Interesting that only now, after 7 years, are threats gaining in credibility.

"Hey, who's phone is that? Crappy modern music! Somebody answer that damn phone!"

Interesting developments...

. Authorities are referring to a specific conversation.

Maybe they just heard two nice gentle Muslim men discussing riding the subway.

re: #2 hermit

"Hey, who's phone is that? Crappy modern music! Somebody answer that damn phone!"

...was the last thing heard before shots rang out, defeating the terrorist plot before it could be enacted.

Some things are not Changing!

Whoever is planning these attacks has never dealt with LIRR commuters. There would not be enough of a would-be bomber left to scrape into a thimble...

/Spaniards they ain't...

Which is why Ben Hur never wears his IPod on the subway.

I want to hear the Allah hu-Akbar! so I can have a chance.

And I'm sure people think I'm an undercover cop on the subway, because I am ALWAYS suspiciously aware.

I've been trained to spot a terrorist trying not to look like a terrorist and I don't have confidence in the NYPD to spot a terrorist whose not in a kaffiya with a big sign.

But I'm not an idiot, I'm not taking the subway this weekend.

BBL

place bombs or suicide bombers inside the first and last Long Island Rail Road commuter cars and detonate them as the train entered Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan, also used by the Washington-New York-Boston Amtrak system and the New York City subway.

Wow. If pulled off, that would be truly horrible.

Every time I read something like this I thnk...

We have to be lucky all the time, they just have to lucky once.

Also, everytime they threaten, we have to respond or react and curtail our cherished freedoms and they win just a little bit. Thinking a double-tap to the head would work for any Al-Qeda found...

It will be interesting to see if the moonbats take these things seriously now. As many have said, their hatred of President Bush is stronger then their fear of Islmo-terrorism.

The closer President-Elect Obama gets to the big chair...the more sense President Bush's policies are going to make to him.

(my prayer)

Someone's gearing up for the upcoming repeal of the Patriot Act.

If they rebuild the wall between intel and law enforcement these sorts of tips will dry up. But hey, terrorism is a law enforcement issue! [ptui]

And didn't they have a similar report last year around this time?

BBL

A dry run for January and beyond

re: #9 Ben Hur

and I don't have confidence in the NYPD to spot a terrorist whose not in a kaffiya

Kaffiya? You mean a peace scarf?

re: #5 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Maybe they just heard two nice gentle Muslim men discussing riding the subway.

there you go, profiling an Al-q connected group as muslim. maybe they are basque sepratists?

Nothing to see here, move along.

re: #7 Picayune

Some things are not Changing!

They are, really, but not for the better.

With all the Clintonistas being dragged back into government service we can probably look forward to a repeat of the safety and security of WJC's stellar anti-terrorism record.

/

re: #19 Eowyn2

there you go, profiling an Al-q connected group as muslim. maybe they are basque sepratists?

Maybe they are middle eastern Amish converts.

I'm surprised that it hasn't happened sooner and for all of the criticism of the Bush administration (and I know that I've given plenty), they've done a good job at protecting our shores.

On a different vein, Me thinks that Iran may already have the bomb. What do other people think given Israel's sudden 180 with respect to discussion with Iran?

See: Your text to link...

re: #7 Picayune

Some things are not Changing!

they will as soon as obama starts eliminating military expenditures.

sounds like some planned mis direction to something much grander.

CIA Reject

Whoever is planning these attacks has never dealt with LIRR commuters. There would not be enough of a would-be bomber left to scrape into a thimble...

That's the irony. Michael Moore was right about one thing...that terrorists hitting big eastern urban areas are killing mostly Democrats (of course Moore said it in the context that he wished they would kill Republicans). So President Bush (and the VP, and the AG, etc)...has been saving the lives of a group of people (big city liberals) who have a hatred of him that is so intense, it's disturbing.

There is nothing concrete to suggest this plot ever went beyond the aspirational or talking stage

So in other words, no smoking holes with shredded body parts in the sides of rail cars.

re: #9 Ben Hur

Which is why Ben Hur never wears his IPod on the subway.

I want to hear the Allah hu-Akbar! so I can have a chance.

And I'm sure people think I'm an undercover cop on the subway, because I am ALWAYS suspiciously aware.

I've been trained to spot a terrorist trying not to look like a terrorist and I don't have confidence in the NYPD to spot a terrorist whose not in a kaffiya with a big sign.

But I'm not an idiot, I'm not taking the subway this weekend.

BBL

I'm driving.
I'm commuting a whole two miles to my kid's house.

Not to downplay this threat or anything but this feels a bit like the run of the mill holiday season terrorist threat. Wow, sometimes I can't believe the world I live in.

I was in London the week after 7/7. The trains were empty.
I said " these guys never hit the same target back to back. This is the safest place to be in the whole world"

what a fool I was.

We need more guys like this Dept.:

Police traced the suspect in a Monday burglary at a North Hero house because he abandoned his car at the scene while under fire from the homeowner, who said he could have killed the intruder but wanted only to force the man to surrender.

...Melanson came home -- he had been helping a friend dress a deer and was preparing to go out on his own hunt -- and noticed a strange car in his driveway at about 1:50 p.m. Monday. At first he thought the vehicle belonged to a town official such as a lister, but nobody was in sight. Melanson grew suspicious.

"I said, 'Nah, something's wrong,'" he recalled. "I parked right behind his bumper, so whoever it was couldn't leave without me knowing who it was."

Melanson kept a 9 mm handgun in his truck...

re: #13 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

The closer President-Elect Obama gets to the big chair...the more sense President Bush's policies are going to make to him.

(my prayer)

THATS THE CHANGE HE MEANT! Makes sense now.

This is just Bush trying to frighten the population into re-electing him.

Oh, wait...

It's not all that different than prior threats. I'd be more concerned about the terrorists trying to go after Port Authority infrastructure. The jihadis have a hardon for Port Authority locations, including the WTC, PATH, Holland and Lincoln Tunnels, the GWB, and Newark, JFK, and LaGuardia airports.

re: #32 Peacekeeper

Melanson kept a 9 mm handgun in his truck...

That's incredibly irresponsible.

9mm? Not enough stopping power...

re: #27 Dave the...

It's an example of the law of unintended consequences... Like Republicans voting for Obama.

Kaixo!

I have only one question-why has it taken so long for the Jihadists (oops, sorry, we aren't supposed to use that word any more) to get their fannies in gear and gird themselves with explosives and martyr themselves for the sake of Allah by killing as many of the filthy Kuffars as possible? It must be especially tempting to do this during the Christmas season. Better watch out for the Islamic grinches!

