{"id":412,"date":"2008-05-11T16:56:12","date_gmt":"2008-05-11T21:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2008\/05\/11\/terrorist-cabal-on-the-potomac\/"},"modified":"2008-05-15T19:15:52","modified_gmt":"2008-05-16T00:15:52","slug":"terrorist-cabal-on-the-potomac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2008\/05\/11\/terrorist-cabal-on-the-potomac\/","title":{"rendered":"Terrorist Cabal on the Potomac?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I don’t know for sure that those two were with Hezbollah – or maybe Hamas – but\u00a0 you can’t be too careful in an area\u00a0perfect for launching kayak attacks on the DC bridges.\u00a0 Unless of course the kayakers drowned before getting that far (as often happens in these waters).<\/p>\n

Seems like half the people that throng near this vantage point speak foreign languages. I recognized an Iranian there recently – he was doubly suspicious, since he\u2019s also on an Home Owners Association board. Bound to be some people passing through this area who are already listed on the Terrorist Watch List. Almost none of the cars in the nearby parking lot had yellow \u201cSupport Our Troops\u201d stickers.<\/p>\n

Where is Homeland Security Czar Mike Chertoff when you need him???<\/p>\n

The photo works better in the full size version here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I don’t know for sure that those two were with Hezbollah – or maybe Hamas – but\u00a0 you can’t be too careful in an area\u00a0perfect for launching kayak attacks on the DC bridges.\u00a0 Unless of course the kayakers drowned before getting that far (as often happens in these waters). 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