Ok, so now Al Qaida is taking credit for the blackouts on the East coast.
The one paragraph that really stuck out to me was this…
\”The statement, which Al-Hayat obtained from the website of the International Islamic Media Center, didn\’t specify the way the alleged sabotage was carried out. The communiqu� read: \’let the criminal Bush and his gang know that the punishment is the result of the action, the soldiers of God cut the power on these cities, they darkened the lives of the Americans as these criminals blackened the lives of the Muslim people in Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine. The Americans lived a black day they will never forget. They lived a day of terror and fear� a state of chaos and confusion where looting and pillaging rampaged the cities, just like the capital of the caliphate Baghdad, and Afghanistan and Palestine were. Let the American people take a sip from the same glass.\’
Ummm… I remember the blackouts. And I remember seeing people abandon their cars and walk a really long way in order to get home. But I don\’t recall seeing chaos and confusion. It really looked quite orderly. Terror? Fear? What do they think? That Americans are afraid of the dark! EEEEK! The lights went out! The milk is going to SPOIL! No, sir. I didn\’t see hysteria. I didn\’t see people looting. Sure, it was major inconvenience for many. A bunch of food went bad and the local economy took a small hit. Hardly chaos and confusion. If they really believe that\’s what was a result of the blackouts, they got their turbans tied a bit too tight.