Gero arte! Zorionak! (See you later! Merry Christmas!)

Your phone is ringing, Barry.

re: #25 buzzsawmonkey

Half the people on the subway are carrying a big kuppa kaffiya from Starbucks.

Which will get you a ticket and fine on the DC Metro system. See? Oppression of Muslims! BusHitler fascist police state!

isn't this just wonderful. these fckers are out to keep everyone on edge and distraught during a time when families get together to give thanks for their blessings. of course they would do this now.
well, al quaeda did "come out" for mccain. i guess they're blowing off steam because the grifter won.

Don't worry...It's just a couple crazy kids with fireworks. Nothing to see here...move along.

re: #36 Occasional Reader

That's incredibly irresponsible.

9mm? Not enough stopping power...

Well, you also get more shots at the target without the cops being suspicious.

re: #39 Kenneth

Your phone is ringing, Barry.

Please don't say anything else to reinforce Barry's belief that he's already President.

re: #9 Ben Hur

I've been trained to spot a terrorist trying not to look like a terrorist and I don't have confidence in the NYPD to spot a terrorist whose not in a kaffiya with a big sign.

That sounds like any of three dozen regulars at Union Square.

re: #41 nyc redneck

grifter...heh.

Maybe this is where those 6 missing Somali men from Minn are.
BTW, there weren't any American deaths in Iraq last month at all.
Did THAT make the news?

re: #36 Occasional Reader

Accuracy vs. capacity. One round from a .45 or .40 or 10mm vs several from a 9mm.

/But I knida of agree with you...

re: #39 Kenneth

Your phone is ringing, Barry.

Curious new ringtone you have there, Barry...

re: #21 FurryOldGuyJeans

Right! It won't meet the "Global Test!" We've got to improve our damaged friendships - cause of Bush, of course. "Gird your loins!"

Bu,bu, But - aren't they suppose to offer a truce deal or peace treaty, before more virgins are assigned to the devout that "press the button" or "make that cell call?"

re: #36 Occasional Reader

That's incredibly irresponsible.

9mm? Not enough stopping power...

one of the bullets went through a wall and traveled about 70 yards, until it struck his tractor and destroyed a tire

You know what a tractor tire costs these days?

re: #23 Bubbaman

On a different vein, Me thinks that Iran may already have the bomb. What do other people think given Israel's sudden 180 with respect to discussion with Iran?

Israel probably realizes it can't pull off a strike to eliminate Iran's Nukes. Obama isn't going to suopport Israel like previous Presidents, so they are screwed. Might as well talk, until the bomb detonates...

Be kinda funny if they ran into a car full of pissed-off gang-bangers who just weren't in the mood for their shit.

re: #47 mean Gene

Maybe this is where those 6 missing Somali men from Minn are.
BTW, there weren't any American deaths in Iraq last month at all.
Did THAT make the news?

This is where I've been tracking Iraq. Iraq Coalition Casualties. I think you may be misinformed.

re: #47 mean Gene

Maybe this is where those 6 missing Somali men from Minn are.
BTW, there weren't any American deaths in Iraq last month at all.
Did THAT make the news?

That is wonderful and amazing. Put tens of thousands of young men in vehicles anywhere in the states and see if you get a death toll that low.

re: #52 NelsFree

On a different vein, Me thinks that Iran may already have the bomb. What do other people think given Israel's sudden 180 with respect to discussion with Iran?

Israel probably realizes it can't pull off a strike to eliminate Iran's Nukes. Obama isn't going to suopport Israel like previous Presidents, so they are screwed. Might as well talk, until the bomb detonates...

Are you kidding?

re: #32 Peacekeeper

If that had happened here in the Seattle area the homeowner would have been charged and prosecuted for police obstruction and at a minimum reckless endangerment. *spit*

re: #53 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Be kinda funny if they ran into a car full of pissed-off gang-bangers who just weren't in the mood for their shit.

"pop a cap in yo mofo ass"
Works for me.

re: #46 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

grifter...heh.

that's what he seems like to me.
and now we get to sample his snake oil.
it's not going to be a cure.

BTW
Parents you can make your toddler a kick ass sandbox from an old tractor tire-any farmer will give you one for free.

re: #60 Peacekeeper

BTW
Parents you can make your toddler a kick ass sandbox from an old tractor tire-any farmer will give you one for free.

That's what we had when we were kids.

re: #59 nyc redneck

I wish him all the luck in the world.

re: #52 NelsFree

On a different vein, Me thinks that Iran may already have the bomb. What do other people think given Israel's sudden 180 with respect to discussion with Iran?

You really can't have a bomb, until you test it. The reality is that these things are not easy to build, and seriously may not work the first time.

When Iran has it, they will test it.

re: #51 Peacekeeper

one of the bullets went through a wall and traveled about 70 yards, until it struck his tractor and destroyed a tire

You know what a tractor tire costs these days?

And that does raise the question... that tractor tire could also have been his neighbor who was just stopping by to say hello. I'm not sure "firing to miss in order to get the bad guy to surrender" was such a great idea.

re: #23 Bubbaman

What do other people think given Israel's sudden 180 with respect to discussion with Iran?

At the same time, the Israeli military is reporting they are ready willing and able to take out the Iranian nuclear program and decapitate the regime leadership. This overture to diplomacy could be a way of shaking the solidarity of the Iranian regime. Some of them will be willing to tough it out while others are getting nervous and anxious that this might be their last chance to stay alive. Nobody in Iran doubts the Israelis can do it and nobody believes the bluffing from their generals that they can defeat the Zionists.

My guess is they are pressurizing the Iranian regime from all sides.

re: #6 hermit

"Hey, who's phone is that? Crappy modern music! Somebody answer that damn phone!"...was the last thing heard before shots rang out, defeating the terrorist plot before it could be enacted.

...Meanwhile, back in AQ headquarters...
"All right! This is the last time I'm telling you guys! Nobody calls anybody right before 'Go Time'! We lost 40 guys this week alone!"
/heh - go ahead...add that ringtone...

re: #60 Peacekeeper

BTW
Parents you can make your toddler a kick ass sandbox from an old tractor tire-any farmer will give you one for free.

Right after you do the required Environmental Impact Assessment, of course.

re: #60 Peacekeeper

BTW
Parents you can make your toddler a kick ass sandbox from an old tractor tire-any farmer will give you one for free.

When I was a kid, we ate sand. And we liked it!

re: #53 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Be kinda funny if they ran into a car full of pissed-off gang-bangers who just weren't in the mood for their shit.

enjoy

re: #54 bosforus

This is where I've been tracking Iraq. Iraq Coalition Casualties. I think you may be misinformed.

