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(19,429 posts)The actual target was to derail a train crossing the bridge over the Niagra River on the border.
hedgehog
(36,286 posts)all the time. I was under the impression they intended to derail it in Canada.
flamingdem
(39,313 posts)geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)gordianot
(15,237 posts)I will become a true believer when Kim Jong-Un threatens to destroy Canada. After all they are a larger target therefore easier for their missiles to hit.
Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)Homosexuality is legal there.
Adulterers do not get stoned to death in Canada.
The sale of alcohol is permitted there.
Do I need to go on?
LuvNewcastle
(16,844 posts)ieoeja
(9,748 posts)Ichingcarpenter
(36,988 posts)I mean the movie of course....LOL
polly7
(20,582 posts)although this wasn't disclosed to Canadians until regular forces were sent to Kandahar the beginning of 2002.
hedgehog
(36,286 posts)NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)all things that that Al-Quaida hate.
Still Sensible
(2,870 posts)they are a neighbor and ally to the United States... and generally share a similar culture. They have fought alongside the US and others against them... and some in AQ probably perceive they are vulnerable, rightly or wrongly.
hughee99
(16,113 posts)hedgehog
(36,286 posts)Canuckistanian
(42,290 posts)The largely Shi'ite Iran hates the Saudi Al Qaeda movement and have imprisoned many members.
I've heard analyst after analyst on the radio wondering how Al Qaeda can support a worldwide terrorist operation from Iran.
Somebody's trying to mislead us, I think.
Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)The region is near Iran's shared border with both Afghanistan and Pakistan and in the past Iran has been less than tolerant of the Sunni group. Kind of like how most of the 9/11 hijackers were Saudi but the SA government cracks down on AQ at every opportunity.
Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)They've sent troops to the ME also.
Plus the train serviced both countries.