Tankers, Niteclubs... connecting the targets

David Morris fqmorris at yahoo.com
Thu Oct 17 09:18:12 CDT 2002


I don't know about the supertanker, but the nightclub was full of non-muslim
tourists, most of whom were Austrailians because of the proximity of the two
countries.  I would guess also that a nightclub is a symbol of decadent western
influnce.

DM

--- Bandwraith at aol.com wrote:
> A French Supertanker, a Niteclub frequented mainly by
> young Australians? I don't get it, what's the connection?
> 
> Isn't France the one U.N. Security Council vote that's
> most problematic for the Bush/Powell plans? So why
> would the terrorists, given all the other supertanker 
> targets to choose from,  choose the French? It doesn't 
> make sense. And why the Australians? What links them 
> to the French, from the terrorist p.o.v?
> 
> regards
> 


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