I see 14 for October and 18 for November. That's still amazingly low. God bless all of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for another man's freedom.

re: #2 hermit

"Hey, who's phone is that? Crappy modern music! Somebody answer that damn phone!"

Hilarious

re: #64 Occasional Reader
Yes. Yet I think they should make this guy head of the CIA.

re: #68 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

When I was a kid, we ate sand. And we liked it!

It must have lots of calories.

re: #24 Eowyn2

Yep. Same ole tune - by almost the same ole band. Where's Yogi - "this is deja vue, all over again!?

Taking a brief step back, if BHO vigorously proceeds against the terrorists (a la Bush), he'll be criticized by the left for being "neo-Bush." If he doesn't, he'll get slammed for being weak, by everyone else. Either way, he's going to get the same treatment that Bush got very early in his presidency. There is no escape.

re: #68 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

When I was a kid, we ate sand. And we liked it!

So, "vegetarian" is quite a step up for you...

re: #69 VegasRick

[Link: www.youtube.com...]

enjoy

hell yeah!

I'd like to thank the government for treating us like adults and letting us know.

I'm sure the Kos crowd will whine that it's a hoax, or at the least, a non-credible threat just to scare us. Others will complain that too many warnings make us jaded and less likely to react in a more credible threat. Still others would complain if they didn't let us know.

In the end, I DON'T want some committee sitting around weighing the pros and cons of letting the public know vis-a-vie our reactions. Just give us the info and let us decide. Trust us to be adults.

re: #68 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

When I was a kid, we ate sand. And we liked it!

With the economy going like it is...

re: #72 Peacekeeper

Yes. Yet I think they should make this guy head of the CIA.

I'm curious; in your police training, what did they teach you to do if a suspect who you are holding at gunpoint simply turns around and runs?

re: #70 DaddyG

I see 14 for October and 18 for November. That's still amazingly low. God bless all of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for another man's freedom.

Most definitely, the point mean Gene [Oakland?] was making remains, the MSM seems to have forgotten all about Iraq. Screw them.

re: #68 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

When I was a kid, we ate sand. And we liked it!

You had sand? We wished we had sand. We had to grind our own from seashells and rocks.

re: #77 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

hell yeah!

I love that video. And the group.

re: #56 VegasRick

Dear Rick,

Iran has done the following:
spread out all the facilities
bury many of them underground
left unidentified others.

There is no certainty all the targets will be eliminated. Add to that shooting down a jet and capturing the pilot. Add to that Obama will not condone such action. The whole world is in trouble now, Israel is just a part of it.

re: #63 Buck

Agreed, though Iran's first test may be on Israel either directly or through proxy. I've seen some information that suggests that Iran has already produced enough weapons grade material to make a couple of bombs.

[Link: www.nationalterroralert.com...]
HOMELAND SECURITY NATIONAL TERROR ALERT NEWS

A serving of Complacency anyone to go with your gravy? Have another serving with your whine.
Here is everyone's Holiday present from your republican government.
Click on it often, at least daily.
Hopefully you will clearly see now that we get threats all the time.
We have not however been injured or had another 911.
Why? Thanks to the non stop work 24/7, 365 of Homeland Security and Bush.
Now, enjoy your Thanksgiving and the theme of truly giving THANKS.
; )

re: #62 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

I wish him all the luck in the world.

i heard a clip on the radio today. he said his roll is to be the vision for all the people he has taken on board to do the work. then he said he's going to talk to everyone regarding what he should do.
we will be wishing a lot of people good luck.
i guess he's so used to voting present he is uncomfortable making decisions on his own.

Damn it! Just damn it! Blow up the train from Long Island?
See, these guys are part of the violent 98% that give the vast peaceful 2% of Muslims a bad name.
OK, a little sarcastic.

re: #87 nyc redneck

ii guess he's so used to voting present he is uncomfortable making decisions on his own.

Above his pay grade.

re: #78 Silhouette

Expect the adult treatment to be a thing of the past come 20 January 2009.

re: #80 Occasional Reader
I'd shoot his ass and use the old throw down ...
Heah! He was armed!

The threat of terrorism is made up, a mere maneuver of the Politics of Fear, used to persuade people to vote Republican and go to war for oil.

(POP!)

Whoa, sorry, I turned into a democrat for a second there, I'm OK now.

Seriously, though, this is the kind of stuff that gets thwarted when you finance and empower your intelligence agencies, rather than hamstring and underfund them like the Clinton administration did in the years leading up to 9/11.

And what administration is swarming into Obama's cabinet as we speak now?

re: #80 Occasional Reader

In this case, I'd chase him, probably holster and lock down. Grab the back of the collar and drop all your weight. Brings people down- or the shirt off. I got two shirts in 20 years. Kind of funny.

re: #82 Silhouette

You had sand? We wished we had sand. We had to grind our own from seashells and rocks.

heh. When I was a boy (seriously) we were building a barn (masonry) Dad and Grandpa went to the gravel yard to get some sand. Six tons, was, like eight dollars. Grandpa looked at Dad and said "No way! We have sledgehammers and sandstone, we'll make our own!"

Dad said okay. Grandpa went to the restroom..

Dad looked at the man and said, "Load the truck!"

One of my favorite stories about Grandpa (Mom's Dad and my Dad.

Grandpa was pissed!

re: #94 Peacekeeper

Brings people down- or the shirt off. I got two shirts in 20 years

Ah, when you were working the "Girls Gone Wild" beat...

re: #68 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

When I was a kid, we ate sand. And we liked it!

My brothers preferred mud pies.

re: #84 NelsFree

You don't have to hit all of the facilities to stop the program. It takes all the parts to in the chain to make the weapons. Hit the ones you know of & the ones you suspect. The bunker-busting munitions will take out any underground facilities they have. While you are at it, take out the regime leaders and the military headquarters. Iran will have 20 years to rebuild their destroyed economy and to think about the wisdom of their once vaunted nuclear program.

In fact, in these parts a genuine redneck (woodchuck) always strips to the waist for a fight.

Hubby's fav was hubcap dust.

Colbert says, "The definition of old people are people who grew up during 'The Great depression' and haven't adjusted for inflation."

re: #95 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

heh. When I was a boy (seriously) we were building a barn (masonry) Dad and Grandpa went to the gravel yard to get some sand. Six tons, was, like eight dollars. Grandpa looked at Dad and said "No way! We have sledgehammers and sandstone, we'll make our own!"

Dad said okay. Grandpa went to the restroom..

Dad looked at the man and said, "Load the truck!"

