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2003-12-24 Home Front

Binny and Ayman single out Tappahannock, VA as a target

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Posted by Dan Darling 2003-12-24 12:02:56 AM|| || Front Page|| [11129 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The terrorists (spelled "losers") might want to rethink Tappahannock - people out there are likely as not to have guns, and know how to use them. Same for the rest of Virginia, except near D.C. Not to put too fine a point on it, but jihadis would probably stand out in the Tappahannock area, too.

If they're serious about attacking us, they might want to pick a place where only the criminals are allowed to own guns. (D.C. comes to mind, with one of the strictest gun laws and highest murder rates in the country - who'da thunk it?)

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2003-12-24 12:20:16 AM|| 2003-12-24 12:20:16 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm pretty sure its Rappahannock. You have a good point Barbara, except according to the way the Feds see it, it appears that the Islamofacists plan on ramming a plane into something.If they succeed, my only hope is our response will be disproportionaly violent.

Posted by JerseyMike 2003-12-24 12:31:03 AM|| 2003-12-24 12:31:03 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I feel sorta sorry for the next jihadi mutt to stand up on a flight and start shouting "allahu akbar!". I get the sense from the zeitgeist that their end will be quick and bloody. Same for any attacks that are carried out in the HeartlandÂ©- there would be no hesitation by the Bubbas to hauling out the weaponry and putting things to right. I really don't think the obl's of the world understand America, as all they know is what they learned on network media.

ps. i ain't a bubba, and i ain't a honkey, so don't shout "racism!"

Posted by 4thInfVet 2003-12-24 12:56:34 AM|| 2003-12-24 12:56:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 none of this makes any sense. they need something big. after having your network crushed and being chased into a hole, you don't follow up twin towers with uncle ernie's VA farmhouse.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-12-24 9:28:40 AM|| 2003-12-24 9:28:40 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Tappahannock has an airport: http://www.flyvirginia.com/airport/W79/

It's midway between Washington, DC and Norfolk, VA.

Posted by Tom 2003-12-24 9:54:22 AM|| 2003-12-24 9:54:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Jersey Mike: "If they succeed, my only hope is our response will be disproportionaly violent."

I expect it will be, at least among us hicks down here. 4thInfVet has it right, I think.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2003-12-24 10:02:24 AM|| 2003-12-24 10:02:24 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 If they were really going after Rapahanock county, the one target of interest might be the Inn at Little Washington - why target a frou-frou little gourmet establishment in the Virginia Piedmont? Well on any given Saturday night it tends to draw top DC people - lobbyists, pols, and various high mucky mucks. Security is probably light, and if all you have is a truck bomb, you might do better there then in Downtown DC, where youre only likely to kill low level civil servants. If youre AQ you hope you luck out and get someone like Richard Perle, or Don Rumsfeld, and not say a lobbyist for the record industry or the trial lawyers.

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-12-24 10:10:01 AM|| 2003-12-24 10:10:01 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 I could be wrong but I think the Orange status is a bunch of crap. Al Queda is not gonna hit us they're just sending out increased signals to spread terror. The Government has to respond, just in case. The end result is a lot of scared people and a lot of money spent by the government, and Al Queda managed it on the cheap. Again, I could be wrong but I doubt it.

We've almost given mystical powers to Al Queda when in truth Atta gave off every possible clue that he was a terrorist. He threatened peoples lives, asked questions about security at targets, he didn't try to lay low at all. The US had a blind spot pre Sept 11. Any terrorists working now will have to be Hollywood style smooth and I just don't see the Taliban wonderboys as being that capable.

Posted by ruprecht 2003-12-24 12:54:23 PM|| 2003-12-24 12:54:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Water reservoirs, transmission towers, railways, rail and highway bridges, power stations, dams, tunnels, ports and railyards, chemical factories and storage tanks...

They don't need to hit us on a 9/11 scale again to remind us they're here. Look what those two creeps Malvo and Muhammed did to terrorize a region filled with several million people with a nondescript car and a rifle. Look at the anthrax mailings, too. The number of people whose lives were adversely affected went well beyond the number of direct victims.

This morning on FOX I saw part of an interview with Congressman Harold Ford (TN-D), in which he stated the orange alert should be taken more seriously in places like LA and NYC, but not so in Memphis or Nashville.

How asinine! That's the complacency that opens up the entire country for attack. Everybody everywhere needs to be on alert. Al Qaeda may be a bunch of crazed fanatics, but they're intelligent enough to strike where we're weakest.

Posted by Dar 2003-12-24 1:37:42 PM|| 2003-12-24 1:37:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 AQ needs to be careful up around that part of the country. They could easily run across their 72 Virginians early and they'd likely be holding 72 pieces, uh.. gats... iron you know like sawyers.

Posted by Shipman 2003-12-24 3:56:12 PM|| 2003-12-24 3:56:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 If they hit a small town, it must be a significant town that is recognizable enough to generate significant donations throughout the world. I would expect that it would be something like Kinnebunkport(sp?) or Los Alamos.

Wouldn't it be more liekly that they would hit an unprotected Midwest city. Chicago would provide a high deathtoll but Motown would be symbolic, has a sizable Midlle Eastern community and easy access from Canada?

Posted by Super Hose 2003-12-24 4:41:54 PM|| 2003-12-24 4:41:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 SH yes... agree... I was thinking about Pilot Mt. NC.

Posted by Shipman 2003-12-24 4:58:34 PM|| 2003-12-24 4:58:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Ship, do you think that Rappahanock showed up in the chatter because it was the departure point for the terror attack, not the target?

Posted by Super Hose 2003-12-24 8:55:59 PM|| 2003-12-24 8:55:59 PM|| Front Page Top

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