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To: Bridge Player who wrote (68913)	5/27/2008 11:26:24 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 542089

They can call for martians to invade on their side too. You have only described their desire- not their means to be an existential threat. Do they wish they had these means, or that others sympathetic to them had them, to be an existential threat? Of course they do. I think we all know that. You have confused explaining their wish to us, with explaining the means to fulfill that wish. Even if their call was successful they couldn't destroy the West. At the most they'd be able to launch a few more successful terrorists attacks- which are hardly likely to destroy us, unless we by our reaction choose to destroy ourselves- which would be pretty stupid of us. However, I leave open that possibility- that in reaction to non-existential threats we react stupidly and destroy our own way of life- in that one way we could see an existential threat. We'll have to be on our guard against that.

To: Bridge Player who wrote (68913)	5/27/2008 11:58:34 PM
From: Threshold	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542089

"Al Qaeda Tape to Call for Use of WMDs Authorities: New Tape to Urge Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction on Civilians" if such a "tape' appears, how will we know who actually posted it? could be Al Qaeda, or a supporter of the endless war, or any other 3rd party that benefits from the war between the Christians and the Muslims.

To: Bridge Player who wrote (68913)	5/28/2008 6:42:38 AM
From: KonKilo	Respond to of 542089

Intelligence and law enforcement sources tell ABC News they are expecting al Qaeda operatives will post a new video on the Internet in the next 24 hours, calling for what one source said is "jihadists to use biological, chemical and nuclear weapons to attack the West."..."Although there have been similar messages in the past, the FBI and [Department of Homeland Security] have no intelligence of any specific plot or indication of a threat to the U.S.,"...While there is no evidence of any direct threat, the FBI sent a bulletin to 18,000 law enforcement agencies across the country, out of an abundance of caution. No doubt they would LIKE to, but how WILL they? We're watching them so closely that we can even anticipate their internet postings. I think that our invasion of Iraq has skewed some folks' perceptions of the struggle against Radical Islam. They've heard that silly phrase about "cut and run" enough to think that large portions of the population either do not realize what we are up against, or else lack the will to fight it. But we get it. We just want to fight them effectively. Intel and law enforcement should comprise the bulk of this struggle, stateless as it tends to be. Using blunt military force to invade the wrong country was just a distraction from the real, hard work that needs to be done.