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Don’t let the police fool you. They know something you don’t, but that you’re about to find out. Many people may have laughed or scratched their heads when the police announced that they’re “ramping up” for the 9/11 anniversary. “Ramping up for what?” some asked. “Islamic terrorists attacking Charlotte? You gotta be kiddin’ (laughing). (Laughing louder) Ooh, that’s a good one. . .(chortling). Sounds like somebody has delusions of grandeur.”

Don’t be so sure about that. The police say they’re not aware of any specific threats, and not to worry. But we know otherwise. You don’t assign police helicopters to fly over the light rail line for nothing. Heck, some cops will even “periodically ride the light rail line”! Same with bomb-sniffing dogs at the airport, and patrols out in the county. You know damned well the police wouldn’t put on an expensive show just for the sake of P.R., now would they?

As if to prove our suspicions correct, a confidential police department source told us yesterday that Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) was approached last month by the CIA, which gave local police a transcript of a recording confiscated from Osama bin Laden’s house. Here’s a part of that transcript, which is a record of an April 2011 conversation between bin Laden and a top aide, Sheik Yass, on the subject of attacking the U.S. on the 10th anniversary of 9/11.

Osama bin Laden: OK, that takes care of the major cities; anything else on the agenda?

Sheik Yass: Yes, remember, Your Magnificence, we talked about Charlotte, North Carolina.

OBL: Oh yeah, I forgot. You sure your intelligence is good there?

SY: I’m confident, Your Eminence. There are two or three very important targets in Charlotte — more than in any “smaller” city in the whole Land of Satan.

OBL: You’ll have to convince me before I OK spending dough to pop someplace in bumfuck North Carolina.

SY: Oh no, Your Prophetness, it’s not bumfucked at all. It’s the second-largest banking industry city in America, er, Land of Satan.

OBL: Hmm. Tell me more.

SY: Here’s the plan, Your Worshipitude. The key to the city is the crucial light-rail line. It links to a big transportation center that’s close to the big banks, so we’ll hijack a light-rail car, take it to one of the banks and take all their evil Jew money — like in Bonnie & Clyde.

OBL: Bonnie and Clyde hated Jews, too?

SY: I don’t know. I just meant we’d rob the banks like they did, Your Grotesquerie.

OBL: Why don’t you just blow them up?

SY: Well, Your Holy Terrorness, you remember that explosives shortage we talked about?

OBL: Oh yeah. Crap.

SY: Not to worry, Your Fist-of-Allahness, we have other important Charlotte places where we can use smaller packages of holy explosives. First, they have this huge, pink church where many infidel dogs desecrate Allah regularly. That’s an easy target and, according to our mole in Charlotte, some people there may even thank us later since the building isn’t exactly popular with them.

OBL: Sounds good. What else?

SY: One more key target, Your Moneybagness: there is an infidel eatery our mole found. . .here’s the name . . . Spoon’s Barbecue. It seems that all they serve is some local variation of Satan’s own favorite meat, pork.

OBL: Ugh, that’s yucky.

SY: You said it, Your Insightful Grace, but you know those infidels — they flock to the restaurant, and it’s somewhat of a local landmark, so we’re gonna torch the place.

OBL: Oh yeah, wait a minute — Spoon’s Barbecue. Now I remember. I read something about them somewhere. . .sounded good. Umm, I mean it sounded like a good place to burn.

SY: I am so happy you like our plans, Your Prominence.

OBL: Yes, good work. Just one little thing, though.

SY: Anything you say, Your Schnozzitude.

OBL: Before you destroy that infidel pork restaurant, um, I’d like, well, just be sure to bring me back a couple of orders of onion rings and hush puppies.

SY: You got it, Your Greasiness. See you after 9/11.

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19 Comments

  1. I agree that despite being the nation’s second largest banking center, Charlotte is basically a bumfuck town in North Carolina undeserving of much terrorist attention. The article however, is terribly unfunny, lame, and kind of offensive. I’m embarrassed for Creative Loafing.

  2. The article is terribly unfunny. The remark about Charlotte is so wrong. Charlotte is a beautiful city with lots of fun things to do for young unmarried people and families. Maybe you should look to yourself, Michael Fury.

  3. This article is in extremely poor taste in addition to not being humorous…definitely an embarrassment for Creative Loafing to let this amateur attempt at writing be publish with their name on it.

  4. I agree with “k” above that this is in extremely poor taste. I hate Bin Laden and the terrorists as much as anyone but this is just racist and inappropriate. It also bothers me that this came to my attention as a headline on Yahoo News with this title (9/11 al-Qaeda plans for Charlotte revealed!). Obviously after reading through it, it’s a terrible joke but come on CL, you can do much better.

  5. Satire’s too advanced for the CL crowd it looks like.

    Remember, if you can’t laugh about it, the terrorists win.

  6. Again, these kinds of mud-stupid comments are why I’m thinking of changing the column’s name to Pearls Before Swine.

  7. I saw an article I may want to read because of the title and while yes, the thought of satire may be funny this article is just disheartening. Our country has been scared and desecrated on from the attacks 10 years ago and this article does nothing but back a mockery of it all. the ‘verb-age’ alone should not be called writing. It’s poor and sick. I only read the whole thing because I thought if I didn’t I was not fit to write a response. This is not ‘creative’ writing nor is it tasteful.

  8. “I agree that despite being the nation’s second largest banking center, Charlotte is basically a bumfuck town in North Carolina undeserving of much terrorist attention. The article however, is terribly unfunny, lame, and kind of offensive. I’m embarrassed for Creative Loafing.” Yeah pretty much this

  9. and shame on you for pretending to be some elitist fuck who goes over our heads because you wrote a terrible article that’s not the least bit funny. Yeah I’m just a fucking hillbilly who can’t understand satire. That or I and everyone else is right and your article is garbage a high schooler would write and giggle over.

  10. I agree…Pearls before swine. As we celebrate the tenth anniversary of America running to hide under our collective beds in fear of a semi organized band of primitive criminals half way around the world we need someone to rub our noses in it.

    Remember when we were the “land of the free and the home of the brave”?

  11. Brothers, I know that the implications of the above are hard, almost unthinkable, but the official explanation is utter nonsense, and three hundred and forty three murdered brothers are crying out for justice. Demand a genuine investigation into the events of September 11!

    – Anton Vodvarka, Lt. FDNY (ret)

    Lt. Vodvarka served on FDNY Ladder Co 26, Rescue Co. 3, Rescue Co. 1, Engine Co. 92, Ladder 82 and Ladder 101. He was awarded the Merit Class 1 award, the Prentice Medal.

    http://michaelfury.wordpress.com/2011/05/0…

  12. So stupid..what a shame that i love CL, however this artile shows no humor and if this is the kind of crap that people will be writing about now, I will not even pick up a FREE CL again!!!!! How do you think people in the trade centers, or familes of those killed in 9/11 attacks view this article???? you should be sued for being so ignorant and then jump from an 88th floor burning building and see if you still think this bullshit is funny!

  13. This was pure comedic genius! There is no such thing as bad taste… Sorry for all the sticks in the mud that didn’t care for it.

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