One of my favorite stories about Grandpa (Mom's Dad and my Dad.

Grandpa was pissed!

Really enjoyed that one! Thank you!

re: #96 Occasional Reader

First one was almost certainly a football player because he flipped my partner and I tried to close line him, he limbo'd under and then I grabbed his shirt and he ran right out of it. Ah good times.

re: #94 Peacekeeper

I'm reminded of the scene in Silence of the Lambs (the book more than the movie, in this case) when Starling realizes that Gumm is "Buffalo Bill", draws her weapon and orders him to show his hands, and he simply... turns around and walks out of the room. In the book, at least, it's mentioned that her training hadn't really prepared her for this; they had concentrated on suspects either complying, resisting, or running... but not just strolling out of the room.

re: #91 FurryOldGuyJeans

Expect the adult treatment to be a thing of the past come 20 January 2009.

Yep.

I'm still not happy with the way smallpox was handled. Government committees sat around weighing the likely risk of smallpox attack against the risks from the shots themselves. Why didn't they just make the info available and let each family decide on their own?

Sometimes I'm amazed they trust us to vote.

Reminds me of one of my classic LGF faves...Please Don't vest and Splode

re: #1 FurryOldGuyJeans

Interesting that only now, after 7 years, are threats gaining in credibility.

I think this particular threat is a poor example of that, seeing as how this one never "went beyond the aspirational or talking stage".

I mean, seriously, the bar for aspiring to something big isn't very high. Gloria La Riva aspires to be president, for instance.

re: #104 Occasional Reader

helluva a book...fantastic movie...in my "consistent top five".

re: #78 Silhouette

I'd like to thank the government for treating us like adults and letting us know.

I'm sure the Kos crowd will whine that it's a hoax, or at the least, a non-credible threat just to scare us. Others will complain that too many warnings make us jaded and less likely to react in a more credible threat. Still others would complain if they didn't let us know.

In the end, I DON'T want some committee sitting around weighing the pros and cons of letting the public know vis-a-vie our reactions. Just give us the info and let us decide. Trust us to be adults.

a government that *trusts* it's citizens? what kind of whacko are you to suggest such a thing?

/

But they are going to shut down Gitmo? Why worry about Long Island. Are there any sain people there? Or just democraps?
...All we are saying, is give peace a chance...

re: #65 Kenneth

At some level I have to agree with you and perhaps Israel is reaching out to more "moderate" elements now that they realize that they won't have an ally in the WH. There's no question in my mind that if the Iranians gain nuclear capability they won't hesitate to use it. While M.A.D. worked wih the Soviets, the Iranians who are truly mad wouldn't blink at the notion of sacrificing their own to kill millions of Joos.

re: #99 Peacekeeper

In fact, in these parts a genuine redneck (woodchuck) always strips to the waist for a fight.

And the men too!

OMG, according to most of the posters on the ABC article, this is just some plot by GWB to cancel The One's inauguration and stay in power.

Personally, I can't wait until Bush is out of office. I am sick and tired of Moonbats blaming him for everything bad that happens.

re: #84 NelsFree

Dear Rick,

Iran has done the following:
spread out all the facilities
bury many of them underground
left unidentified others.

There is no certainty all the targets will be eliminated. Add to that shooting down a jet and capturing the pilot. Add to that Obama will not condone such action. The whole world is in trouble now, Israel is just a part of it.

I think you are vastly underestimating the Israeli military.

re: #52 NelsFree

Showing willingness to talk provides some goodwill or at least counter arguments should Iran prove uninterested and an attack by Israel then take place.

an al Qaeda-connected group’s desire to place bombs or suicide bombers inside the first and last Long Island Rail Road commuter cars and detonate them as the train entered Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan, also used by the Washington-New York-Boston Amtrak system and the New York City subway.

Sheesh, so NJ Transit is chopped livah?!

(I only bring up NJ Transit because a couple months ago, I had occasion to spend the night "camping out" in Penn Station -- plans to stay overnight at a friend's house had fallen through when that friend had to fly to Texas at the last minute for a family emergency, and I didn't have money for a hotel. I ended up hanging out in the NJ Transit area for most of the night, as it's the only part of Penn Station with publicly-accessible wall outlets where I could plug in my laptop. In fact, it's awash with electric outlets, like every 15 feet or so! The NJ Transit section is also the most attractive area of Penn Station; obviously the state of New Jersey must've done a very extensive renovation within the past five or ten years.)

In short, lizards, if you're ever forced to do the hobo thing in NYC, "make tracks" [hyuck-hyuck!] for Penn Station and follow the NJ Transit signs!

re: #108 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

helluva a book...fantastic movie...in my "consistent top five".

Have you ever seen Manhunter, the very first film with Hannibal Lecter?

re: #99 Peacekeeper

In fact, in these parts a genuine redneck (woodchuck) always strips to the waist for a fight.

You guys use "woodchuck" too, eh? My grandad (in western NY State) used that term.

re: #116 Throbert McGee

The NJ Transit section is also the most attractive area of Penn Station

Yes, and Rosie O'Donnell's most attractive body part is her...

re: #113 AmericanMe

Personally, I can't wait until Bush is out of office. I am sick and tired of Moonbats blaming him for everything bad that happens.

That won't stop them they'll be blaming his policies for Obama's failures for years.

Man, I *own* this thread.

re: #117 Occasional Reader

Yep. Was forgettable to me until I saw Silence and watched it again. "Silence of the Lambs" trivia. Hopkins was on screen for a little more than 16 minutes.

re: #113 AmericanMe

Personally, I can't wait until Bush is out of office. I am sick and tired of Moonbats blaming him for everything bad that happens.

They won't stop. It will be his legacy. Everything bad that happens will be blamed on the practices put into place by the Bush administration.

re: #117 Occasional Reader

Have you ever seen Manhunter, the very first film with Hannibal Lecter?

William Petersen is terrific in it.

re: #119 Occasional Reader

penis?

re: #111 Bubbaman

With people like Ahmadinejad, mutually assured destruction is not a deterrent. It's an inducement.

re: #119 Occasional Reader

Yes, and Rosie O'Donnell's most attractive body part is her...

mustache? by extention

re: #116 Throbert McGee

Good point about Penn Station - more than just Amtrak and LIRR use it. NJ Transit has a significant presence their, and they share the Hudson River tunnel traffic as part of the NE corridor. The LIRR also has terminals at Jamaica in Queens and Atlantic Ave in Brooklyn.

