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To: elmatador who wrote (8901)	9/13/2001 10:05:23 AM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) of 74559

I'm now convinced that your original thesis about Iraqi involvement has merit. I pooh-pooh'ed yesterday but, unlike the metaphysically certain [hello to the missing Mq], I'm big enough to say "I'm wrong" or "I now have a different opinion". Bin Laden is almost certainly a convenient stalking horse/scapegoat. The operations were too sloppy in one respect, i.e., the trail that was left, but too well-planned in another. Bin Laden's previous work has been ridiculously simple to carry out: Car and boat bombs are not that big a deal. The operation of the 11th required masterful planning for which I don't think bin Laden is capable. I see Saddam's hand here. Did anyone see Dan Rather's interview of a middle aged lady who is a life-long expert on the Middle East as well as his discussion with the ex-CIA official last night? These people believe that Saddam was responsible for the WTC bombing in 1993. The US Attorney who prosecuted the case also thought so. Clinton was informed. Saddam got beat on the battle field. He wants revenge and will get it using any means at his disposal, including psychotic Islamic fundamentalists. There's probably more terror coming shortly. All reports talk about credible threats still ongoing. This could be Saddam's set up. I think we've just seen the tip of the iceberg. I hope only that Bush is looking at all angles, and is not discounting all the possibilities instead of giving in to the public cry for bin Laden's head. How much more punishment can Afghanistan take? What's the point of pounding a country whose resources and infrastructure are probably less than those of the African Central Republic? How can bin Laden be effectively targeted in a place like that? I'm full of dark thoughts today so I posted them here, where Doom and Gloom are the orders of the day.

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