so on 3/30 we have a terrorist bombing on a Tx. oil refinery and

[donsu]

it drops from the news in record time.

on 3/25 the FBI warned Texas oil refineries that a terrorist threat was imminent. (see article at www.democrats.com)

I caught a quick glance yesterday morning of the refinery on fire and that's the last news I've seen on CNN. (I keep it muted) maybe other channels reported on it??

when I've been out and about I asked people if they had heard about it and the answer was no. I don't think they really believed me.

As soon as it happened the oil company said it wasn't a bomb just your normal oil refinery explosion.

[Warpy]

1. Right, they reported "multiple blasts"

...but said it was a "normal accident" that started in one of the ovens.

Yes, this one smells.

[Bridget Burke]

4. Of course it smells.

Have you ever driven by a bunch of petrochemical plants--perfuming the moisture-laden Gulf Coast air?

Seriously, these things do blow up all the time.

[BlueEyedSon]

From Bloomberg

BP said the fire wasn't linked to terrorism. The Federal Bureau of Investigation said last week it had received information that terrorists may attack refineries in Texas.

http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000006&sid=akW3CmDb4J0Y&refer=home

BTW, this is the headline: Gasoline Close to 18-Year High in New York on BP Refinery Fire

[4morewars]

2. This is the first I've heard of it....n/t

[izzie]

15. Me too. I thought they were always having this problem.

Get back to us on this one.

[mhr]

3. Remember * Says We Are Safer, Can't Spoil The Good News!

eom

[Marlie]

5. The 24/7 news outlets are so blatantly obvious

Yesterday, we had the attacks in Iraq, the oil refinery fire in
Texas and what did they focus on for hours? The missing girl from
Wisconsin and the possible capture of her abductor. Hours and hours
of nothing but that story. It's really pathetic.

[Insider]

6. "and now we return to our other war, already in progress"

all packaged and ready on cue: The WAR in Iraq

what a lie.

[el_gato]

7. I'm suspicous about everything but these things do blow up alot

and they have been doing it for years and years.

[cjbuchanan]

8. Here are some articles about this

Here is the FBI warning:
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=1896&u=/nm/20040325/us_nm/security_energy_dc_3&printer=1


Here is the report on the fire:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2004-03-31-refinery-blast_x.htm

Oddly enough, USA Today does not mention the threat.

To be fair, I've lived in Texas for 20 years and there is a refinery blast about once a year. Still, since there was a recent threat, it should be looked into.

[walkon]

9. And what about the chemical plant explosion this a.m.

in Baytown, TX? Exxon plant has explosion - but no terror links. Where is the reporting? Don't these fires make good television? Certainly better than some empty looking intersection in Madison, Wisconsin?

www.forbes.com/business/newswire/2004/04/01/rtr1320115.html

[beachbum]

11. There was one in Baytown This morning?

Havent heard a word about it! I live on the other side of Houston.

[redqueen]

13. Thanks for the link - from that article:

"This is the second explosion at a refinery/chemical plant complex in Texas this week.

On Tuesday night, an ultraformer at BP Plc's 460,000 bpd refinery in Texas City, Texas, blew up and burned. The cause of that blast is believed to be accidental.

BP said the Texas City refinery was operating at near normal rates Wednesday.

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation warned refiners in Texas last week of an unsubstantiated threat to attack a refinery in the state before the U.S. national elections in November."

[PragMantisT]

10. Attack on oil!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What next? A lying Republican? A smoking Irishman?

There's a fight brewing.

[redqueen]

12. I think the chances are good it was terrorists.

Especially after hearing about the Exxon plant today.

Looks like it's time to start rattling some mediawhore cages.

[bmbmd]

14. Texas under terrorist attack? Something smells

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/040104dnmetsewage.ddf7fc35.html

[nomatrix]

16. This needs a kick

With the news about the contractor (Blackwater) deaths in Iraq, we should hire

http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2003/05/ma_365_01.html

Blackwater to protect the U.S. oil refinery industry. Maybe our tax dollars should be protecting the homeland.