemical plant. Remember Bhophal India? The gas leak? Think insecticde plant.[/li]
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Too damn many, not too few.
Flying a plane or dropping a bomb on a stadium with 100,000 people would be very bad. There would be almost no time for anyone to get out. There are at least 3 college stadiums that large - Penn State, Tennessee, and Michigan.
The ship bomb happened already, although by accident in 1945, when a cargo ship full of fertilizer caught fire in Texas City, TX. Some genius had moored it next to a boatload of ammunition, and when the fertilizer blew, so did the ammo. It wiped out the port (I think there was a chemical plant involved, just for good measure)and killed a mess of people. So it could work as a terrorist device.
Here’s a thought, why don’t we just post all of the horrible possibilities in case the terrorists haven’t actually thought of ALL these ideas yet. Please people, give more details so that they know just what to do, where to go, and what to bring. (you should be sensing my sarcastic tone here!!!)
SHEESH
You people are worse than the news media. I’m dissapointed!
I’ve heard rumors that they are planning on coercing Rosie O’Donnell to run naked through Times Square. Now that my friends would be a black day indeed.
What if they distroyed some key points on the power grid?
That would indeed rival 9/11 and since so much of the distribution stuff is located in remote areas it seems would be hard to protect it.
Bosda Several months before it seems that Atta was here in the TN Valley and asking questions about TVA, the now closed and mothballed Volunteer Amunition Plant and the old copper mine acid plants in Ducktown.
There was a story on KnoxNews.com about this, but I cant find it now.
Thanks Pucette. I’ve just never been able to shake my cousin the fireman telling me that if the power plant near my house ever blew up I’d only be alive long enough to watch my skin fall off like water.
Although I basicly agree with Breezy I must add anything that has to do with our children.
Though I have to say from the TV news the Tallyban and Afgans seem to care very much about children and terrorists don’t seem to target children.
Right. Because we know that these people responsible for the 9/11 events could never think of things like this on their own, and they read the SDMB because they know that the 10-20 years of terrorist/guerilla warfare networking and training they’ve had is NO match for a bunch of (admittedly bright) average Joes sitting around thinking of things off the top of their heads.
