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To: John Carragher who wrote (131985)8/12/2005 4:12:21 PM
From: MrLucky  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793801
 
This has been re-hashed for about four years now. First came up after the airplanes (each with a full fuel load) crashed in to the towers. It was originally mentioned along with the theory of attacking the large sea ports.

Maybe the FBI has something new or the media is having a slow day.

We do know that AQ is not afraid to conduct a hijack so this is certainly a possibility. Al Capone and his boys proved seventy years ago that hijacking a truck was simple enough. If they ever conduct a truck hijack, let's hope it is full of pork!



To: John Carragher who wrote (131985)8/12/2005 4:12:26 PM
From: Ish  Respond to of 793801
 
<<fox news is talking about Al Q. hijacking gasoline trucks in area of la, nyc, wash dc, chicago. woman says how would they hijack truck on highway. it would be impossible.>>

WLS Chicago radio has people calling in about the absence of gas tankers on the super slabs around Chicago.



To: John Carragher who wrote (131985)8/12/2005 8:35:58 PM
From: D. Long  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793801
 
woman says how would they hijack truck on highway. it would be impossible

They have to stop to sleep and get gas. Most trucking companies have regular stops they frequent, and can be discovered relatively easily.

Or, the "hijackers" can get a job driving the trucks in the first instance.

Derek



To: John Carragher who wrote (131985)8/13/2005 6:36:05 AM
From: JDN  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 793801
 
I seem to recall a gas tank hijacked in Iraq resulted in one of the largest Civilian casualties recently. I agree with you that it would be fairly easy to hijack a fuel truck, I would imagin though that whomever did it would have to have a nearby target as it would likely be difficult to move it very far. jdn