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Originally posted by soldier8828
reply to post by Seventh
thats the best and most original answer ive ever heard and im not being facetious about your reply either...i tend to come off like that alot and dont mean to....maybe that why no one answers back to anything i say on here lol
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In 1997, the US Department of Justice and FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency published this self-study course with this cover. Only the North Tower of the twin towers of the World Trade Center has a mast.
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On September 11, 2001, the target was struck. Four years prior someone in our government must have known the target. Or perhaps this was just a coincidence. What do you think?
"We get all kinds of manuals here at my agency, this one came from FEMA. Notice the date on Emergency Response to Terror - June 1999. After 9-11, we got a notice from FEMA to tear the covers off of all of these."
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Among many other subjects it explains why Osama bin Laden chose the date of September 11 to mark Islam's spectacular re-awakening. (In its fierce war against the West, Islam lost a pivotal battle in the Gates of Vienna on 11 September of 1683.)
posted by thedman
Date for attack was chosen in Mid August. Originally Bin laden had wanted
to attack in Spring - April or May. Atta kept putting Bin laden off until
thought every thing was ready. The longer the wait greater chances of
discovery - when Moussaui was arrested in August.
posted by thedman
I also have a copy of the FEMA training manual - it was our course text
for anti-terrorism class I took in March 2001. Our instructor pointed
out that since WTC had been attacked before it was logical to assume
would try again
posted by thedman
Date for attack was chosen in Mid August. Originally Bin laden had wanted
to attack in Spring - April or May. Atta kept putting Bin laden off until
thought every thing was ready. The longer the wait greater chances of
discovery - when Moussaui was arrested in August.
posted by Swampfox46_1999
reply to post by SPreston
A paper trail refers to documents of one form or another. It does not refer to phone calls or in person discussions.
While here, the hijackers did all they could to stay below our radar. They contacted no known terrorist sympathizers. They committed no egregious crimes. They dressed and acted like Americans, shopping and eating at places like Wal-Mart and Pizza Hut, blending into the woodwork all the while. When four got speeding tickets in the days leading up to September 11th, they remained calm and aroused no suspicion. Since none were known terrorists, law enforcement had no reason to question or detain them.
The hijackers also left no paper trail. In our investigation, we have not uncovered a single piece of paper – either here in the U.S. or in the treasure trove of information that has turned up in Afghanistan and elsewhere – that mentioned any aspect of the September 11th plot. The hijackers had no computers, no laptops, no storage media of any kind. They used hundreds of different pay phones and cell phones, often with prepaid calling cards that are extremely difficult to trace. And they made sure that all the money sent to them to fund their attacks was wired in small amounts to avoid detection.
In short, the terrorists had managed to exploit loopholes and vulnerabilities in our systems, to stay out of sight, and to not let anyone know what they were up to beyond a very closed circle.
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At the same time, we were taking other steps to track down any potential associates who might still be out there. We began to identify individuals whom we needed to question. We went to the flight schools to identify associates of the hijackers. We went to those who run a popular travel website that several of the hijackers used to make their flight reservations. They showed us the patterns the hijackers followed and identified others who fit a similar profile. And we ran down all leads in the hopes that they might turn up associates of the terrorists.
Through this process, and with the help of state and local authorities, we interviewed thousands of persons to develop a full picture of the hijackers and others associated with them. In the United States, a number of suspects were detained on federal, state, or local charges; on immigration violations; or on material witness warrants. Ultimately, these and other actions with our partners around the world have helped prevent more terrorist attacks.
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