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Manedwolf

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Some pretty dumb terrorists in Paris.
« on: December 16, 2008, 05:07:40 PM »
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French news agency AFP received a letter signed by a group calling itself the Afghan Revolutionary Front, warning of "several bombs" placed in the store.

President Nicolas Sarkozy urged caution in reacting to the incident. There was no detonator linked to the explosives.

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Officials said the explosives, planted in washrooms on several floors, were first located by sniffer dogs.

They consisted of old sticks of dynamite held together with a piece of cord, according to an officials quoted by news agency AFP.

"Based on what we know, it was not a device that was set to explode. We are going to carry out an investigation to find the perpetrators," AFP quoted Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie as saying at the scene.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7785440.stm

Was Achmed the Explosives Djinn supposed to come along and set them off if they all went home and had enough rage to make him appear?
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Re: Some pretty dumb terrorists in Paris.
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2008, 05:10:36 PM »
works to sow fear without the rage
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Re: Some pretty dumb terrorists in Paris.
« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2008, 05:11:59 PM »
They are practicing.  They aren't ready for the "hurt people" stage yet.  After this dry run, they'll be arrested, given minimum sentences, and released in time for the real deal! ;/

Geez Mand, you're going to hurt their feelings with titles like that!
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Re: Some pretty dumb terrorists in Paris.
« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2008, 05:19:10 PM »
Quote from: Nick1911 on December 16, 2008, 05:11:59 PM
Geez Mand, you're going to hurt their feelings with titles like that!

Yeah, they might become enraged and leave a...




OH NO!

Oh, wait, it has no detonator. See! Stupid terrrorists! :lol:
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Re: Some pretty dumb terrorists in Paris.
« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2008, 06:02:24 PM »
Why waste good explosives on the French? They probably could have made a bomb out of Legos and gotten a surrender agreement....  :lol:
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Re: Some pretty dumb terrorists in Paris.
« Reply #5 on: December 16, 2008, 06:08:06 PM »
Maned, do you honestly believe they thought the stuff would go off by itself? 

It didn't occur to you that they might have just wanted to cause a panic, or test the police response? 
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Re: Some pretty dumb terrorists in Paris.
« Reply #6 on: December 16, 2008, 06:13:56 PM »
It's a good thing we have the war on terror, we are weeding out the smart ones.
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Re: Some pretty dumb terrorists in Paris.
« Reply #7 on: December 16, 2008, 07:49:58 PM »
Quote from: Mr. Tactical pants on December 16, 2008, 06:08:06 PM
Maned, do you honestly believe they thought the stuff would go off by itself? 

It didn't occur to you that they might have just wanted to cause a panic, or test the police response? 

Or someone was supposed to come along with the detonators later, and they called too quick?

I mean, seriously, if they're going to leave a "bewmb", to quote Clouseau...
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Re: Some pretty dumb terrorists in Paris.
« Reply #8 on: December 16, 2008, 07:57:16 PM »
If you call the police saying "There's a bomb at this location" then it is presumed that:
1. You are lying.
2. You want to kill a bunch of cops.
3. You want to see how long it takes 'em to respond, how good they are at finding out who put it there, etc.
4. You are telling the truth and don't want massive civvie casualties.

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Re: Some pretty dumb terrorists in Paris.
« Reply #9 on: December 17, 2008, 04:54:19 AM »
Quote from: seeker_two on December 16, 2008, 06:02:24 PM
Why waste good explosives on the French? They probably could have made a bomb out of Legos and gotten a surrender agreement....  :lol:

s2 wins snark award for dec 2008!
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Re: Some pretty dumb terrorists in Paris.
« Reply #10 on: December 17, 2008, 06:25:33 AM »
They might not have wanted to kill anyone.  There're larger numbers of radicals than there are radicals who are willing to kill people.

Not so shocking, really.
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