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Title: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Triforcer on January 31, 2007, 05:41:49 PM http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/31/boston.bombscare/index.html
Boston was not a fun place to be in today. Although this should merit at least TWO mentions on a snarky blackboard pre-Adult Swim tonight. Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Strazos on January 31, 2007, 07:07:48 PM Did these things just go up yesterday or something? The article leads me to believe they've been up for awhile.
Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Roac on January 31, 2007, 07:09:21 PM Did these things just go up yesterday or something? The article leads me to believe they've been up for awhile. Just looking at the caption for the title image in that article says they've been up in 10 cities for weeks now. Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Strazos on January 31, 2007, 07:34:54 PM Yeah, but they didn't say how long in Boston, specifically.
Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Fabricated on January 31, 2007, 08:08:51 PM hahahah, the wimps at Adult Swim got their marching orders I guess. They're doing a series of silent bumps apologizing for the incident.
They need to make a terrorism episode of ATHF now if they have any credibility whatsoever. I want the dumb cunt who called it in put to sleep for the sake of humanity. MAN THIS THING HAD A LIT UP CARTOON THING FLIPPING ME OFF AND IT WASNT THERE YESTERDAY SO I OBVIOUSLY THOUGHT IT WAS TERRORISM AND CALLED ALL MY NEWS CHANNELS AND PAPERS AND THE POLICE AND FBI AND WHAT THE FUCK WHY CANT I GET ACROSS TOWN NOW JESUS Dear Do-Gooder: Die. Roll in barbed wire with Magic Johnson and die. Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Evangolis on January 31, 2007, 08:21:42 PM It was a sign, and not the sort that appear on high. What sort of terrorist would plant a bomb with lights on it? The Joker?
What is next? Christmas light scares? Reporting the homeless as suspicious individuals with packages that may conceal a bomb? Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Roac on January 31, 2007, 09:15:21 PM Christmas light scares? Don't kid. You should see the houses around here. Oh, and my favorite: "It had a very sinister appearance," Coakley told reporters. "It had a battery behind it, and wires." (http://www.bowesproductions.com/images/ci_lightbrite1.jpg) Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Abagadro on January 31, 2007, 09:22:40 PM They arrested the poor sap that put them up and are saying they will charge him with a felony. I didn't realize "Making Us Look Stupid" is a crime.
Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Margalis on January 31, 2007, 09:41:16 PM I notice a glowing "Bud Light" sign in the liquor store down the street...dialing 911 now wish me luck!
Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Evangolis on February 01, 2007, 01:45:11 AM They arrested the poor sap that put them up and are saying they will charge him with a felony. I didn't realize "Making Us Look Stupid" is a crime. When dealing with politicians, it is a capital offense. Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Miasma on February 01, 2007, 05:49:27 AM Christmas light scares? Don't kid. You should see the houses around here. Oh, and my favorite: "It had a very sinister appearance," Coakley told reporters. "It had a battery behind it, and wires." (http://www.bowesproductions.com/images/ci_lightbrite1.jpg) (http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070201/capt.ny20402010027.suspicious_devices_ny204.jpg) Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Murgos on February 01, 2007, 05:54:27 AM Reporting the homeless as suspicious individuals with packages that may conceal a bomb? It would be true though. The bomb just doesn't happen to be of the exploding type. Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Shavnir on February 01, 2007, 07:07:09 AM The other news article I saw edited out him flipping them off if I remember right. That's pretty funny.
Still don't know what the hell they were thinking putting it on bridges of all things. EDIT : Found the newsarticle with the censored picture : http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/10890113/detail.html Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Sky on February 01, 2007, 07:18:56 AM Wow. I want to blow up anyone who thinks the world is different 'post-9/11'.
Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: angry.bob on February 01, 2007, 08:08:11 AM On the moon we put up glowing pictures of ourselves flipping people off whenever and wherever we want. That's what makes the moon great, and the Earth dumb. Am I right Ur?