Yawn. If I worried about every alert that the feds put out, I'd never leave the house. And I'll bet I can get a knife into the throat of any of those idiots before they could push the button.

re: #113 AmericanMe

OMG, according to most of the posters on the ABC article, this is just some plot by GWB to cancel The One's inauguration and stay in power.

Personally, I can't wait until Bush is out of office. I am sick and tired of Moonbats blaming him for everything bad that happens.

GWB has now replaced Nixon as the quintessential EEEVILLL Republican that makes everything everywhere in the world that goes wrong go wrong.

re: #104 Occasional Reader

Movies focus on guns. As a homeowner you only have to keep the perp away from you and yours. A cop has to apprehend. That means you worry about you're own gun and protecting it. You worry that if you lose the fight if he will take the gun and kill you. That's why we have clubs and peper spray and (now) tazers.
What you described is a green cop reaction. IIRC she was alone, nobody knew where she was, there was a felony in progress and she had no other weapons and was physically much smaller. IMHO she could have capped him.

re: #131 Scottso

Sounds easier than it looks. Much better chance they'll "f" it up than any person stopping them once they get to the "kill zone" (I hate using that term).

re: #119 Occasional Reader

Yes, and Rosie O'Donnell's most attractive body part is her...

Her squiggly tail?

re: #121 Occasional Reader

Man, I *own* this thread.

good: now we know who to send the property tax bill to.

/pay up suckah!

I just hope that in the last few days of the Bush administration they step up the missile attacks in Pakistan and kill a bunch of al Qaeda throwbacks.

re: #117 Occasional Reader

Have you ever seen Manhunter, the very first film with Hannibal Lecter?

Is the book Manhunter or is this based on Red Dragon?

Hey all y'all - just have a few minutes but thought I'd spend 'em out here!
Any serious terrorist attack on the LIRR - depending on where it is and day/time, could be devasting.
Penn Station during rush hour could have as many as 15-20 thousand people there.
Of course a terror attack on the LIRR could occur anywhere - Jamaica station will have 7-10 thousand people during rush hour.

re: #121 Occasional Reader

Man, I *own* this thread.

You just rent it from Charles. ;)

OT...I never, ever checked for dings until Charles came up with the karma thang.

re: #71 Shug
Thanks - I will kill myself later for using who's for whose

re: #134 buzzsawmonkey

That was the NYC subway, not LIRR. In between, there was a plot to blow up the PATH lines between Hoboken/Newark and the WTC (first reported as a plot against the Holland Tunnel, which had been among those targeted in the landmarks terror plot that was busted).

So many terror plots to keep track of... and the terrorists keep adding to that tally...

re: #119 Occasional Reader

Yes, and Rosie O'Donnell's most attractive body part is her...

shadow?

re: #116 Throbert McGee

If I am ever homeless, I'm eating breakfast at the Hampton Inn. How do they know if you are a guest?

(full disclosure: I wouldn't really. I was just attending a meeting there one day (not a guest), but got an apple anyway and felt guilty all day.)

re: #141 realwest

Hey, {real}! Happy Thanksgiving to you and mom.

Since we're going to spend eleventy-quadrillion dollars on our infrastructure now, apparently, how about a new Penn Station, while we're at it? Hell, just pull out the blueprints of the original one and reconstruct it. The current one is a joke.

re: #141 realwest

Hey all y'all - just have a few minutes but thought I'd spend 'em out here!
Any serious terrorist attack on the LIRR - depending on where it is and day/time, could be devasting.
Penn Station during rush hour could have as many as 15-20 thousand people there.
Of course a terror attack on the LIRR could occur anywhere - Jamaica station will have 7-10 thousand people during rush hour.

Is Penn Station the location of the Soprano's scene with Tony and Pauly playing cards were Pauly gets whacked?

re: #9 Ben Hur

I don't have confidence in the NYPD to spot a terrorist who's not in a kaffiya with a big sign.

Erm, if you see a person with a kaffiyah and a big sign in NYC, odds are it's just a Columbia grad student showing Solidarity with the Prop 8 protesters in West Hollywood.

re: #146 redc1c4

shadow?

(Cue the music)

"Rosie...and...her shaaadow
Shading the whole neighborhood..."

re: #133 Peacekeeper

You worry that if you lose the fight if he will take the gun and kill you. That's why we have clubs and peper spray and (now) tazers.

Shouldn't you try sitting down and talking with the perp, without preconditions?

re: #145 lawhawk
Hey lawhawk - I'm not so sure that they'd make a run at Penn Station - an awful lot of security there, not to mention CCTV cameras all over the place.
I think more likely they'd target Atlantic Avenue or Jamaica.

re: #140 buzzsawmonkey

They'll be so disappointed when he steps down in January instead of declaring martial law.

I fully expect them to say it was only because of the Righteousness and Force of Personality of our soon-to-be anointed and crowned Messiah-King.

re: #141 realwest

If they strike against the building, the casualties could be far higher since you could risk a collapse of Penn Plaza or the MSG. Taking out the Hudson River tunnel might have lower casualties, but could result in a shutdown of the NE corridor for years.

re: #138 Alone in NY

Predators have hit a surprisingly large number of bad guys lately. The Pakistani gov't is quietly helping the US target them. Under Obama, with Gates still Sec Def, the Predator & missile attacks will continue.

re: #149 Occasional Reader

Don't give 'em ideas - they're trying to get Penn moved over to the Foley post office but that's all but fallen through because of costs.

re: #148 redstateredneck
Hey there {red} - thank you very much! And a Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours as well!

re: #119 Occasional Reader

Yes, and Rosie O'Donnell's most attractive body part is her...

Anything being examined by the County M.E.?

re: #147 Silhouette

You could swim in the amount of free coffee I have mooched from hotel breakfast bars over the year. I don't take food either.

C'mon. Here's the choice. 2.00 at the gas station next door that may be 6 hours old, or...delicious coffee that they are trying to please people with.

This all makes me so psyched that I'm planning on taking Amtrak into Penn Station very soon...

[whistling past graveyard]

re: #159 Kenneth

Excellent!

Just breaking:

Terrorist shootings, bombings reported in Mumbai, India - via MSNBC... Developing.

re: #157 lawhawk

Which speculation (let me give him his due) only highlights the fantastic job that Bush did on homeland security these 8 years. In 2016 we can look back and rate Obama.

re: #150 midwestgak
Uh, I have no idea - stopped watching the Sopranos after the second season - they didn't seem all that interested in putting new shows on the air - or at least took their own damn time about it - so I just stopped watching!

re: #168 lawhawk

Just breaking:

Terrorist shootings, bombings reported in Mumbai, India - via MSNBC... Developing.

