"The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing."
- Albert Einstein (1879-1955), physicist
This week, excerpts from an interview of Abu Salma Al-Hijazi, an Al Qaida commander close to Osama bin Laden, appeared on an Islamist internet forum. What Al-Hijazi told his interviewer is chilling:
"...a huge and very courageous strike will take place and that the number of infidels expected to be killed in this attack, according to primary estimates, exceeds 100,000...He further stated that the attack will be carried out in a way that will amaze the world and turn Al-Qaida into an organization that horrifies the world until the law of Allah is implemented...Americans are the main target of the organization, wherever they may be, in order to cause their disintegration and collapse..."
One of my greatest fears since 9/11/01 has been that those who planned that attack would somehow get their hands on a nuclear device and use it in one of our cities, most likely one of our ports. The fact that my home sits between Savannah and Charleston doesn't make me rest any easier. Many pooh-pooh such speculation, but I cannot dismiss it, no matter how I try.
Read the entire article which appeared in the World Tribune and ask yourself how else these madmen could kill 100,000 of our people in one attack. I guess the only thing that gives me a sliver of hope that this is not true is that I don't think these monsters will give us a warning up-front if they're planning to do something so horrific.
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I worry too. Every time I cross the Golden Gate Bridge or the Bay Bridge, I worry that it will be blown up. There have been threats against both bridges. Soon or later, I'm afraid the fanatics will get lucky and their dire warnings will come true. Let's hope we are just being paranoid.
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