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#76 |
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Well, actually, his father was Arabic and his real name was Bishara until the mother changed the family name to Bishop during the Gulf War because of anti-Arab sentiment in the USA.
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#77 |
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TSG had the link to his note: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/tampasu1.shtml
Interesting read. Sounds like a dork, trying to play himself up. |
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Pretty much. "I am so pimp. I will make you pay."
Yeah, for the ruined plane and a few thousand bucks to put in a few window. Big fuckin' deal. |
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Don't you think they paid with the additional security at Super Bowl? Those were huge numbers, that might well have been justified on the basis of this threat, which was withheld from the public until after the Super Bowl.
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what were the final numbers? anyone have a valid estimate?
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I don't think that anyone took him seriously. "ooh, Osama bin Laden is planning on blowing up the Super Bowl with an antiquated nuclear bomb left over from the 1967 Six-day war". Like they had nukes ready for that war? And like UBL would tell that little piece of shit? Come on..
They were going to beef up security at the Super Bowl anyway. I guarantee you that it was already planned. The CIA and NSA know more about it than some 15 year old twat. More than likely, they just withheld the note because they didn't want to cause a panic. |
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And isn't that the definition of a terrorist threat?
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#83 |
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So maybe this kid just read Tom Harris, eh? http://www.randomhouse.com/features/...acksunday.html
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And watched:
Sudden Death (1995) Synopsis: It's the seventh game of the Stanley Cup Finals. The Pittsburgh Penguins are battling the Chicago Blackhawks as 17,000 frenzied fans, including the Vice President of the United States, are on the edge of their seats--unaware that an elite group of terrorists is about to make this a game no one will ever forget. Darren McCord is a fireman with a troubled past. When his young daughter is suddenly taken hostage during the hockey game, McCord engages in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a ruthlessly cold-blooded adversary. With thousands of lives at stake, including that of his son, McCord battles both the terrorists and his own personal demons as the seconds on the game clock race towards a fateful conclusion. |
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#85 |
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![]() What could be the words that appear to be missing from Bishop's suicide note? "I am acting on [ ] their behalf." "... blowing up the Super Bowl with an [ ] antiquated nuclear bomb ..." Very strange. |
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#86 |
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"I am acting on [none of] their behalf."
"... blowing up the Super Bowl with an [inoperable] antiquated nuclear bomb ..." Also missing is the last paragraph of the page, "[I am a dumb cluck that is doing the world a favor. You will forget me in 6 months.]" |
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#87 |
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The bit about blowing up the Superbowl with a leftover Israeli bomb (though not from that war) just means he read Clancy's _Sum of All Fears_
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Just so ya know ...
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#90 |
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I think you're right. I haven't seen Sum Of All Fears yet but I don't think it is about the Superbowl. Oh no, I hope we haven't spoiled it!
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