Talk:Khobar Towers bombing

message: Former Director of the FBI Louis Freeh has written an op-ed piece that provides valuable information about this event.  According to Mr. Freeh, the Iranian government was behind this attack.  The Clinton Administration had done everything possible to prevent this from being known.  When Sandy Berger was informed the FBI had the proof, he replied "Who knows about this?"  This article needs a rewrite. RonCram 14:05, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I read this op-ed piece just moment ago and went strait here to post on the talk but you beat me too it.  This does have some very interesting information. Morphh 15:16, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: "Who knows about this?"

message: I am preparing/researching information to provide an Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection Level 1 brief to Coast Guard members.  In reviewing this article I noted that the bomb delivery vehicle was referred to first as a fuel vehicle and subsequently as a large truck used for sewage treatment.  
I went in search of clarification and stumbled across the op-ed piece by Former Director of the FBI Louis Freeh mentioned above.  
It will probably take a couple stiff drinks to unravel the significance and parallels.
BARBARA SLAVIN, USA TODAY 3/29/2004 - Operation Sapphire - resulted in the identification, outing, and/or expulsion of over a significant number of Iranian intelligence officers.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.142.16.79 (talk) 02:59, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: "Delivery vehicle"

message: I removed the erroneous comparison with the Nagasaki bomb and substituted a comparison with a Daisy Cutter instead. The yield of the Nagasaki bomb was 20 kilotons of TNT, which is 20,000,000 kilograms of TNT or 44,000,000 pounds of TNT, i.e. two thousand times stronger. --Shastra 13:28, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Comparison with the Nagasaki atomic bomb

message: this was stated by  ATTORNEY GENERAL STATEMENT 
WASHINGTON, D.C. Attorney General John Ashcroft today released the following statement regarding today's indictment in the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing:
"Named as defendants are the leader of the Saudi Hizballah terrorist organization, as well as several prominent members, including the head of the Saudi Hizballah's military wing, along with members of terrorist cells in Saudi Arabia who planned and carried out the Khobar attack.
and other -WSJ
Khobar Towers 
The Clinton administration left many stones unturned. 
'BY LOUIS J. FREEH 
Sunday, June 25, 2006 12:01 a.m. EDT 
Ten years ago today, acting under direct orders from senior Iranian government leaders, the Saudi Hezbollah detonated a 25,000-pound TNT bomb that killed 19 U.S. airmen in their dormitory at Khobar Towers in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. The blast wave destroyed Building 131 and grievously wounded hundreds of additional Air Force personnel. It also killed an unknown number of Saudi civilians in a nearby park'
"Saudi Hezbollah" is a terrible translation/interpretation of Hizballah al-Hijaz. "Party of God in the Hijaz", as used in the Hizballah Al-Hijaz article, is much more accurate. "Saudi" implies association with the Saud family and their government. Or, if "Party of God in the Hijaz" is too obscure, "Hezbollah in Saudi Arabia" would still be better. Similar to Al Qaeda in Iraq/Mesopotomia (rarely referred to as "Iraqi Al Qaeda"). --67.180.72.234 06:08, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: it is "Saudi Hezbollah" not "Hezbollah" 

message: I added the box because this article is part of it, however the page doesn't mention Al-Qaeda having any interference with this bombing. Should something be changed or added? Fatla00 18:19, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I've posted to the template talk page to ask this question. Morphh  (talk) 22:24, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Al-Qaeda Campaign Box

message: I have added a list of the victims of the blast, but I only know the names of the Americans killed. If anyone knows the name of the Saudi killed, he should be included too. --Jackyd101 00:32, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: See WP:NOT.  Subjects of encyclopedia articles must be notable besides being fondly remembered. A personal web site/memorial site cannot be used as a reliable source.  I don't doubt that the list of victims is correct, but it is not encyclopedic.  Just as an example, if you look up Vietnam War in the encyclopedia, you won't find thousands of pages of victims.  If one of the victims of this bombing was a notable person (i.e. whos biography is also listed on Wikipedia), I suppose it would be fine to include that person in the article.Game Collector 12:37, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Victims List disucssion

message: An attack on military personell is not considered terrorism.
Under international law the military is a perfeclty legitimate target in an armed conflict.
Thus I change the term "terroist attack" to "attack".  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.21.90.148 (talk) 17:34, 21 November 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: What internationally recognized "armed conflict" was this?  What military's uniform were the attackers wearing?  67.68.44.87 (talk) 20:10, 16 December 2012 (UTC)
replies: text:  Silly. If bombs are being thrown, there's a conflict, and this isn't a terror attack. 2804:7F7:D280:7786:0:0:0:1 (talk) 05:31, 15 January 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Non-state actors don't have the monopoly of violence as state actors do. Military personnel are NOT legitimate targets anywhere in time of peace. There was no armed conflict when the attack happened. Terrorism is defined by the use of violence in pursuit of political aims, this attack was aimed to get the U.S. out of the Middle East, which is purely political and meets the definition of terrorism. Please don't do it again or else I would personally give you a warning and possibly get you blocked. XXzoonamiXX (talk) 04:38, 17 January 2016 (UTC)
replies: text:  Deliberating leaving out the term 'civilian' out of the description and the threats are proof of bad faith here. The rest is just opinion. The definition is all that matters not your opinions on the event. 173.177.183.115 (talk) 16:42, 13 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Terrorism? 

message: * http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/Article/811370/20-years-later-remembering-the-attack-on-khobar-towers.aspx  —  fourthords | =Λ= |  15:30, 29 June 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  source(s) 

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message: The introduction used the term "terrorist attacks" for the bombing. However, this is clearly not factually correct, as this attack was against a military target. The deaths were military personnel as well. I would suggest that the term "terrorist attack" is changed into something more correct, such as "militant attack". Any other thoughts about this? --Te og kaker (talk) 09:49, 11 May 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Terrorist attack"?