Damn yeah! Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: HaemishM on February 01, 2007, 08:28:03 AM Yeah, but they didn't say how long in Boston, specifically. At least 39 hours from what I heard. I plan on blogging about this silliness later if I get the chance. Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: WayAbvPar on February 01, 2007, 10:02:40 AM Quote "This is a perfect example of our passengers taking part in Homeland Security," Venturelli said (http://www.huge-entity.com/blogger3/scanners-exploding-head-3.jpg) Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Damn Dirty Ape on February 01, 2007, 10:37:20 AM The terrorists will only answer questions about their hair: http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/01/boston.bombscare/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/01/boston.bombscare/index.html)
(http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2007/US/02/01/boston.bombscare/vert.berdov.stevens.whdh.jpg) Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Miasma on February 01, 2007, 10:50:29 AM Quote Assistant Attorney General John Grossman called the light boards "bomblike" devices and said that if they had been explosive they could have damaged transportation infrastructure in the city. IF THOSE THINGS HAD BEEN BOMBS THEY COULD HAVE EXPLODED!!! That is one of the dumbest things I've ever heard.They are never going to convict them of anything since it obviously was not a hoax, it was advertising. Unless of course they decide to strip them of their rights, ship them to Guantanamo bay and find them guilty by royal proclamation, which I understand is allowed now. Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Sky on February 01, 2007, 11:38:34 AM Down with electricity!
Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: WayAbvPar on February 01, 2007, 12:12:21 PM I have decided that everyone in Boston needs to be beaten to death with a copy of the Patriot Act.
Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Paelos on February 01, 2007, 12:14:57 PM If I saw some random lit up sign with a strange logo I didn't know, I'd probably ask around about it to friends. My first instinct wouldn't be to call the police as most people who want to blow things up don't try to draw attention to the explosives.
Morons. Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Evangolis on February 01, 2007, 12:44:58 PM Ah, but the terrorists are counting on you thinking they wouldn't put lights on a bomb. They are cunning like that.
Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: stu on February 01, 2007, 01:41:57 PM If the Moonenintes can cause a panic and shut down Boston, then America's dignity must really be in the shitter. Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Yoru on February 01, 2007, 02:44:11 PM If I saw some random lit up sign with a strange logo I didn't know, I'd probably ask around about it to friends. My first instinct wouldn't be to call the police as most people who want to blow things up don't try to draw attention to the explosives. Morons. Don't you watch movies? All bombs come with a digital clock and lights that tell you the bomb is armed, active and PRECISELY when it's about to go off. That way you know when to dial up the dramatic music when the handsome-yet-daring bomb squad agent attempts to defuse it just as the timer clicks down the final seconds. Duhhhhhh. Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Evil Elvis on February 01, 2007, 04:20:03 PM I've god dibs on some kid causing a bomb-scare with silly putty (IT LOOKS JUST LIKE C4!!!11) in the near future.
Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Yoru on February 01, 2007, 04:32:42 PM I think we need to go door-to-door checking in on pottery classes. I hear they have these unidentified gray blocks stashed all over the nation!
A terrorist plot if I ever saw one. Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Lantyssa on February 01, 2007, 04:40:10 PM Don't you watch movies? All bombs come with a digital clock and lights that tell you the bomb is armed, active and PRECISELY when it's about to go off. That way you know when to dial up the dramatic music when the handsome-yet-daring bomb squad agent attempts to defuse it just as the timer clicks down the final seconds. Duhhhhhh. I would so set it to go off at a random time. The clock would be there to mess with people's heads. Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: sinij on February 01, 2007, 07:33:15 PM Wow. I want to blow up anyone who thinks the world is different 'post-9/11'. Twice as many people die from medical mistakes or car accidents every month than 9/11 yet I don't see us fighting war on doctor incompetence or automotive safety. Fucking nutjobs pissing freedom away for no good fucking reason, not even safety, if you look at numbers. Cocksuckers. edited to add more profanity Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Paelos on February 01, 2007, 09:16:24 PM Wow. I want to blow up anyone who thinks the world is different 'post-9/11'. Twice as many people die from medical mistakes or car accidents every month than 9/11 yet I don't see us fighting war on doctor incompetence or automotive safety. Fucking nutjobs pissing freedom away for no good fucking reason, not even safety, if you look at numbers. Cocksuckers. edited to add more profanity Terrorists need better lobbyists apparently. Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Shavnir on February 02, 2007, 03:05:05 AM My favorite comment was the courtscene video I saw where the guy said it had something that was wrapped in duct tape that would look like a block of C4 would wrapped in duct tape.
I now know how to get rid of people I don't like. Wrap them in duct tape and report them as a bomb. (oh god kidding don't capture me CIA) Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Evangolis on February 02, 2007, 08:32:08 AM Real bombs don't get this much hype. (http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/240590,020207package.article)
Edit by Trippy: fixed link Thanks. Firewall on my primary machine doesn't play nice with f13 posting process. Stupid German freeware. Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: HaemishM on February 02, 2007, 09:41:55 AM Real bombs don't get this much hype. (http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/240590,020207package.article) And therein is the problem with the FUD State. Real shit gets pushed to the side so asshead politicians can castigate the Aqua Teen guys. Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Nebu on February 02, 2007, 10:05:21 AM If South Park doesn't make an episode about this, I'm going to be disappointed.
Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: CmdrSlack on February 02, 2007, 10:12:34 AM Real bombs don't get this much hype. (http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/240590,020207package.article) And therein is the problem with the FUD State. Real shit gets pushed to the side so asshead politicians can castigate the Aqua Teen guys. IMO, if the ASA really goes through with a trial on these bomb hoax charges, he should get a nice kick in the ass from the Mass. State Bar. It seems pretty damn clear that these guys didn't have the intent to cause a bomb hoax. It's a breach of legal ethics to bring a frivolous suit and I'm pretty sure that prosecutors are held to an even higher standard. Were I the ASA in this situation, I'd have told my boss he could do the work because I wasn't going to put my ethics on the line for something so goddamn retarded. Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Morat20 on February 02, 2007, 10:17:29 AM Real bombs don't get this much hype. (http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/240590,020207package.article) And therein is the problem with the FUD State. Real shit gets pushed to the side so asshead politicians can castigate the Aqua Teen guys. IMO, if the ASA really goes through with a trial on these bomb hoax charges, he should get a nice kick in the ass from the Mass. State Bar. It seems pretty damn clear that these guys didn't have the intent to cause a bomb hoax. It's a breach of legal ethics to bring a frivolous suit and I'm pretty sure that prosecutors are held to an even higher standard. Were I the ASA in this situation, I'd have told my boss he could do the work because I wasn't going to put my ethics on the line for something so goddamn retarded. He then set bail at 2500 dollars, which is about as blatant a "You don't stand a chance in hell of convicting them of anything worse than littering" statement as he could make. Obviously the judge felt this was total bullshit. Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: CmdrSlack on February 02, 2007, 10:18:35 AM It doesn't really matter if the judge felt it was BS as far as ethics should be concerned, IMO. The judge is clearly smarter than the ASA, but that won't keep the idiots from pushing forward if they really choose to push forward.
Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Morat20 on February 02, 2007, 10:26:17 AM It doesn't really matter if the judge felt it was BS as far as ethics should be concerned, IMO. The judge is clearly smarter than the ASA, but that won't keep the idiots from pushing forward if they really choose to push forward. I didn't think it would. I thought it was probably fairly comforting to the guys charged, however, and spoke to the total unliklihood of the charges sticking. I also love that Boston is threatening to sue virtually everyone, and someone was swearing they'd get the FCC to shut down ATHF -- after, I suppose, lobbying Congress to grant the FCC license to review cable broadcasts. :) Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Hoax on February 02, 2007, 10:49:15 AM Wicked retarded chowds?
I looked outside at the sky was blue guys!! Funny stuff though. I too hope Southpark takes this one on. Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Yoru on February 02, 2007, 10:57:40 AM It's a breach of legal ethics to bring a frivolous suit and I'm pretty sure that prosecutors are held to an even higher standard. (http://forums.f13.net/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=9290.0;attach=2439) (Do we have image tags in green?) Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: CmdrSlack on February 02, 2007, 12:46:37 PM That's from Phoenix Wright, right? I've been tempted to get a Wii just to see if these lawyer games are as fun as people say they are. Unfortunately, I don't have the time to finish the games I already have let alone get a whole new console until March. Fortunately, even your crafty use of image posts cannot sway me from my current goal!
Now back to goofing off instead of doing what I should be doing. Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Abagadro on February 02, 2007, 12:48:48 PM This will be pleaded down to a face-saving Class B misdemeanor of not complying with some damn outdoor advertising law or something equally stupid.
My favorite thing about this has been watching the Freepers go nuts. They are over there talking about how this was really a dry run for terrorists to measure response times for emergency personnel, etc. and that it is Turner helping the Islamofacists. And no, I'm not kidding. Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Tale on February 02, 2007, 01:24:28 PM Funny image on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonized/377167437/
Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Morat20 on February 02, 2007, 01:36:11 PM This will be pleaded down to a face-saving Class B misdemeanor of not complying with some damn outdoor advertising law or something equally stupid. I believe the only thing they're guilty of doing is "littering" or "illegal flyering". Their press conference was a work of fucking genius.My favorite thing about this has been watching the Freepers go nuts. They are over there talking about how this was really a dry run for terrorists to measure response times for emergency personnel, etc. and that it is Turner helping the Islamofacists. And no, I'm not kidding. Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Yoru on February 02, 2007, 01:55:48 PM That's from Phoenix Wright, right? I've been tempted to get a Wii just to see if these lawyer games are as fun as people say they are. Unfortunately, I don't have the time to finish the games I already have let alone get a whole new console until March. Fortunately, even your crafty use of image posts cannot sway me from my current goal! Now back to goofing off instead of doing what I should be doing. Indeed. And a Wii won't help; Phoenix Wright is on the DS. That is, for those not quite in the know, Manfred von Karma, an extremely extremely unscrupulous prosecuting attorney. One of the big nemeses in the first Phoenix Wright game. Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Margalis on February 02, 2007, 07:27:29 PM I just read the Boston Herald, it was hilarious. Now Boston media is extraordinarily stupid but this was just amazing.
