by Qutb » Wed Sep 13, 2006 4:12 pm
4th Base -<br><br>"Qutb, you're non-MIHOP only or are you also non-LIHOP?"<br><br>I think both are unlikely. I think "mihop", in particular, has the evidence stacked against it. I don't think what we know accords well with a "lihop" theory either. One example: during the G8 summit in Genoa in July 2001, Bush slept on a Navy ship due to fears (reported in the media at the time) that Bin Laden/al-Qaida might attack the summit with hijacked jets (interestingly, it was also reported at the time that al-Qaida might have joined forces with European neo-Nazis for this attack). This example is often touted as proof that the White House knew more than they've been willing to admit, <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>which is true</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->, but it also indicates that the administration did <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>not</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> know the exact time and place of the coming "Big Wedding" as late as July 2001. <br><br>Of course, on August 6, Bush was warned that Bin Laden was "determined to strike in US". But even on September 10, Bush had air defense missiles placed on the roof of the hotel at which he was staying. If time and place was known, why put them there? And of course, one popular theory is that Bush was out of the loop himself, but it's not he who makes those decisions.<br><br>I don't think the slow Air Force response is such a mystery either. I think many lihoppers have a slightly naive trust in the capabilities of the US military to protect the homeland... I don't know enough about the routines of the Air Force to say if they could have responded quicker.<br><br>I don't think "lihop" is inconceivable, I just think the evidence is lacking.<br><br>There are some loose ends still... like the role of Mahmud Ahmad, the Pakistani general, and of Omar Saeed Sheikh, which is something that still intrigues me. And those things vaguely hinted at by Sibel Edmonds. I just don't think "lihop" or "mihop" is necessarily where that leads. <p></p><i></i>