9/11-style attack predicted in next year

[Emboldened Chimp]

By Audrey Woods

Aug. 18, 2003 | LONDON (AP) -- Another Sept. 11-style terrorism attack is "highly likely" in the United States, which ranks fourth in an index assessing the risk to 186 countries, a research company said Sunday.

The London-based World Markets Research Center ranked Colombia, Israel, Pakistan, the United States and the Philippines, in descending order, as the five countries most likely to be targeted in a terrorist attack in the next year, said Guy Dunn, author of the company's World Terrorism Index.

The index, to be published Monday, assesses the risk of terrorism to the countries and their interests abroad, he said. The country least likely to be attacked by terrorists is North Korea, Dunn said.

http://www.salon.com/news/wire/2003/08/18/attack/index.html

[Serial Mom]

1. In time for the election

why not, fear and our fearless leader is all the USA needs! I didn't expect anything else.


:puke: :puke: :puke:

[Sven77]

3. im sure if bush's polls are low

then he can use the crisis to suspend elections indefinately.

[fob]

2. Also subtitled, How to insulate your sorry ass from

losing an election by floating a story so general that when/if anything happens you can then point back and say see we told you this was gonna happen, vote for us we can protect you!

bush* are a national disgrace

[rfranklin]

5. If you can predict it, you can prevent it...

and if you don't, you deserve a one way ticket to that pig farm in Texas.6

[davhill]

4. The next terrorist attack

Could it be used as an excuse for Bush to declare martial law and cancel the 2004 elections? Or if he doesn't, would voters flock to him as the toughest talking candidate? We had better be ready for either possibility.

[Old and In the Way]

8. Martial law would be the only benefit to Bush.

He is totally responsible if another attack occurs.

He declared war on a ME country that had no link to 9/11 and has fanned the flames of radical Islamic hatred. He diverted monies that could have made our nation more secure into this Iraq War folly that his PNAC oily friends demanded. He hasn't allowed a public investigation into 9/11 to review all the pre-warnings on 9/11.

If it happens, he will be responsible.

[drb]

11. That's my bet!

I'll bet five bucks on the week before the elections.

[newyawker99]

13. Hi davhill!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[jiacinto]

6. Not more irrational conspiracy theories

nt

[bicentennial_baby]

7. Really?

They don't sound like tin-foil hatters to me:


"World Markets Research Centre (WMRC) is a leading global provider of business-critical information and is relied on by thousands of executives in hundreds of multinational corporations, financial institutions and governments across the world.

In 1998, we launched the world's first same-day country analysis and risk assessment service, covering 185 countries. Our insightful analysis of market conditions and key events around the world helps companies to assess risk, make informed decisions and seize business opportunities in their domestic and foreign markets."

http://www.wmrc.com/about_corp_bg.html

"The WMRC Global Terrorism Index 2003/4 is due to be published on 18 August 2003.

The nature of global terrorism has changed dramatically since 11 September 2001. It has moved from a small-scale, country-centred risk to a global phenomenon with escalating human and financial costs. As recognised experts in Global Risk Analysis, the World Markets Research Centre (WMRC) has sought to meet its clients’ demands for accurate, up-to-date and independent analyses of the risks they face from terrorism in every country in which they operate. The WMRC Global Terrorism Index 2003/4 is designed to assess the risk of terrorism in 186 countries, and against these countries’ interests abroad, over the next 12 months.

WMRC has used its country risk modelling skills to produce a Ratings Methodology based on five components: Motivation, Presence, Scale, Efficacy and Prevention. The individual rating scores for the five separate factors range from 1 to 10 (1=lowest risk, 10=highest risk), with each variable having a separate weighting depending on its significance. The report is backed up by WMRC's reputation as a leading provider of enhanced country intelligence and as an advisor to businesses and governments. WMRC helps companies monitor and assess risk, make informed decisions, and seize business opportunities. Our in-house teams of economists, analysts and researchers provide business-critical information and analysis of market conditions and key events around the world every working day."

http://www.worldmarketsanalysis.com/application/t-index_2003.html

[jburton]

9. My prediction...

Red alert terra level will cancel any scheduled debates between * and the Dem nominee.

[beanball]

10. Another 9/11

the way to prevent another attack,stop supporting tin horn tyrants all over the world. "people just wanna be free"

[nannygoat]

12. Just curious, I wonder where we ranked back in 2000-2001?

Or did this group exist then?