One guy wrote an article about how the only people who know what ATHF is are guys who still live at home, wear backwards baseball caps (huh?), and are "saving money for their next tattoo." No respectable person would know because "we have jobs." A couple other columns blabbered on and on about the "hoax." It really is amazing how dumb people can be. Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Strazos on February 02, 2007, 08:46:06 PM If they had talked about dorks in basements, that would have been understandable, but wtf is that shit?
Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Llava on February 04, 2007, 12:57:00 PM One guy wrote an article about how the only people who know what ATHF is are guys who still live at home, wear backwards baseball caps (huh?), and are "saving money for their next tattoo." (http://www.poster.net/durst-fred/durst-fred-photo-xl-fred-durst-6226881.jpg)? Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Evangolis on February 05, 2007, 11:39:06 AM Boston gets million dollar TBS payoff. (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16990202/from/RS.5/)
Quote The agreement with several state and local agencies resolves any potential civil or criminal claims against the companies, said Attorney General Martha Coakley. Thus saving face for local politicians, while giving TBS national advertising exposure for less than the cost of a 30 second Super Bowl spot. Quote “We understand now that in today’s post-Sept. 11 environment, it was reasonable and appropriate for citizens and law enforcement officials to take any perceived threat posed by our light boards very seriously and to respond as they did,” the statement said. Translation: We should have expected the sheep would get scared. Quote Coakley said prosecutors were in discussions with the men’s attorneys to resolve the charges before a trial. Because having the judge laugh them out of court will be kind of embarrassing. Prosecutors: "How about your clients plead guilty and we suspend the sentence?" Attorney: "How about you drop the charges and we don't sue you for false arrest?" Sorry for the cheap TV dialog, just couldn't resist. Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Trippy on February 05, 2007, 03:50:33 PM (http://msnbcmedia1.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070205/070205_turner_hmed_9a.hmedium.jpg)
Okay that's just wrong. Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Evangolis on February 05, 2007, 08:18:23 PM How is it wrong? Let me count the ways...
Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Sky on February 06, 2007, 07:37:32 AM Backpacks...dreadlocks....TERRISTS!
Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: HaemishM on February 06, 2007, 09:51:34 AM (http://msnbcmedia1.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070205/070205_turner_hmed_9a.hmedium.jpg) Okay that's just wrong. I weep for humanity. Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Miasma on February 06, 2007, 10:08:01 AM That picture has to be a photoshop, it just has to.
Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Roac on February 06, 2007, 10:45:14 AM That picture has to be a photoshop, it just has to. You doubt people are that stupid? Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: tazelbain on February 06, 2007, 10:48:17 AM He's wearing a Mooninite T-shirt, maybe he's mocking the protesters.
Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: WayAbvPar on February 06, 2007, 10:48:32 AM (http://msnbcmedia1.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070205/070205_turner_hmed_9a.hmedium.jpg) Okay that's just wrong. (http://www.dannemann.org.uk/images/morans.jpg) Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Miasma on February 06, 2007, 10:55:21 AM Either it's fake or it is out of context. Maybe those people are friends of the two who were arrested and they want turner to help them out, the "never forget" is in reference to their friends being fallguys. Those three look pretty freaky, just like the "talk about our hair" guys.
Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Paelos on February 06, 2007, 10:58:45 AM My guess is it's a joke. The two people holding the "never forget" signs look like they might be in the target demographic for the show.
Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Sky on February 06, 2007, 11:22:48 AM I actually think those signs are great. Honestly. It's a great symbol of how fucking retarded this 'post-9/11' tripe is. Never forget that you could be persecuted for an absolutely stupid reason and then made to pay out the ass for it. It's maybe the best symbol of 'post-9/11' bullshit we've seen thus far.
