There are about 20 to 30 pipe bombings every year, according to the FBI. There's one or two that result in the bomber dying. Whether they are suicide bombings I do not know. But did you read anything about the bombing last July outside of Sheveport, LA, or Bowie, MD last October? I did a quick google search on pipe bombing: http://www.google.com/search?q=%22pipe+bombing%22&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8. 1290 hits, many of them in the last 3 years.
There were 7 specific news articles from news.google.com http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&q=%22Pipe+bombing%22&btnG=Search+News The point is that they are small stuff (admittedly not to the victims). They just do not have the impact of a major terrorist attack. larry >I think you are right in that something like that on a large enough scale >would have a big impact. I don't think one or two here or there would be >that big of news internationally. Except maybe since it's never really >happened on us soil has it? I've never heard of a suicide bombing, fairly >regular small bombings around the country each year, but are any of them >suicide? > >Anyway to do the large scale you planed would be harder to pull off, I >think. If you wanted to hit a dozen or two or more towns, you would need a >suicide bomber in each area. For best impact they should bomb on the same >day, ideally the same time. Otherwise once the pattern is recognized, >future targets will be forewarned and harder to hit. > >Basically it boils down to all that extra man power and remoter coordination >would be harder to pull of, then a single operation at a single target. In >my layman eyes, at least. > >-------------- >Ian Skinner >Web Programmer >BloodSource >www.BloodSource.org >Sacramento, CA > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 2:10 PM >To: CF-Community >Subject: RE: Switzerland and Peace & Harmony > > >> You want to break the will of your opponent and get more recruits. >> If several small bombings in places like Roosevelt Mn get >> page 12 coverage >> if at all, how many Americans would notice? And as >> importantly how many >> Saudis, Yemenis or Egyptians would pay attention to it as >> well. On the >> other hand a large bombing in New York, Washington, LA or >> Seattle would get >> much more noticed. Hence more recruits and it would be more >> likely to sap >> the will of your opponents. Its a hearts and minds campaign in a way. >> Vietnam was not lost in Vietnam for instance but in the >> American heartland. >> Similarly the war on terrorism will be won in the US >> heartland and on the >> streets of the Islamic world. >> > >I'm curious though - you don't think foreign terrorists specifically >targetting small-town America wouldn't be page one news? If people had >to worry about Osama showing up their local Piggly Wiggly, I think that >would warrant national attention. > >-rc > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm
