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closeupready

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10. Remember, the military and defense contractors have hands everywhere,

Reply to markpkessinger (Original post)

Wed Apr 24, 2013, 09:50 PM

Apr 2013

in the media and in cooking up all kinds of crazy ideas in order to push their agenda further in the event they have the opportunity to do so. It happened with Iraq, of course, as we all know.

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Something about the reports of the Toronto/NY train terror plot troubles me . . . [View all] markpkessinger Apr 2013 OP

I dunno, something tells me . . . markpkessinger Apr 2013 #1

Glad to see . . . markpkessinger Apr 2013 #2

What is says at that link is this:' There is no doubt that al-Qaeda has a presence in Iran � Bluenorthwest Apr 2013 #4

Yes, but the balance of the article lays out the case from both sides . . . markpkessinger Apr 2013 #8

But 'coordinated plot' is your language, not that of the Canadian government. Bluenorthwest Apr 2013 #14

Yeah DevonRex Apr 2013 #3

Here's a scenario I find more plausible . . . markpkessinger Apr 2013 #9

I really didn't want to go there. DevonRex Apr 2013 #13

Maybe it was real and related to Boston? Skip Intro Apr 2013 #5

Um, no. Hugabear Apr 2013 #6

Didn't say assume. Said consider. Fair to consider. Skip Intro Apr 2013 #7

Okay, that's possible. Is there any evidence to suggest that? Comrade Grumpy Apr 2013 #12

I don't know. But it is a hell of a coincidence if not, isn't it? Skip Intro Apr 2013 #15

Remember, the military and defense contractors have hands everywhere, closeupready Apr 2013 #10

Exactly what I was alluding to (hence the "yellow cake" comment)! markpkessinger Apr 2013 #11

The report I read over the weekend (sorry, can't remember source but it was mainstream) Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2013 #16

Another article eridani Apr 2013 #17