Credit for Attack

Wed Sep 12 00:01:18 UTC 2001

Northern Afghan rebels seemed to have shelled their capital.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Shaw" <jshaw at insync.net>
To: "Larry Diffey" <ldiffey at technologyforward.com>
Cc: <nanog at merit.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 5:18 PM
Subject: Re: Credit for Attack

>
>
> On Tue, 11 Sep 2001, Larry Diffey wrote:
>
> > FYI - Apparently, the Taliban has specifically come out and said that
Osama
> > Bin Laden has NOTHING to do with this attack and condemned the bombings.
> >
> > To me this virtually guarantees that he had something to do with it.
>
> CNBC is reporting that according to two Sr. US Intelligence officials the
> current most likely suspect is indeed Osama Bin Laden.
>
> If I were the Taliban, I'd be preparing to offer him up.  I think the
> reason they initially indicated that he had nothing to do with it is
> because they are afraid, as they should be, of a swift reprisal.  If they
> can connect it to him, I would not want to be a resident of Afghanistan.
>
> Regards,
> --
> Joseph W. Shaw II
> Network Security Specialist/CCNA
> Unemployed.  Will hack for food.  God Bless.
> Apparently I'm overqualified but undereducated to be employed.
>
>