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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..


 
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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