Navy Warns Ships of al-Qaeda Threat near Yemen
March 22, 2010
by Bill Gertz
The Navy is warning ships sailing in waters near Yemen that al Qaeda is planning seaborne attacks similar to the 2000 suicide boat bombing of the USS Cole.
A warning notice posted on the Web site of the Office of Naval Intelligence and dated March 10 stated that the alert was issued to promote security for shipping companies and other vessels transiting the piracy-plagued region.
‘Information suggests that al Qaeda remains interested in maritime attacks in the Bab-al-Mandeb Strait, Red Sea, and the Gulf of Aden along the coast of Yemen,’ the special advisory notice stated.
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Source: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/22/navy-warns-ships-about-al-qaeda-risk-near-yemen/
Cities’ Vulnerability to Fuel Tankers As Weapons
March 19, 2010
More than 800,000 trucks carry shipments of hazardous materials every day across the United States; background checks of those hauling hazardous materials are designed to prevent fugitives, the mentally ill, and those convicted of terrorism, espionage, or murder from obtaining a HAZMAT hauling license; one security expert: ‘It’s very difficult now to purchase explosives ... but it’s not that hard to steal a truck full of gasoline, and you can do quite a bit of damage’
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These worries came to the fore a after last Sunday’s fiery gasoline truck accident destroyed key ramps in the MacArthur Maze interchange near the eastern end of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in Oakland, California.
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