Just remember

posted by The Vidiot @ 1:25 PM Permalink

Saw this on a reader's forum:

In the case of the most recent booga booga coming out of the UK, please note:

Two U.S. counterterrorism officials said the terrorists had targeted United Airlines, American Airlines and Continental Airlines. They spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the case.

The suspects were "homegrown," though it was not immediately clear if they were all British citizens, said a police official who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the case.

A senior U.S. counterterrorism official said authorities believe dozens of people — possibly as many as 50 — were involved in the plot. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation.

Heathrow's block on incoming traffic applied to flights of three hours or less, affecting most of the incoming traffic from Europe, an airport spokesman said on condition of anonymity in line with airport policy.

A U.S. intelligence official said the plotters had hoped to target flights to major airports in New York, Washington and California, all major summer tourist destinations.

As a matter of course, the more “anonymous� sources, the less likely the story is to be true. Also keep in mind the timing of this story: An overtly anti-war democrat just pushed out a pro-war incumbent, (in all, three incumbents lost their jobs on Tuesday, a VERY rare occurrence indeed) and the mess in the Middle East is creating even more anti-US sentiment and well, you get the picture. And if that’s not enough, look back through the history of the booga-boogas and note how many of them were debunked.

Elections are coming up, let the booga-booga begin!