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In response to "just because AQ claims responsibility doesn't mean they're telling the truth. -- nm" by loosilu

Wanna put odds on it? Yes, there's a chance that they weren't, but there was also a chance on 9/11 that they didn't do it either, but....

Posted by Name Withheld By Request (aka BlueKopo) Dec 31 '09, 10:20

...No one woke up that morning thinking the Russians were behind it either.

At least at this point, it's fairly reasonable to assume that AQ planned the attack.

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and no, I don't think we can assume it's AQ at this point. -- nm - loosilu Dec 31, 10:25
Right, but it can't be used as any kind of evidence, can it? -- nm - loosilu Dec 31, 10:24
there's a world of difference between (at least) 19 men acting in concert, and one man's failed attack. -- nm - mafic Dec 31, 10:24 3
- Does AQ have a history of claiming attacks that aren't theirs? I haven't heard much of one. - Name Withheld By Request Dec 31, 10:29 2
  - I'm not saying it's not AQ. just that because AQ might be involved doesn't mean that it's a nefarious terrorist masterstroke. -- nm - mafic Dec 31, 10:50 1
    - I'm not saying Blofled's stroking his cat while saying, "Release the Fruit of the Loom bomber on them," but if AQ's involved then by default, it's... - Name Withheld By Request Dec 31, 10:55

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Wanna put odds on it? Yes, there's a chance that they weren't, but there was also a chance on 9/11 that they didn't do it either, but....

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