Date: Thursday, November 11, 1999 8:04 AM >-----Original Message----- >From: Blount, Wilson >Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 3:28 PM >To: AFSC; AFIA >Subject: FW: Must Be Ammo Troops ... > >For your information. >-----Original Message----- >From: Fontana, David -Systems [mailto:dave.fontana@ssc.de.ittind.com] > >Sent: November 10, 1999 12:22 PM >To: Blount, Wilson; Chandler, Larry; Comerford, Richard; Ely, DeanNeal; > Greenly, Mark; Osborne, Brian; Pesola, Col. Ken; Powell, Tom; >Shopher, > Kenneth >Subject: Must Be Ammo Troops ... > > >(5 September 1999, Jerusalem) The switch away from daylight savings time >caused consternation among terrorist groups this year. >At precisely 5:30 Israel time on Sunday, two coordinated car bombs exploded >in different cities, killing three terrorists who were transporting the >bombs. It was initially believed that the devices had been detonated >prematurely by klutzy amateurs. A closer look revealed the truth behind the >untimely explosions. >Three days before, Israel had made a premature switch from daylight savings >time to standard time in order to accommodate a week of Slihot, involving >pre-sunrise prayers. Palestinians refused to "live on Zionist time." Two >weeks of scheduling havoc ensued. The bombs had been prepared in a >Palestine-controlled area, and set on Daylight Savings time. The confused >drivers had already switched to standard time. As a result, the cars were >still en-route when the explosives detonated, delivering to the terrorists >their well-deserved demise. > >