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The New York Times | Op-Ed Columnist: Noonday in the Shade by Rattle at 2:51 pm EDT, Jun 22, 2004 |
] In April 2003, John Ashcroft's Justice Department ] disrupted what appears to have been a horrifying ] terrorist plot. In the small town of Noonday, Tex., ] F.B.I. agents discovered a weapons cache containing fully ] automatic machine guns, remote-controlled explosive ] devices disguised as briefcases, 60 pipe bombs and a ] chemical weapon "a cyanide bomb" big enough to kill ] everyone in a 30,000-square-foot building. ] Incidentally, if Mr. Ashcroft's intention was to keep the ] case low-profile, the media have been highly cooperative. ] To this day, the Noonday conspiracy has received little ] national coverage. I posted about this after it happened. I do find it very strange that is has still not gotten more attention. Apparently it is necessary to be an Islamist to qualify as a terrorist. Being a southern white supremacist isn't good enough. Last I checked, public opinion was clear about Tim McVeigh being a "terrorist", even if there was a "domestic" stuck in the front.. |
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RE: The New York Times | Op-Ed Columnist: Noonday in the Shade by oaknet at 7:27 pm EDT, Jun 22, 2004 |
Rattle wrote: ] ] In April 2003, John Ashcroft's Justice Department ] ] disrupted what appears to have been a horrifying ] ] terrorist plot. In the small town of Noonday, Tex., ] ] F.B.I. agents discovered a weapons cache containing fully ] ] automatic machine guns, remote-controlled explosive ] ] devices disguised as briefcases, 60 pipe bombs and a ] ] chemical weapon "a cyanide bomb" big enough to kill ] ] everyone in a 30,000-square-foot building. ] ] ] Incidentally, if Mr. Ashcroft's intention was to keep the ] ] case low-profile, the media have been highly cooperative. ] ] To this day, the Noonday conspiracy has received little ] ] national coverage. ] ] I posted about this after it happened. I do find it very ] strange that is has still not gotten more attention. ] Apparently it is necessary to be an Islamist to qualify as a ] terrorist. Being a southern white supremacist isn't good ] enough. Last I checked, public opinion was clear about Tim ] McVeigh being a "terrorist", even if there was a "domestic" ] stuck in the front.. A good point. It's also important to remember that in the UK terrorism was an almost daily occurance for over 30 years without an Islamist in sight. And that a (if not "the") major source of support and funding for those horrific public, private and politican assassinations, bombings, kidnappings, executions, murders and mutilations was ... yes, the USA...! |
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