Oh no, the much funnier part is how they supposedly were trying to hit the NYSE which, last I heard, had absolutely no troubles trading. If I remember correctly they didn't even have to bring up their backup power which would have let them trade anyways. Smart Al Qaida
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of danjr > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 2:07 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Full-Disclosure] Al Qaida claims responsibility for blackout > > > > > --- > > Al Qaida claims responsibility for blackout > > World Tribune > Monday, August 18, 2003 > > 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 > communiqu� 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 communiqu� 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 communiqu� 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 communiqu� also claimed that the > operation was meant as a present for the Iraqi people. > > The following are excerpts from a report by the London-based Arabic > daily Al-Hayat about the communiqu�: [1] > > The Blackout was 'a Realization of Bin Laden's promise to offer the > Iraqi people a present' > > "A communiqu� 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 communiqu� 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 communiqu� 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 communiqu� 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 communiqu� 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 communiqu� 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 communiqu� 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!' > > [1] Published in English on Dar Al-Hayat website, August 18, 2003, > http://english.daralhayat.com/arab_news/08-2003/Article-20030818- > 14bdd659-c0a8-01ed-0079-6e1c903b7552/story.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.510 / Virus Database: 307 - Release Date: 8/14/2003 > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). 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