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Post #18,969 by mmoffitt 11/20/01 1:15:27 PM Reply	Why did you post here? Are you laboring under the assumption that any accident now is a terrorist act until proven otherwise?
Post #18,995 by marlowe 11/20/01 2:55:11 PM Reply	Maybe we need a new forum. For suspected terrorist acts. When a given incident turns out to actually be a terrorist act, move the thread to this forum. Anyway, putting the burning car here is no worse than putting Flight 587 here. I've seen a lot of burning cars upside down on the meridian in highways in the NYC area, and I always presume some nasty accident, perhaps involving liquor. It's not every day you see one on a Manhattan street, however. At least not in the better neighborhoods. It's worthy of note. [link\|http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/marlowe/index.html\|http://www.angelfir...e/index.html] Sometimes "tolerance" is just a word for not dealing with things.
Post #18,996 by ben_tilly 11/20/01 3:02:19 PM Reply	I think coincidence has been pushed. It may not be being reported in the media. But in several years of living in NYC I have not seen any cars in public places on fire, nor has anyone I know mentioned having seen it. Oh, occasionally cars do that. But it is hardly an everyday occurance. This is the second taxi I know about that got a good roasting in midtown Manhattan in the last month. And when I say "roasting", I mean that the entire passenger compartment was a solid wall of flame, and flames coming off of the car made a pretty nice tower. That pushes coincidence a bit. I strongly suspect arson. Connected with 9/11? Likely not. But I have to say that right after I saw it, I was somewhat less inclined to reason. Cheers, Ben

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