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To: Road Walker who wrote (144032)9/24/2001 3:59:07 PM
From: tcmay  Read Replies (2) of 186894
 
"I didn't see a word about your 1000 sleepers in the US, did I miss that part?
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(I wonder what all these terrorists are waiting for, the ones that were planted over the years. They must be getting bored, none of the 1000 have done anything until 911)."
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A projected 200 in Germany, cited in the article, and 120 picked up already in the U.S. on the WTC case, is consistent with the "1000" estimate I gave. Your original claim was that I had simply made up the number, now you are saying the articles are talking about "soldiers."

I cited a couple of articles. I could have cited more. All are roughly consistend with the estimate I gave. For example:

msnbc.com

"NEWSWEEK has learned that the FBI has privately estimated that more than 1,000 individuals—most of them foreign nationals—with suspected terrorist ties are currently living in the United States. “The American people would be surprised to learn how many of these people there are,” says a top U.S. official. "

Do we know the precise number? Of course not. This is why my earlier post said "projected." This number, cited above as well, is consistent with past Al Quida cell structures in Yemen, Sudan, and Qatar, and fits with the estimated number in Germany, scaled up for the fact that the U.S. is the ripest and best target.

If you knew how to use search tools, you wouldn't be in such a state of ignorance.

And your second paragraph quoted above, the part about how they must be getting bored if nothing happened until 911, is laughable.

Rounds Two and Three will likely wipe the smirk off your face.

--Tim May
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