XPost: phl.media, pa.politics   
   From: kybyrd@pobox.upenn.edu   
      
   On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 14:46:29 -0500, Art Clemons  wrote:   
   >Karen Y Byrd wrote:   
   >   
   >> But why? That's what I asked.   
   >   
   >Because al Queda was acting against the US outside the US during that time.   
   >Remember embassy attacks did occur.   
      
   I'm not forgetting those either.   
      
   >>>Remember the last prior attack in the US before 2001 by "foreigners" was   
   >>>in 1993 and it apparently took eight years for 2001.   
   >>   
   >> Yes, I'm not forgetting that. That was with Al Qaeda fully intact   
   >> and it still took them 8 years.   
   >   
   >Once again, it had other targets.   
      
   Those targets weren't in the US proper.   
      
   >  I'm sure that there are folks in the US   
   >right now scouting, possibly preparing for an attack despite the supposed   
   >enhanced security and listening.   
      
   Oh, I don't have any doubt of that.   
      
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