[Quix]

I thought another name for

GRAVEY TRAIN

was

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

unless you are in

California pre Arnold.

[Palladin]

Kidnappings to be next? From Debka:

New Al Qaeda Kidnap Guide to Force Release of Detainees in US, Saudi, Yemeni Hands

DEBKAfile Exclusive Report

November 25, 2003, 11:47 PM (GMT+02:00)


Bin Laden sets sights on new objective.


Just 24 hours after its countdown threat to the United States (reported below) , al Qaeda has compiled a detailed kidnappers manual for snatching American troops, diplomats and civilian personnel working with US forces – or any Americans at all - in Muslim countries.

The manual, a copy of which has reached DEBKAfile’s counter terror sources, lists dos and don’ts for the Islamic kidnap team. They are told how to organize for a mission, trail their quarry and cover up their tracks cunningly enough to buy time and lose themselves before the abduction is discovered and the “enemy” sets out in pursuit.

Young soldiers, they are told, can hold out for several days without food or water until the previously prepared hideout is reached.

Hiding places must be selected in sparsely-populated regions. The kidnappers or their commanders must know the locals well enough to be sure they can be trusted “not to go running to the authorities to sell the whereabouts of the secret prison."