How would the next terrorist attack take form ?

[kentuck]

I don't want to give the terrorists any ideas they don't already have. My intent is to give those incompetents in our government- that may be reading or spying on the "leftists" here- some ideas.

I would doubt very seriously they would ever try to hijack another passenger plane. If they wanted to fly a plane into another building, I would think they might go outside of one of our bigger cities, into the farmland, and steal a small passenger plane or crop duster. It would be in some farm area around NYC or Washington or Chicago or Dallas or LA or some other big city. That would be my guess for the next terrorist attack. Of course, they could also fly small planes into nuclear reactors? Rather than fighting the war on terrorism in Iraq, perhaps we should prepare to defend our own country?

[gratuitous]

1. There's no way to predict or tell

It's impossible to know, and if you don't believe me, ask the imagination-challenged Secretary of Stinkeye--I mean, Secretary of State.

[DKStreet]

2. Whatever form it takes

The neo-fascists will blame it on Iran, declare martial law, and Halliburton will get the clean-up contract no-bid.

[Balbus]

3. My guess would be some suicide bomber in a Baghdad cafe

or market-place. Seems to be the standard MO nowadays.

[katsy]

4. terrorist?

Who cares.

Our government has terrorized average americans more than any stinking kid with a bomb.

What is worse... losing your life or losing all hope for your family, your dreams, job, health.

[SmokingJacket]

16. Right on. I don't fear terrorists...

I fear my children not being able to go to college, I fear getting a disease and not being able to afford treatments, I fear my career going in the shitter because of the crappy economy, not being able to pay my heating bills... etc.

Terrorists! HA!

[MadMaddie]

5. Actually I think committing the same type of attack.....

This is my first post...I have been lurking for two years so here goes..I think committing the same type of attack would be more effective and damaging to the US. It would prove that we are no safer than before 9/11 and that the so called security that has been touted is an absolute failure...

[newyawker99]

15. Hi MadMaddie!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Jara sang]

6. An attack on a chemical plant.

An attack on a plant that utilizes bromine, ammonia or chlorine would be devastating.

[Ignacio Upton]

7. A soft target in a small town or suburb

If I were a member of Al Qaida, I would target small town America. It would physcologically scare Americans because they would think "even our local SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES AND PARKS aren't safe!"

[meegbear]

8. It will occur after the Alito vote ...

the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence will be destroyed.

[bigscott]

10. you mean they have not already been destroyed?

this country has gone to hell bowing down to little Hitler. Fuck it. the terrorists HAVE WON!! we have trashed our democracy, spied on our own citizens (the one we did not let drown in NO), killed 2300 American heros in a war of lies, lost ALL respect in the world. Who gives a shit if someone detonates a suicide bomb in a shopping mall???? can it really do any more damage than * already has?? Jesus christ - when will this country wake the hell up -

[justabob]

9. Well, since we have shown the world that we cannot or will not

deal with things like the levee system in NOLA and the fact that our infrastructure sits virtually unprotected, I would say something like blowing up a dam, or screwing with things like the power grid would be easy targets. These kinds of attacks would be economic rather than blood and gore, but I dare say they would be easier than hijacking airplanes, and more effective because more people would be affected.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

11. Commuter train or rapid transit

Security is impossible to maintain. People are always getting on and off, carrying packages and putting them on the overhead racks or beneath the seats. Who would notice a backpack in the shadows? Someone with a bulky raincoat that might be hiding a bomb?

Don't want to be a suicide bomber? Setting off the bomb remotely takes a $19.99 Tracfone from the Kmart. You won't use the full forty minutes included with the phone.

Good luck preventing that. It's a Madrid transported to the US. I'm not saying anything terrorists don't already know.

[katty]

12. already happening 24/7 direct from the WH Special Ops

[katty]

13. already happening 24/7 direct from the WH Special Ops

[slackmaster]

14. Sharks

With laser beams on their frickin' heads.