They need to start pumping out shirts ASAP. Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Trippy on February 06, 2007, 03:41:47 PM He's wearing a Mooninite T-shirt, maybe he's mocking the protesters. That would make more sense.Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: tazelbain on February 06, 2007, 03:49:29 PM Poor Douglas Adams spent his life telling us "Don't Panic", but now we live in an environment where the motto is "Panic early and often."
Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Margalis on February 06, 2007, 07:44:19 PM The "never forget" stuff is a joke, those people were protesting the arrest or detainment or whatever of those two dudes. The person with the brown sign must be a counter-protester.
Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Paelos on February 06, 2007, 09:39:28 PM The "never forget" stuff is a joke, those people were protesting the arrest or detainment or whatever of those two dudes. The person with the brown sign must be a counter-protester. Anyone referring to themselve as "counter-protesters" need to reevaluate their place in society. I'm fucking reactionary with no real cause! Give me a reason! Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: HaemishM on February 08, 2007, 11:08:54 AM Whatever happened to protesting for the hell of it
Just protesting Cos it's Saturday And there's nothing else to do Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: bhodi on February 08, 2007, 11:19:31 AM I think Lewis Black said something similar in "Nothing Sacred" his autobiography; They got completely stoned one day, drove out, and joined a protest, just because it was something to do.
Also: (http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/7415/bostonterroristam9.gif) Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: CmdrSlack on February 08, 2007, 11:28:07 AM Whatever happened to protesting for the hell of it Just protesting Cos it's Saturday And there's nothing else to do We're NOT gonna protest. (http://www.cmdrslack.com/images/flag.jpg) Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Evangolis on February 10, 2007, 09:43:24 PM Meanwhile, real bombers (http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/251166,CST-NWS-bomber10.article) are really crazy:
Quote In 2005, The Bishop started sending anonymous, threatening letters to financial services companies in the Midwest demanding the targeted companies take action to move specific stocks to a predetermined price, often $6.66, the report said. The letters were signed "The Bishop." Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: HaemishM on February 12, 2007, 11:16:34 AM Meanwhile, real bombers (http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/251166,CST-NWS-bomber10.article) are really crazy: Quote In 2005, The Bishop started sending anonymous, threatening letters to financial services companies in the Midwest demanding the targeted companies take action to move specific stocks to a predetermined price, often $6.66, the report said. The letters were signed "The Bishop." From the article: Quote Burton, a former State Department counterterrorism agent, orchestrated the arrest of Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind of the first World Trade Center bombing. Wait, didn't Yousef get caught trying to return the rental van he had placed the bomb in for the deposit? I'd hardly call that a mastermind, or use that as a reference on my resume. Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: pxib on February 13, 2007, 12:36:23 AM You're thinking of Mohammed Salameh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Salamehl), consumate stooge and weakest link in the scheme... famous for getting in car accidents while driving important bomb making materials and bomb makers around New Jersey. Ramzi Yousef, terrorist mastermind, was turned in by an acquaintance who wanted the two million dollar reward... and he was arrested in Pakistan in a joint raid between American and Pakistani intelligence agents. Now he's in a Supermax prison in Colorado.
Salameh is there too... and recently got in trouble for communicating by mail with the Spanish cell that planned and executed the Madrid bombings in 2004. edit: Fixed my link. Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Paelos on February 13, 2007, 09:14:31 AM If the government offered me 2 million to turn in one of my backwards ass friends who was blowing shit up, I'd be a rich man very quickly.
Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Llava on February 13, 2007, 10:22:10 AM You're thinking of [ur=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Salamehl]Mohammed Salameh[/url], consumate stooge and weakest link in the scheme... famous for getting in car accidents while driving important bomb making materials and bomb makers around New Jersey. Ramzi Yousef, terrorist mastermind, was turned in by an acquaintance who wanted the two million dollar reward... and he was arrested in Pakistan in a joint raid between American and Pakistani intelligence agents. Now he's in a Supermax prison in Colorado. Salameh is there too... and recently got in trouble for communicating by mail with the Spanish cell that planned and executed the Madrin bombings in 2004. (http://brandingadvice.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/gomer11.jpg) SALAMEH!! Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: pxib on February 13, 2007, 08:11:06 PM How embarassing it is to discover one's inability to spell Madrid when making fun of an incompetent terrorist.
Title: Re: Government succeeds in averting Mooninite terrorist threat Post by: Llava on February 13, 2007, 09:28:34 PM I'm gonna go ahead and guess it was a typo, not that he actually thinks Madrid ends with a N.
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