AK, we all need to be alert for the unusual, and varying your route is a good plan for many reasons. as far as bridges as targets - in real life it takes a lot more to bring down a bridge than what hollywood excess would have us believe. You know, the "atomic" hand grenade, thrown by "our hero" that blows up 50 bad guys, 3 trucks, 2 APCs and damages a tank. DOH! no such critter. Bringing down a bridge takes technical expertise and large quantities of explosives. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying it's not a threat - I'm saying keep your eyes open, it'll be hard to miss if someone IS trying to bring one down. E.

True enough, but bringing down a bridge entirely is not necessary to render it unusable. There is one bridge in particular, the Poplar Street Bridge, which is the nexus point of much interstate traffic through St. Louis. I-55, I-64/US 40, and I-70 all cross this bridge over the Mississippi River. The other bridges are either railroad bridges, a public transportation line (Metrolink), or a rickety thing that should be blown up anyway before it kills someone (the McKinley Bridge). NYC and San Franscisco's bridges would be "spectacular" high-profile attacks, but an attack in St. Louis, so near the center of the Continental US (which is Lawerence, Kansas) would be a psychological nightmare. More so than a coastal attack.

I see your point AK. Remember that in choosing targets, it has to be symbolic in nature, it is ideal if it causes mass casulaties, and it MUST play well on CNN. (CNNability?) Why would the average anti-American (say, frenchman) care about anything in the middle of the U.S.? to them it's just "cowboy country". They don't realize how large this country is - to them America is defined by what they see on T.V. and in the movies... Also the media can hype an attack in D.C., New York, or even S.F. more than they can one in St. Louis... a note on symbolism: I will absolutely SCREAM if ONE more person tells me we are under a higher terrorist threat because it's an islamic holiday, or it's an American holiday, or that it's the anniversary of some terrorist attack someplace. The symbolism is to the attackers. the embassys were bombed on the anniversary of the first U.S. soldiers landing in Saudi, pre-DS 1.0. so whatever wild camel hair is up their butt, whatever trips their trigger and seems symbolic to them - that's when/where they'll hit. Also - i think ksm, like many of the detainees is blowing smoke up our nether regions. he's a muslim, therefore a consummate liar. E.

I'm not getting on your case or anything but I was wondering why you chose "American K*fir" as your handle? You do realize that "K*fir" is another slang word for the "N-word" (at least that from Southern Africa)?

Kafir or Kaffir in Arabic means unbeliever in regards to Islam. I believe AK deserves to be pulled apart by four horses tied to his arms and legs and running in opposite directions. If time is a problem Allah provides an easier answer in a sharp blow to the head or beheading. Sorry to answer for you AK.

>I'm not getting on your case or anything but I was wondering why you chose "American K*fir" as your handle? You do realize that "K*fir" is another slang word for the "N-word" (at least that from Southern Africa)?< Main Entry: Kaf·ir Pronunciation: 'ka-f&r Function: noun Etymology: Arabic kAfir Date: 1759 : a member of a group of peoples of the Hindu Kush in northeastern Afghanistan --- Main Entry: kaf·ir Pronunciation: 'ka-f&r Function: noun Date: circa 1785 : a grain sorghum (Sorghum caffrorum) with stout short-jointed somewhat juicy stalks and erect heads --- Main Entry: Kaf·fir Variant(s): or Kaf.ir /'ka-f&r/ Function: noun Etymology: Arabic kAfir infidel Date: 1778 1 : archaic : a member of a group of southern African Bantu-speaking peoples 2 : often not capitalized chiefly SoAfr : usually disparaging : a black African --- Obviously I'm not a grain sorghum, or a victim of Dutch Boer racism, or an Afghani Hindu, so you've got to peer deeply into the actual Arabic word's meaning, which means "a person who refuses to submit himself to Allah (God), a disbeliever in God, an infidel." In other words, the people the Quran instructs should be killed where ever they are found. Going back to the Bantu people of South Africa, and to the Hindu Kush of NE Afghanistan, you've obviously got a case of the Dutch perpetuating an Arab epithet (which is actually not as bad as what Saudi Arabians regularly call black people - "abd" = "slave") and in the decendants of ancient Kafiristan (land of the infidels) you've got a culture named by the jihadis that to this day are trying to exterminate them. Hope this answers your question. The racial epithet is usually spelled with two letter "f."

>Kafir or Kaffir in Arabic means unbeliever in regards to Islam. I believe AK deserves to be pulled apart by four horses tied to his arms and legs and running in opposite directions.< What? No molten lead poured in my ears first? No forcing me to watch my family get raped and burned alive before beheading me? Can't I just come crawling on my hands and knees to the Caliph and pay him a tax not to kill and rape any more of my family? Man, you Muslims are touchy. ***Norden, I know you're a kafir too, was just making a joke. I think you answered evlstu's question better than I did***