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Superbowl XL Terrorist Attack?

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This article is on www.worldnetdaily.com today what do you all think about it?



FROM JOSEPH FARAH'S G2 BULLETIN
Super Bowl Sunday
terror chatter high
Release of al-Qaida tapes seen as tip on timing of future attacks

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Posted: January 30, 2006
1:00 a.m. Eastern

Editor's note: The following report is adapted from Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin, the premium, online, weekly intelligence newsletter published by the founder of WND. Annual subscriptions to G2 Bulletin have been reduced to $99 and include a free copy of Farah's "Taking America Back." Monthly subscriptions are now available for just $9.95.

© 2006 WorldNetDaily.com





WASHINGTON – There is a high likelihood of a major terrorist attack next Sunday, say international terror analysts and intelligence sources.

The warning is made on the basis of several factors, according to Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin:


There is increased "chatter" in the terrorist world about a major new attack in the West – a sign often leading to an impending strike;

The date Feb. 5 has been specifically referenced in some of this chatter;

The date is significant to Osama bin Laden;

Much of the western world will be watching television that day;

The release of al-Qaida videotapes seems to provide clues about the dates of future attacks and, in this scenario, Feb. 5 becomes the most likely near-term terror strike date.
Terror attacks seem to follow the release of al-Qaida videos by about 30 days. Some intelligence analysts are noting the significance of the release of videos recently by both Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri.


Zawahiri released his last video Jan. 6, making Feb. 5 the most likely target date, according to past attacks. Some analysts suggest the release of communiqués by both al-Zawahiri and bin Laden might be the precursor to a mega-attack – something even rivaling Sept. 11 in scope and devastation.

But there does seem to be an unmistakable pattern involved in the release of videos and al-Qaida attacks.

Zawahiri, bin Laden's right-hand man, who narrowly escaped death in the Pakistani missile attack weeks ago, seems to release videos in pairs. After the release of the second video, within 30 days a major event occurs.

For instance:


release dates of Sept. 9 and Nov. 9, 2004, were the first set of videos, followed by the Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, bombings Dec. 6.

release dates of Feb. 20 and June 26, 2005, were followed by the July 7, 2005, London bombings.

release dates of Aug. 4 and Sept. 1, 2005, were followed by the Bali bombings Oct. 1, 2005.
The next set started Oct. 23, 2005, and on Jan. 6, the second video followed.

That, suggests some analysts, makes Feb. 5 a likely target date. Interestingly, it is also a significant date to bin Laden. Feb. 5, 1989, was the day the last Soviet troops withdrew from Kabul, Afghanistan, signaling their defeat at the hand of the mujahedeen. Kabul was the capital of Osama's adopted country and was a major win for him and Islam. Significantly, perhaps, in bin Laden's audio release he referenced the U.S. withdrawing from Iraq and Afghanistan.

It also happens to be Super Bowl Sunday, when the eyes of the entire world will be watching America.
 
Stuff like this is stupid...doesn't even belong on BP if you ask me. Screw the terrorist...i know what to look out for, i'm not going to live my life in fear. If you do that, they win.

If there is an upcoming attack planned...our government will stop it.
 
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If he wanted maximum effect, Bin Laden would be better served to have an attack during the Olympics.

I don't know about the entire world part, but a whole lot of people will be watching the game.

About 133.7 million Americans watched last year's Super Bowl on Fox, according to the network. This year, the game will be broadcast to a potential worldwide audience of 1 billion in more than 225 countries and territories.

With total world population at about 6.5 billion I think 15% of the world watching the event is not too bad. But these are just estimates. After a little research I found this:


Consider the oft-repeated claim that one billion people world-wide watch the Super Bowl. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told me the league never said that, but only that one billion people could watch the game. In much of the world's time zones, the game is played late at night or early in the morning, and there is limited interest in American football outside of North America and some western European countries. The average U.S. audience for this year's game was 86.1 million, Nielsen says. Yet the one billion number crops up often as a viewership total (for instance, in the Detroit News, the New York Times, and the Baltimore Sun).
Then there's the International Olympic Committee's supposed estimate that 3.9 billion people would watch the 2004 Olympic Games. The IOC said that it was estimating only how many people would have access to TV coverage. Yet a Reuters report on the estimate was headlined, "IOC claims 4 billion will tune in to watch Games," even as the article itself, in the third paragraph, quoted the IOC stating that it was estimating potential audience.

My guess if you really wanted a large audience the opening ceremony of the Olympics would be your ticket. However, if you wanted to demonstrate and showcase your actions to your enemy and cause potential fear and panic then the Super Bowl would be your ticket.
 
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yeah, I've always found the 1 billion viewers for the super bowl a little far fetched. Quite simply, other countries simply don't give a damn about fake "world championships" in American sports. Nobody in South America, Africa, Asia, or Australia cares about the super bowl. The only poeple in Europe who do are former Americans.

I'd have to believe the summer olympics and world cup of soccer dwarf the super bowl big time.
 
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Does it matter? If something happened at the Super Bowl, the world would probably be watching pretty quickly.

If security for the Super Bowl and the Olympics is up to the level of the Salt Lake games, we're doing pretty much all we can.
 
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