Gah. Not again.

re: #144 hermit

Thanks - I will kill myself later for using who's for whose

Just pay the fine.

re: #168 lawhawk

At least four simultaneous attacks in Mumbai, 2 dead, 10+ wounded. Bombs and gunfights reported:

Armed with AK-47 rifles and grenades, a couple of terrorists entered the passenger hall of crowded Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminal (CST) railway station and opened fire and threw a grenade killing two to three persons, Mumbai General Railway Police Commissioner A K Sharma said. He did not give details.

He, however, said 10 persons, including a policeman, were injured in the CST incident.

Eyewitnesses said some people suspected to be terrorists entered the CST building from outside the reservation counter and opened fire indiscriminately.

Two explosions also went off outside CST and eyewitnesses reported they heard gunshots outside the railway station building.

Firing was reported at Colaba, Nariman Point and near Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminal, formerly Victoria Terminus, and it was still continuing.

re: #169 Peacekeeper

Which speculation (let me give him his due) only highlights the fantastic job that Bush did on homeland security these 8 years. In 2016 we can look back and rate Obama.

Don't you mean 2012? Pray, not 2016.

re: #168 lawhawk

Just breaking:

Terrorist shootings, bombings reported in Mumbai, India - via MSNBC... Developing.

Pirates?

re: #164 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

We do use hotel bathrooms on trips. The bathroom at McDonalds usually isn't much better than the one at the gas station, but at the Courtyard next door, the lobby bathroom is almost never used (everyone has their own in their room) and the place employs 50 full time maids. It is C.L.E.A.N.

re: #165 Occasional Reader

This all makes me so psyched that I'm planning on taking Amtrak into Penn Station very soon...

[whistling past graveyard]

When you board look for an emergency egrees window and read the instructions. In an actual emergency you being able to open it will save not just you but all of the people who will be able to follow you out.

This one sounds to me like a disruption operation. If you can get people to not take the trains just by talking about hitting them, you've disrupted traffic, and you don't even have to wear the whammo vest and go whammo.

As to Buffalo Bill and posts 104, 94, and 80, my theory is civilians shouldn't pull a gun except for the purpose of shooting. If you're not going to shoot, don't draw. If you have to draw because you have to shoot, shoot.

Understand ahead of time that when it comes right down to it, you can't make somebody do what you say because you have a gun on them. If you're a good shot, you can make them die. Be clear on whether that's what it has to be, and whether you would be in the right if you did kill, before you draw.

re: #165 Occasional Reader

This all makes me so psyched that I'm planning on taking Amtrak into Penn Station very soon...

[whistling past graveyard]

...and lead us not into Penn Station, but deliver us from evil, Amen.

. . . and Barry wants to keep his Blackberry.

re: #35 lawhawk

It's not all that different than prior threats. I'd be more concerned about the terrorists trying to go after Port Authority infrastructure. The jihadis have a hardon for Port Authority locations, including the WTC, PATH, Holland and Lincoln Tunnels, the GWB, and Newark, JFK, and LaGuardia airports.

I know what it is its all the Transportation workers pissed off at the fiasco the TWIC-card has become, especially us Merchant Mariners who already have background checks before applying for our Z-Card (Merchant Mariner's Document) from the Coast Guard, let alone the Civilian Mariners who work for the Department of Defense (I already have a DoD Common Access Card).

I question the timing.

Mumbai ain't Changing yet! Or, do we have to wait until after 1/20/09?

re: #157 lawhawk
Yeah. I forgot about that. Just great.
I think we ought to stop giving these idiots any more ideas.

re: #173 lawhawk

Eyewitnesses said some people suspected to be terrorists entered the CST building from outside the reservation counter and opened fire indiscriminately.

Suspected?

re: #170 realwest

Uh, I have no idea - stopped watching the Sopranos after the second season - they didn't seem all that interested in putting new shows on the air - or at least took their own damn time about it - so I just stopped watching!

I understand. I got rid of HBO cause I got tired of waiting too. So with all the money I saved on my cable bill, I bought the whole damn series.

Woops, lunch! Hope I get the chance to see you all down the road!
Have a great day everyone!

re: #180 father_of_10

. . . and Barry wants to keep his Blackberry.

/RACIST!

re: #185 Silhouette

Hey, I don't write the damned reports - only post 'em for newsworthiness and occasional ridicule. /

re: #185 Silhouette

Suspected?

Could have been disgruntled employees?

re: #185 Silhouette

Suspected?

Yes, shooting suspected bullets from suspected AK-47s. You don't want to jump to any conclusions.

re: #178 lostlakehiker

Understand ahead of time that when it comes right down to it, you can't make somebody do what you say because you have a gun on them. If you're a good shot, you can make them die. Be clear on whether that's what it has to be, and whether you would be in the right if you did kill, before you draw.

This also has implications for what you arm yourself with.

re: #178 lostlakehiker

. Be clear on whether that's what it has to be, and whether you would be in the right if you did kill, before you draw.

You can draw down legally, and in some situations it's the best thing to do. Especially for civs.

re: #180 father_of_10

. . . and Barry wants to keep his Blackberry.

Jesse Jackson wants to cut off his blackberries.

re: #192 Kenneth

Yes, shooting suspected bullets from suspected AK-47s. You don't want to jump to any conclusions.

They were demonstrating for their 2nd ammendment rights?

oh wait...

re: #180 father_of_10

. . . and Barry wants to keep his Blackberry.

Well he needs some way to keep in touch with his terrorist buddies./

Speaking of HBO, "Warm Springs" is on. David Paymer (he's mostly ignored as an actor) is just great in it!

re: #195 DaddyG

Jesse Jackson wants to cut off his blackberries.

Al Sharpton has no blackberries

re: #197 Ford_Prefect

Well he needs some way to keep in touch with his terrorist buddies./

That's what I'm thinkin'

re: #184 realwest

Yeah. I forgot about that. Just great.
I think we ought to stop giving these idiots any more ideas.

It started to sound like the LGF Sleeper Cell here.

I was trained to fight the commies in Germany, does the Fulda Gap wring any bells?

I didnt think they would take San Fran without firing a shot...

...all we are saying...is give peace a chance..

re: #176 Silhouette

We do use hotel bathrooms on trips. The bathroom at McDonalds usually isn't much better than the one at the gas station, but at the Courtyard next door, the lobby bathroom is almost never used (everyone has their own in their room) and the place employs 50 full time maids. It is C.L.E.A.N.

I find the fancier the hotel, the easier it is to score a bathroom break. (Plus the bathrooms are nicer.) Just walk into the lobby like you own the place, smile and say "hi" to any staff. If asked, you're looking for the gift shop, or the bar.

