Comments on: Fires Ravage California Southern California

By: Dick T

Dick T — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:07:16 +0000

Who knows if there is a terrorist connection. Not impossible!
During WW2, not far from where I live, a Japaness sub launched a
small plane from the San Fancisco area to drop fire bombs in the
national forest lands. Just north of the California boarder one
was dropped. Due to the wet fog coastal land where it was dropped,
it went out. Any way to create hate, fear, or distruction is fair
game.

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:35:40 +0000

My family and I live in the San Bernardino mountains,and we have been through two evacuations. The Old Fire in 2003, and the latest one, the Slide Fire.I agree with the gentlemen who stated that Homeland Security
should start getting involved.

By: Will

Will — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:01:54 +0000

Not Terror Related?

Here is an arrest in Malibu California;

Suspected arsonist arrested in Malibu

Article Launched: 11/16/2008 03:24:03 AM PST

MALIBU, Calif.—Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a 39-year-old man suspected of starting a fire near Malibu Creek State Park.
Sheriff’s deputy Byron Ward said Suren Sahakyan was taken into custody around 5 p.m. Saturday by deputies responding to a call that someone had started a fire on the shoulder of a road. A witness who reported seeing the incident quickly put out the fire.

Ward said Sahakyan was arrested not far from where the fire was ignited. He was booked for investigation of arson and held on $75,000 bail.

By: StanW

StanW — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:06:40 +0000

I am a weather-watcher/NWS-SkyWarn spotter for over
25 years (10 years in southern California). I have been watching the outbreaks of wild-fires in southern California. Most of them occur during the fall “Santa
Ana” winds’ season.

I feel that these fires are deliberatly set, by someone(s) that knows this weather factor. And, also
a terrorist-factor may be involved. There are Al-Qaeda
cells known to be in California,

Don’t get me wrong…….I hope that I am wrong, but
don’t eliminate my reasoning; the fires come at the
right time when a Santa Ana wind condition is forecast, or begins.

By: Lafe Rufo

Lafe Rufo — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:19:56 +0000

You state “While this is obviously not a terror related event”. How do you know? Every year when the winds blow, someone goes and torches So. Cal. for billions of dollars, killing hundreds and disrupting the lives of thousands. Most of the times, these fires are intentionally set. I say this IS an act of terrorism, and should be given that status because it needs more manpower to catch these criminals. Homeland Security and the FBI should both be involved before more lives are lost.

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:33:27 +0000

How are you so sure that this is not terror related? I have read that wildfire could be a tactic of terrorists. Do we know how this fire/s were started?