August 2nd -- Anniversary of Kuwaiti Invasion By Saddam Hussein

[kentuck]

Tomorrow. Is that part of the reason for the elevated alert? Would August 2nd have any significance to al Qaeda? Just a thought...

[jarab]

1. I wouldn't doubt it....

anniversaries do play into the rationale for their actions. I wonder where their attachment with "72" originates. As I recall about all the hostage negotiations used 72 hours as the deadline (whereas * gave Saddam an abbreviated "48 hours" to comply. Is it "72 black-eyed virgins", according to their beliefs, too?
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