Well, glad that's settled. Better a terrorist attack than big business incompetence....
Terrorist 1 Americans shooting themselves in the foot 0 Nerd From Hell >-----Original Message----- >From: Robert Seeberger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 7:48 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Al Qaida claims responsibility for blackout > > >http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/breaking_5.html > >Al Qaida's Abu Hafs Brigades has claimed responsibility for >the blackout >last week in the Northeast and Midwest United States. A >communique by the >Abu Hafs Brigades made reference to Operation Quick Lightning >in the Land of >the Tyrant of this Generation." >It was published as "the third communique by the "Brigades." > >In the first, they accepted responsibility for the downing of >an airplane in >Kenya. The second accepted responsibility for the Jakarta >bombing of the >Marriott hotel on August 5, 2003. > >The new communique says that in compliance with the orders of Osama bin >Laden to strike at the American economy, the Brigades struck >two important >electricity supply targets on the East coast, according to the >Middle East >Media Research Institute. The Brigades say that they cannot >reveal how they >did it, because they will probably have to use the same method >again soon. >The communique also claimed that the operation was meant as a >present for >the Iraqi people. > > >The Blackout was 'a Realization of Bin Laden's promise to >offer the Iraqi >people a present' >"A communique attributed to Al Qaeda claimed responsibility >for the power >blackout that happened in the U.S. last Thursday, saying that >the brigades >of Abu Fahes Al Masri had hit two main power plants supplying >the East of >the U.S., as well as major industrial cities in the U.S. and >Canada, 'its >ally in the war against Islam (New York and Toronto) and their >neighbors.' > >"The communique assured that the operation 'was carried out on >the orders of >Osama bin Laden to hit the pillars of the U.S. economy,' as 'a >realization >of bin Laden's promise to offer the Iraqi people a present.' > > >'The Americans lived a black day they will never forget' >"The statement, which Al-Hayat obtained from the website of the >International Islamic Media Center, didn't specify the way the alleged >sabotage was carried out. The communique read: 'let the >criminal Bush and >his gang know that the punishment is the result of the action, >the soldiers >of God cut the power on these cities, they darkened the lives of the >Americans as these criminals blackened the lives of the Muslim >people in >Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine. The Americans lived a black >day they will >never forget. They lived a day of terror and fear. a state of chaos and >confusion where looting and pillaging rampaged the cities, >just like the >capital of the caliphate Baghdad, and Afghanistan and >Palestine were. Let >the American people take a sip from the same glass.' > > >'The U.S. will not live in peace until our conditions are met' >"It added: 'we heard amazing statements made by the American >and Canadian >enemies which have nuclear physics universities and space >agencies, that >lightning hit and destroyed the two plants. And we are >supposed to believe >this nonsense. If the blackout occurred in one or two cities, their lie >would have been credible. But the fact is that the blackout >hit the entire >East and part of Canada.' > >"The communique continued: 'one of the benefits of this strike >is that the >U.S. will not live in peace until our conditions are met, such >as releasing >all the detainees including Sheikh Omar Abdulrahman, and >getting out of the >land of the Muslims, including Jerusalem and Kashmir.' > >"The authors of the communique said that the strikes aimed at >'hitting the >major pillar of the U.S. economy (the Stock Exchange). [and] >the UN, which >is opposed to Islam, and is based in New York. It is a message >to all the >investors that the U.S. is no longer a safe country for their >money, knowing >that the U.S. economy greatly relies on the trust of the investor.' > > >'The gift of Sheikh Osama Bin Laden is on its way to the White House' >"The communique mentioned that some economists said the >blackout in the U.S. >and Canada would cost the U.S. Treasury no less than ten billion U.S. >dollars and in order to 'break the hearts of U.S. officials, >just know that >the cost paid by the Moujahideen to sabotage the power plants >was a mere >seven thousand dollars. Die of sorrow!' > >"The communique ended with: 'we tell the Muslims that this is not the >awaited strike, but it is called the war of skirmishes (to >drain the enemy), >and that the American snakes are enormous and need to be consumed and >weakened to be destroyed. We tell the people of Afghanistan >and Kashmir that >the gift of Sheikh Osama bin Laden is on its way to the White >House; then >the gift of Al Aqsa, and do we know what is the gift of Al >Aqsa, where and >when? The answer is what you are seeing!' > > > >xponent > >The Obvious Tactic Maru > >rob > > >_______________________________________________ >http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l > _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