HBO?

I only watch the TV shows on DVD

Entourage, Rome are my favs.

Was there ever a Rome season 3?

re: #187 realwest

Me too! Got to leave the office for a big meeting - on the golf course this afternoon! Happy and Safe Thanksgiving all! And Thank You, President Bush for performing your first duty these past 7 years.

re: #177 Peacekeeper

When you board look for an emergency egrees window and read the instructions. In an actual emergency you being able to open it will save not just you but all of the people who will be able to follow you out.

Actually, I always do. On planes, too, I'm the geek re-reading the emergency instructions (as if they'd changed signficantly from the LAST time I was on a Boeing 777, oh, about three weeks ago).

re: #203 Occasional Reader

I find the fancier the hotel, the easier it is to score a bathroom break. (Plus the bathrooms are nicer.) Just walk into the lobby like you own the place, smile and say "hi" to any staff. If asked, you're looking for the gift shop, or the bar.

That's about the same strat I use. You can really use ANY bathroom in any place you go (except for Restaurants, you always have to walk past a damned maitr'd), just use the same strat, walk in like you belong there.

re: #172 debutaunt

Just pay the fine.

Will this suffice? It's a treasured recipe for which I've been offered small fortunes...

I heard a thought the other day that maybe some smart lizards can help me figure out. Maybe I'm just an idiot and the answer isn't too hard to deduce but...Why does it make sense to suppress the symptoms of an illness? If you have a fever, and the fever is the result of your body fighting an illness, why would you want to reduce that symptom? Simply for comfort's sake?

re: #203 Occasional Reader

I find the fancier the hotel, the easier it is to score a bathroom break. (Plus the bathrooms are nicer.) Just walk into the lobby like you own the place, smile and say "hi" to any staff. If asked, you're looking for the gift shop, or the bar.

I take it to a level a little above that. There is always a Holiday Inn Express room key in my wallet.

re: #186 midwestgak

I understand. I got rid of HBO cause I got tired of waiting too. So with all the money I saved on my cable bill, I bought the whole damn series.

It's on the A&E channel. I love the funny writing - the "hair apparent" etc.

re: #208 Occasional Reader

Actually, I always do. On planes, too, I'm the geek re-reading the emergency instructions (as if they'd changed signficantly from the LAST time I was on a Boeing 777, oh, about three weeks ago).

In my case its usually boredom that forces me to read it, but its good to make the appearance of following along.

Law enforcement officials tell ABCNews.com, the plot involved a “Madrid-like attack,”

Just a reminder, I don't believe the Madrid attack used suicide bombers -- the culprits put explosives in backpacks and left the explosive-laden rucksacks on the trains.

re: #188 Iron Fist

Our first shot is 2010. Let's send this self-worshipping Messiah wannabe a message in clear terms that his Socialist Worker's Paradise is not change we believe in.

(I have a dream...)

first shot? Um, first chance might be more appropriate. : ) just sayin.

wait - isn't the last car of the train the bar car?

Man that would be devastating to blow it up...

re: #208 Occasional Reader

I had a feeling. that was more of a PSA post.

re: #194 Peacekeeper

You can draw down legally, and in some situations it's the best thing to do. Especially for civs.

Yeah, I've always questioned the wisdom of "only draw to shoot, and only shoot to kill". At least the first half of that.

re: #204 Hengineer

Was there ever a Rome season 3?

Wasn't that the Byzantium empire?

re: #186 midwestgak

I understand. I got rid of HBO cause I got tired of waiting too. So with all the money I saved on my cable bill, I bought the whole damn series.

The first time that I ever saw the Sopranos , I was in a hotel room channel surfing.
I caught the episode where Tony & Big Pussy had to dispose of a body.
They drove to the River under a bridge. I don't remember if the buried him or tossed him into the River.
Tony goes home & Carmella jumps him for being late for dinner.
They guy wasn't late from the office, he just murderfed & disposed of a guy!
She then tells him that the nun wants to see him over his son AJ"s crummy attitude & grades.
I got hooked.

Law enforcement officials tell ABCNews.com, the plot involved a “Madrid-like attack,”

Red capes and swords?

They eat, sleep and dream about killing us.

Sometimes we need to be reminded when we - as they never do- forget.

re: #207 buzzsawmonkey

Of course, it helps if you're not wearing a hoodie and droopy drawers when you do this.

If it's a REALLY posh hotel, they'd assume I must be Eminem, right?

mumbai, India is under attack..by terrorists..

Hi Lizards!
Back from lunch..
So I give my dog a Pup Peroni stick as a treat a few minutes ago..
I keep seeing him running by with it hanging out his mouth like a cigarette.
He is starting to piss me off...
It is pretty cute..But..I may kick his ass...
LOL

re: #220 DaddyG

Wasn't that the Byzantium empire?

Cute, I was referring to the HBO series. I just looked on Wikipedia and no, they never returned for a season 3. Season 1 was the Rise and fall of Julius Caesar, and season 2 was the Rise of Augustus Caesar(his nephew Octavian) to power.

Well, it's off to the bus station to pick up Little Reject and then back home for the holiday week-end.

Happy Thanksgiving Everybody!

And G*d bless!

re: #214 Hengineer

In my case its usually boredom that forces me to read it, but its good to make the appearance of following along.

If it's the TAM Mercosur hottie flight attendants, I pay rapt attention to every little thing they're doing or saying, anyway.

(Not so much with American Airlines battleaxes)

re: #202 hous bin pharteen

"Germany, hey? Did I mention my uncle fought with Patton and liberated Auschwitz? He still won't come out of the bathroom." - BHO

re: #226 HoosierHoops

My wife gives my dog, wayyy too many of those.

It couldn't be Madrid like.

In Spain first they attacked and then the voters elected a Socialist.

We elected a Socialist first, now they can attack.

re: #223 opinionated

They eat, sleep and dream about killing us.

Sometimes we need to be reminded when we - as they never do- forget.

No matter BHO does as president, he's going to have to stop terror attacks. My guess is that his administration will act no differently from Bush, and BHO will catch hell from his left flank for it.

re: #225 J.S.

Terror attacks in Mumbai; 16 dead, several injured

re: #219 Occasional Reader

Of course the average homeowner doesn't wear a holster. they have to be at low ready or on target.
Kids, DON"T EVER try to put a gun in your belt/pocket under stress. Or even pull it out.

re: #226 HoosierHoops

Hi Lizards!
Back from lunch..
So I give my dog a Pup Peroni stick as a treat a few minutes ago..
I keep seeing him running by with it hanging out his mouth like a cigarette.
He is starting to piss me off...
It is pretty cute..But..I may kick his ass...
LOL

Our dog will occasionally try to bury her rawhide treats in the sofa cushions. Those are not fun to sit on.

re: #169 Peacekeeper

Which speculation (let me give him his due) only highlights the fantastic job that Bush did on homeland security these 8 years. In 2016 we can look back and rate Obama.

