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To: Thomas M. who wrote (5789)	10/3/2001 11:33:15 AM
From: epsteinbd	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23908

Mr Thomas, you should question the validity of the posts you provide. One example only : "Lors Robertson opines that Nato need not see any evidence". That not what he said ! He said they has seen more than enough evidence. Are we supposed to believe that you missed that ? It's everywhere.

To: Thomas M. who wrote (5789)	10/3/2001 12:24:56 PM
From: goldsnow	Respond to of 23908

And there's the question, Why has no one claimed responsibility for the terror? That one is easy....it is done in the name of allah, and for Allah only...

To: Thomas M. who wrote (5789)	10/3/2001 12:24:56 PM
From: goldsnow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23908

And there's the question, Why has no one claimed responsibility for the terror? >>> That one is easy....it is done in the name of allah, and for Allah only...

To: Thomas M. who wrote (5789)	10/4/2001 4:58:36 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 23908

Re: Osama bin Laden's Our Man, Right? by Stephen Gowans Now that everyone's sure that Osama bin Laden's our man, it might be time to take a step back and ask, How do we know? It's obvious that Bin Laden was not in the least involved in the Sept 11 attacks... However, that is not to say that the actual masterminds stretch as far as the CIA itself. Let's stick to common sense here --GW Bush is no Lyndon Johnson. Yet, it's quite disturbing that DCI G. Tenet's still hanging around... But remember: the guy's a Greek Orthodox, that is, he belongs to the same church as Putin/the Russians. Anyway, I think it's safe to assume that some loose/blunder element played a disruptive role in the Sept 11 attacks --as in most human endeavors... That brings us to Masood. See, those suicide hijackers who signed on for their murderous mission in the US were HARDCORE terrorists, that is, toughies you just can't fool or manipulate. I mean, nobody's gonna risk his/her life for a dubious cause. So, these guys only dealt with someone who had the credentials, who was a renowned, unquestionable, earnest Muslim... like Ahmad Shah Masood. If they had suddenly smelt a Yank, a Jew, a Russian, or whatever non-Muslim pulling the strings from the backstage, they'd have cut their losses on the spot. That's why, I believe, the Russians and their French/Israeli sidekicks, had to rely on Masood for recruiting the hijackers. But then, the whole plot was DEVISED AS A LOW-KEY HIJACK SCHEME. Indeed, the impact of "ugly Arab thugs" carrying out hijackings right amid "Sanctuary America" would have been tremendous enough: Israel's Likud hawks would have sermonized the Bush administration with their "told you so... can't trust those f**ing Arabs...etc", the ever shifty Europeans would have called for a better Transatlantic partnership, etc., etc. Now, the whole plot escalated out of control as Masood and his henchmen decided to go for the "jackpot" and, somehow, double-crossed their Russian/Euro/Israeli employers... Gus.