Hey tin-foil hatters.....

[shraby]

you've been postulating that since there are drills going on concerning nukes and maybe a real one is planned, think on this one. Maybe the nuke is planned to be dropped at Crawford. * just made a surprise and apparently unplanned trip to Utah and Idaho so he's outa Dodge...but Cindy is there. Two birds with one "stone"?

[KnaveRupe]

1. Hey! Yeah!

Then they can blame the nuke on those peaceniks! They're OBVIOUSLY in cahoots with Al-Quaida! What better pretext for invading Iran?

Actually, I'd be be more worried that it would hit Austin. Isn't that nice and blue? Yet still part of *'s "home state", so he could get all indignant and leader-like. Work his jaw, show resolve, declare martial law... you know. The whole nine yards.

And you want REALLY tin-foily? They could label the many discussions around here as "chatter" to assist in the rounding up and internment of liberals, who OBVIOUSLY had something to do with the whole thing.

"We've found evidence that members of a group called the Democratic Underground were discussing this attack for weeks before it occurred! If you see anyone sporting one of their bumper stickers, please contact Homeland Security immediately!"

[madeline_con]

3. "... all indignant and leader-like."

Maybe he'll cry at us from an undisclosed location and use his "BULLhorn"

"... label the many discussions around here as "chatter"...

'Tin-foily' or not, I know they have to be listening in around here.
If he's afraid of Cindy, you know we have him peeing his speedos.

"We've found evidence ..."

I can just see Flush Limpball on that!!!!

[madeline_con]

2. I heard 7 major cities (???)

D.C.could take a hit, I hear Rove is in FL, and I guess D.C. is virtually shut down; all the "movers and shakers" on vacation. Any Info?

What's the date on his trip out of Crawdad?

[Ian David]

4. I think the global atmosphere has changed. Bush is in their cross-hairs.

On 9-11, Al Queda and their Saudi enablers probably deliberately avoided hitting Bush. After all, the Saudi Royal Family and Bin Laden had (and still have) close financial ties with Bush.

However, to put it simply, Bush has really pissed-off Al Queda and elements in Saudi Arabia.

How many times have we captured or killed Bin Laden's "number two or three man?"

Sure, our reasons for going to war had more to do with the Saudis than with the interests of ANY other mid-east country.

But I have a feeling he's really pissed on the hornet's nest, and this time they're not going to wait until he's out of town reading The Pet Goat.

Besides, as far as the Saudis are concerned, Bush's work is done. They don't need him anymore. And the Saudi's have a "New Sheik In Town" running things.

Bush has already done all the hard work of deflecting blame away from the Saudis. They won't be blamed for whatever happens.

And anything they or Bin Laden does, they know will be blamed on Iraq or Iran, since Bush himself is already "cooking the books" and "fixing the facts" to make that case for them.

They might wait until after we attack Iran. Or maybe until after we start showing our photographic "evidence" against Iran, the way Collin Powell did for Iraq.

But I would bet a lot of money that this time Bush is in their cross-hairs.

[wtbymark]

5. I saw a report somewhere, maybe it was scotty who said

that Saudi-US ties (relationship) has never been stronger. I saw that when the prince took over

[Ian David]

6. The Saudi relationship with U.S. COMPANIES, maybe...

But Bush may not be of any use to them anymore.

And if we attack Iran, then the Saudis can raise oil prices again and engage in more war profiteering.

[madeline_con]

9. It's true

[madeline_con]

8. "New Sheik In Town"

He's been the de facto leader for a decade. Nothing new here, folks.

No one group or nationality can be blamed for terrorism. It's not a unified conglomerate. It's different "masterminds" who exploit various weaknesses to blow stuff up.

The next attack will be orchestrated to put fear in our hearts and back Bush for a last-ditch bloody offensive in Iraq, and initial bombings in Iran.

It will not come from without. Our enemies are domestic.

[Rich Hunt]

7. nuh-uh

I'm sure they'd like to kill as many birds with one stone as possible - nuking a bunch of peaceniks in Texas is only going to make them more sympathetic.

This is the most outrageous thing I've heard yet.

I mean, why not instead attack someone wholly unsympathetic like the Pentagon?