But 0bama will suspend the calendar in December 2012...(at least Mayan, don't know about yours...)

re: #212 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

I take it to a level a little above that. There is always a Holiday Inn Express room key in my wallet.

How does that work out at the Marriott Courtyard?

Also, for those of you planning a shopping spree in Manhattan soon:

Hands-down best non-public public bathroom in Midtown: Bergdorf Goodman. I mean, it's nicer than my home.

re: #213 debutaunt

It's on the A&E channel. I love the funny writing - the "hair apparent" etc.

And they bleep out all the naughty words. That's a lot of bleeping.

re: #223 opinionated

They eat, sleep and dream about killing us.

Sometimes we need to be reminded when we - as they never do- forget.

And they even ringtone about killing us, as seen in the previous thread.

re: #221 opnion

That's what made the Sopranos so good. He had all the regular wife and kids problems that every guy has. It's also what I like about Big Love. Regular marital problems X 3 wives.

re: #149 Occasional Reader

Since we're going to spend eleventy-quadrillion dollars on our infrastructure now, apparently, how about a new Penn Station, while we're at it? Hell, just pull out the blueprints of the original one and reconstruct it. The current one is a joke.

Didn't Nero have lovely plans for a New Rome just before the "suspicious" fire...? Does Barry play the fiddle?

re: #240 Occasional Reader

Also, for those of you planning a shopping spree in Manhattan soon:

Hands-down best non-public public bathroom in Midtown: Bergdorf Goodman. I mean, it's nicer than my home.

...nah sitting ducks are out of season...

re: #236 Peacekeeper

Of course the average homeowner doesn't wear a holster. they have to be at low ready or on target.
Kids, DON"T EVER try to put a gun in your belt/pocket under stress. Or even pull it out.

Actually, just for shitzengiggles, I bought a holster. Even though DC doesn't have concealed carry... I figured, what the hell, it isn't too expensive, and in a total "shit has hit the fan" scenario it may come in handy. I got a "Serpa" style holster from Blackhawk; very clever little device, if you ask me.

re: #220 DaddyG

Wasn't that the Byzantium empire?

Not to nitpick, but Byzantium was the ancient name of the City, before Constantine showed up, and the name of the empire was "Byzantine Empire"

re: #240 Occasional Reader

Also, for those of you planning a shopping spree in Manhattan soon:

Hands-down best non-public public bathroom in Midtown: Bergdorf Goodman. I mean, it's nicer than my home.

That's true. I much prefer peeing at Bergdorf Goodman than at OR's place. For one thing, they never run out of paper.

re: #243 redstateredneck

That's what made the Sopranos so good. He had all the regular wife and kids problems that every guy has. It's also what I like about Big Love. Regular marital problems X 3 wives.

I kindof got hooked on Big Love...love that show

re: #221 opnion

I got hooked.

When there is crap on TV (which is a lot lately) I'll throw in a Soprano's DVD and get sucked back in, just when I thought I was out. : )

re: #237 Ford_Prefect

Our dog will occasionally try to bury her rawhide treats in the sofa cushions. Those are not fun to sit on.

My daughter's dog pushes them between the mattress and box springs for safe keeping.

re: #252 Iron Fist

All white rappers look alike.

Adrock, MCA and Mike D

Good afternoon, Lizards.

And where have you guys been? Oops, it was me that was MIA.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

re: #246 Occasional Reader

Actually, just for shitzengiggles, I bought a holster. Even though DC doesn't have concealed carry... I figured, what the hell, it isn't too expensive, and in a total "shit has hit the fan" scenario it may come in handy. I got a "Serpa" style holster from Blackhawk; very clever little device, if you ask me.

1,000 practice draws and reholsters will train your subconscious to draw for you. "Muscle memory" it used to be called. 1,000 repititions and the actions are programmed.

re: #247 Hengineer

You mean these Greeks occupied Istanbul before the Turks liberated it?

What we've learned here today:

Lizards in general steal services from hotels.
Terrorists are still trying to kill Americans.
Shoot if you have to, but don't if you don't.
Terrorists are still trying to kill the rest of the world.

re: #252 Iron Fist

All white rappers look alike.

Is it what is inside that counts? I hate it when I can't remember what is in the white rapper in the freezer...;^)

re: #254 jorline

Good afternoon, Lizards.

And where have you guys been? Oops, it was me that was MIA.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

Happy Thanksgiving Jorline..
best regards

re: #240 Occasional Reader

Also, for those of you planning a shopping spree in Manhattan soon:

Hands-down best non-public public bathroom in Midtown: Bergdorf Goodman. I mean, it's nicer than my home.

I was staying at one of the hotels in Times Square and ran into a very nice woman who told me that she always used the public restroom in that particular hotel when she came into the city to shop.

re: #254 jorline

Good afternoon, Lizards.

And where have you guys been? Oops, it was me that was MIA.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

Hey {jorline}. Glad you're back. Good to see you. Now I will have a Happy Thanksgiving. : )

Terrorism training in Pennsylvania

Video incriminating the would be terrorists that were planning to attack Fort Dix in Pennsylvania.

Allahu Ackbar!

re: #234 Golem Akbar

No matter BHO does as president, he's going to have to stop terror attacks. My guess is that his administration will act no differently from Bush, and BHO will catch hell from his left flank for it.

I'm not a big fan of Dick Morris but in his latest piece he writes that Obama's appointment of Janet Napolitano as Secretary of Homeland Security [someone who has absolutely no background in such issues] means that Obama is not serious about terrorism.

re: #255 Peacekeeper

1,000 repititions

Unfortunately, it doesn't work for spelling.

:P

re: #258 Right mind left

Is it what is inside that counts? I hate it when I can't remember what is in the white rapper in the freezer...;^)

Vanilla Ice?

re: #247 Hengineer

Not to nitpick, but Byzantium was the ancient name of the City, before Constantine showed up, and the name of the empire was "Byzantine Empire"

Crap - you are correct. I started to write Byzantium then decided to use Byzantine Empire but never followed through.

Out smartassed myself!

re: #256 Kenneth

You mean these Greeks occupied Istanbul before the Turks liberated it?

Really? And you're telling me the Spanish/Portuguese (Iberians) occupied Spain before the Moors liberated it as well?