Coincidence ??

[oleg]

We still don't know who is responcible for the horrendous acts of terrorism in Spain yesterday.
It may be ETA or Al-Quida. But if you look on the timing, 03/11/04 - 9/11/2001 = 911 days exactly !

Got to be Al-Quida I think.

[geoschmo]

That is interesting. And It certainly could be AQ. But do they really try that hard to schedule their attacks around significant days like that? Wouldn't a terrorist organization be more interested in hitting you when and where you aren't expecting it? When it makes the least amount of sense? So that you feel fear all the time?

If it's AQ or ETA, or both, I think the date is probably coincidence more then anything else. The did it that day because that is when they were ready to do it and had the opportunity.

Geoschmo

[geoschmo]

Besides, I think it was actaully 912 days between those two dates. Of course Osama might have forgot about leap year.

[oleg]

Originally posted by geoschmo:
That is interesting. And It certainly could be AQ. But do they really try that hard to schedule their attacks around significant days like that? Wouldn't a terrorist organization be more interested in hitting you when and where you aren't expecting it? When it makes the least amount of sense? So that you feel fear all the time?

If it's AQ or ETA, or both, I think the date is probably coincidence more then anything else. The did it that day because that is when they were ready to do it and had the opportunity.

Geoschmo

But did anybody see it coming ?? Nobody expected it, there was no alarm anywhere in the world.

Yes, there was 911 days between bLasts but it was on the 912h day.

[Slick]

I would say that they do try to "schedule" these things. It is their way of showing that they can pull off a coordinated attack when they want. Also, having it on significant days or similar dates to the previous attacks gives them more "credibility" when they claim responsibility. Sickos.

Slick.

[geoschmo]

Well, I'm no expert, but ISTR in the past when AQ has made attacks they are quite often cordinated as in there will be multiple attacks timed to go off at the same time. But that they don't neccesarily coincide with any significant date. I know people have tried to make various cases about it, but it's always appeared to be a bit of a stretch.

This is a good example. If they wanted it to be 911 days since 911 they would have attacked on 3/10, not 3/11. I think it was likely just a coincidence.

But in the long history of the various conflicts that spur this sort of terrorism, you could throw a dart on the wall and it wouldn't be more then a few days away from some "significant" date.