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WorseBeforeBetter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-13-08 12:49 PM
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Is anyone in the mood for a fuck FUX "News" project?
A friend forwarded an e-mail from her wingnut cousin and I want to debunk/expand on the items listed below, but it will take me all freakin' day and I'm in the middle of a move. Anyone have any good links to address the following? Actually, what I'm looking for are one-sentence answers that can quickly shut her down. Like her fellow Morans, she doesn't sweat the details.

My first question to her is "where is bin Laden?" and to point out that Ramsey Youssef is behind bars, thanks to the Clinton administration. And weren't some of the "terrorists" listed below dressed as ninjas? Pizza delivery guys?

Also, anyone have that "Muslin" pic that was posted last night from the wingnut in Florida?

Thanks in advance to anyone who responds to this. And even thanks to any trolls who respond and fail miserably at trying to be clever... you're worth a good laugh.

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The following is a list of known terror plots thwarted by the U.S. government since Sept. 11, 2001.

--December 2001, Richard Reid: British citizen attempted to ignite shoe bomb on flight from Paris to Miami.

--May 2002, Jose Padilla: American citizen accused of seeking radioactive-laced "dirty bomb" to use in an attack against Amrica. Padilla was convicted of conspiracy in August, 2007.

--September 2002, Lackawanna Six: American citizens of Yemeni origin convicted of supporting Al Qaeda after attending jihadist camp in Pakistan. Five of six were from Lackawanna, N.Y.

--May 2003, Iyman Faris: American citizen charged with plotting to use blowtorches to collapse the Brooklyn Bridge.

--June 2003, Virginia Jihad Network: Eleven men from Alexandria, Va., trained for jihad against American soldiers, convicted of violating the Neutrality Act, conspiracy.

--August 2004, Dhiren Barot: Indian-born leader of terror cell plotted bombings on financial centers (see additional images).

--August 2004, James Elshafay and Shahawar Matin Siraj: Sought to plant bomb at New York's Penn Station during the Republican National Convention.

--August 2004, Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain: Plotted to assassinate a Pakistani diplomat on American soil.

--June 2005, Father and son Umer Hayat and Hamid Hayat: Son convicted of attending terrorist training camp in Pakistan; father convicted of customs violation.

--August 2005, Kevin James, Levar Haley Washington, Gregory Vernon Patterson and Hammad Riaz Samana: Los Angeles homegrown terrorists who plotted to attack National Guard, LAX, two synagogues and Israeli consulate.

--December 2005, Michael Reynolds: Plotted to blow up natural gas refinery in Wyoming, the Transcontinental Pipeline, and a refinery in New Jersey. Reynolds was sentenced to 30 years in prison.

--February 2006, Mohammad Zaki Amawi, Marwan Othman El-Hindi and Zand Wassim Mazloum: Accused of providing material support to terrorists, making bombs for use in Iraq.

--April 2006, Syed Haris Ahmed and Ehsanul Islam Sadequee: Cased and videotaped the Capitol and World Bank for a terrorist organization.

--June 2006, Narseal Batiste, Patrick Abraham, Stanley Grant Phanor, Naudimar Herrera, Burson Augustin, Lyglenson Lemorin, and Rotschild Augstine: Accused of plotting to blow up the Sears Tower.

--July 2006, Assem Hammoud: Accused of plotting to bomb New York City train tunnels.

--August 2006, Liquid Explosives Plot: Thwarted plot to explode ten airliners over the United States.

--March 2007, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: Mastermind of Sept. 11 and author of numerous plots confessed in court in March 2007 to planning to destroy skyscrapers in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. Mohammedalso plotted to assassinate Pope John Paul II and former President Bill Clinton.

--May 2007, Fort Dix Plot: Six men accused of plotting to attack Fort Dix Army base in New Jersey. The plan included attacking and killing soldiers using assault rifles and grenades.

--June 2007, JFK Plot: Four men are accused of plotting to blow up fuel arteries that run through residential neighborhoods at JFK Airport in New York.

--September 2007, German authorities disrupt a terrorist cell that was planning attacks on military installations and facilities used by Americans in Germany. The Germans arrested three suspected members of the Islamic Jihad Union, a group that has links to Al Qaeda and supports Al Qaeda's global jihadist agenda.

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joefree1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-13-08 01:05 PM
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1. 4155 American war dead in Iraq
Edited on Sat Sep-13-08 01:06 PM by joefree1
And Al Qaeda is stronger then ever. Osama Bin Forgotten and Al-Zawahiri have never been captured. Iran now controls most of southern Iraq.

Iraq War has cost us nearly 600 billion.
http://zfacts.com/p/447.html

Our national deficit is 9.6 trillion (owed to China, Japan, etc.).
http://www.deficitsdomatter.org/?gclid=CPnswpOs2ZUCFQQCagod1gp0Ww

Don't let the right winger put you on the defensive by constantly trying to answer his/her questions. Ask them tough question and point out the obvious.


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WorseBeforeBetter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-13-08 01:11 PM
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2. That's the angle I was going for, thanks. (n/t)
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