Pretty frightening reading...

[caddmannq]

Defense Watch

Yup.

These Al Quida doodes are everywhere.

[M_Six]

Al Qaeda does not need to use a specific agent, or even a very refined agent. Just mix them all together in a witch's brew, partially fill a half-size or smaller scuba bottle with the stuff, pressurize the bottle from a large scuba bottle that has been filled normally at a dive shop, and ride down the street anywhere with the bottle in your backpack spraying through a tube into the air, leaving misery and death in your wake.

Why do you think al Qaeda has shown such interest in scuba diving lately? I doubt these desert foxes are suddenly interested in the underwater world. I don't personally buy the idea that they want to blow up a few ships. This takes more than they have, specifically, magnetic limpet mines. On the other hand, in order to get a scuba bottle filled without rousing suspicion, you must hold a valid diver certification card. Hence al Qaeda's current interest in diving.

Whoa.

[Knothead]

But...isn't it true that you can get filled CO2 tanks, use 'em up, refill them all you like, without any kind of license?

I mean, why would it HAVE to be oxygen (a known chemical corrosive?) Heck, put all them little germs in some nice frosty carbon dioxide. Keep 'em all snug and happy 'till you want to do your terrorist jazz...(sorry for the sarcasm)

Not buying it.

[caddmannq]

Yeah, the scuba part sounds a bit far fetched. Unless scuba was actually part of the escape plan...

"Remember Momar! Breathe from the left tank...vent the right tank! No, NO! Your other left!"

Nahh...still far fetched.

Still, I don't doubt most of what Hackworth has to say.

Realistically, the Al Quida is running with its tail between its legs and wouldn't have the guts to try anything.

These are basically cowards and do their thing when no one's looking. Doubt they'd try anything now that they've been found out.

[M_Six]

"Remember Momar! Breathe from the left tank...vent the right tank! No, NO! Your other left!"