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A Glimpse into the Future?

When two bombings occur on the same day, what do you generally assume? An afternoon attack in Baghdad is followed by a nightime explosion in Jerusalem. Obviously, resistance in Iraq is emboldened and the usual suspects are stepping up their efforts against Israel. Some will espouse that a sort of conspiracy exists between all Muslim terrorism and resistance, thereby making it seemed planned that whoever committed the Iraq assault on the UN realized there would be a later event in Jerusalem. However, it seems more likely that Hamas or similar organizations responded quickly because they feel that more pressure has to be put via the United States now. If Iraq gets much worse, the Palestineans get put on the back burner again.

Nevertheless, the best question to ask about the killer cement truck will be who did this? The logic answer seems to be the naughty Sunni population in Iraq hoping to engage the US in a war of attrition. CNN asked Peter Bergen what his thoughts were though, and he replied it was likely Saudi men who were flocking to die as martyrs for Islam in Iraq. The whole car bomb bit sounds a little Al Qaeda. The Embassy Bombings in 1998 were car bombs, as were attacks in Tunisia and the bombings in Indonesia by Jeemah Islamyiah. It should be also noted that this sort of attack could be a trial run.

President Bush is going to attend the Asian Pacific Economic Community Summit in Thailand in October. The dates nearly intersect with the bombing of a Bali night club last year. There seems to be little doubt that the Secret Service has that date circled and will do everything it can to protect the President. But maybe, just maybe, the cement trucks will have to wait.
posted by Thomas at 11:37 PM 0 comments