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  •  You left out one thing (none / 0)

    We have to remember that the Pentagon presented the WH with three separate plans to kills Zarqawi before the war and the WH said no.

    As far as I'm concerned, Condi Rice as good as beheaded hostages herself.

    Qui faciant leges ubi sola pecunia regnat? -- Petronius

    by Karl the Idiot on Wed Nov 10, 2004 at 06:32:34 AM PDT

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    •  B word (none / 1)

      Things that are critical to our understanding are the low tech lessons of Viet Nam and 9/11.  It does not take a ton of money, top scientists or intricate planning to inflict mass casualties. It doesn't take repeated mass casualty to create fear. To feed a fear frenzy, there is no need to pull off another - quoting the terrorists here - "spectacular" event.  

      So, onto the mythical proportions of Zarqawi, the beheader.  Thanks to us, he owns the beheading brand.  Any beheading, Zarqawi's behind it.  Beheading is very low tech and yet very fear inspiring.  Put those together... well, you see where I'm going.

      With the terror level flames fanned, especially pre-election, I believe it will take very little in this country for all out panic and terrorist in every pot hole mentality.  

      by debraz on Wed Nov 10, 2004 at 09:01:38 AM PDT

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      •  A Beheading on American Soil (none / 1)

        Would be just as effective as another 9/11. Imagine a series of kidnappings and televised beheadings right here in our back yard. Easy to accomplish, brutally effective.

        Our children will go to bed with nightmares about the beheading boogeyman.

        They allow themselves to be caught with documents implicating a Syrian or Iran connection.

        Meanderthal

        by lobbygow on Wed Nov 10, 2004 at 11:16:45 AM PDT

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