U.S. Navy seizes boat in Persian Gulf with drugs possibly linked to al-Qaida

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[sonsofliberty2000]

U.S. Navy seizes boat in Persian Gulf with drugs possibly linked to al-Qaida

[sonsofliberty2000]

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Patriot Paradox
Anxiety Closet

[Catspaw]

I heard the report--hash, I do believe.

[GalaxieFiveHundred]

Great news! Stem the flow of supplies to the insurgents and bring them to their, uh, knees!

[Catspaw]

CNN is reporting that the dhow was carrying fifty-four 70 pound bags of hashish (I missed the street value), and that the crew members were IDed as al Qaeda members.

[P.O.E.]

Well it's about time. I can't help but wonder how many druglords are among the Afghani jurga or whatever it's called.

A young Afghan dares to mention the unmentionable.

[Pikamax]

U.S. Seizes Boat With Links to al-Qaida


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Dec 19, 11:14 AM (ET)

By MATT KELLEY

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Navy has seized a boat in the Persian Gulf carrying two tons of hashish and four people tied to the al-Qaida terrorist network, the military said Friday.

The guided missile destroyer USS Decatur intercepted the boat on Monday, U.S. Central Command said in a statement. On board were two tons of drugs worth an estimated $8 million to $10 million and 12 people, four of whom have suspected ties to al-Qaida, the statement said.

The boat, a wooden vessel known as a dhow, was near the Straits of Hormuz, the narrow part of the gulf between Iran and Oman, the statement said. The area is a known smuggling route used by Osama bin Laden's terrorist network, the statement said.

American forces searching the boat found 54 70-pound bags of hashish, the statement said. The investigation which followed found clear ties between the drugs and al-Qaida, the military said.

The Decatur is part of a U.S. Navy force including the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20031219/D7VHI7U00.html

[1Old Pro]

oops, it sunk :)

[Frank_Discussion]

Smoke 'em if you got 'em... not.

[Coop]

More good news regarding the war on terror.

[Tijeras_Slim]

AlQueda is needing a bit of this about now...

[Frank_Discussion]

I say let's have a training exercise! Target practice, y'know.

[Rebelbase]

"CNN is reporting that the dhow was carrying fifty-four 70 pound bags of hashish "

Almos, but not quite as good as Miami in the 70's!

[diamondjoe]

For all their talk about religion, Al Qaeda, in the final analysis, is just a group of thugs and gangsters trying to expand their turf.

[Coop]

CNN's take on the story (www.cnn.com):

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. Navy has intercepted a small vessel loaded with drugs in the Persian Gulf and seized 12 crew members, three of whom have "clear ties" to the al Qaeda terrorist group, Pentagon officials said Friday.

The boarding took place Monday just inside the Strait of Hormuz by a team from the USS Decatur, a guided missile destroyer on patrol in the Persian Gulf.

Found on board the 40-foot dhow, officials said, were 54 bags of hashish weighing 70 pounds each. The drugs would have a street value of between $8 million and $10 million, officials said.

No shots were fired during the boarding and seizure of the crew and the contraband, they said.

U.S. military officials would not describe the evidence leading them to conclude the links to al Qaeda. A written statement said only: "An initial investigation uncovered clear ties between the smuggling operation and al Qaeda."

[angkor]

The Golden Crescent has been financing the Taliban, al Qaeda, BCCI, Pakistan nukes, and the whole sordid Islamist mess for a very long time.

And in Iran as well. One of the Shah's daughters died from a heroin overdose, another was a known heroin dealer (I don't think ever prosecuted).

Drug dealing is in the background of the entire Middle Eastern problem.

[bmwcyle]

Clinton should have bombed the factory.

[OldFriend]

Drug dealing is in the background of every problem in the world.

[cars for sale]

wanna bet this hashish was headed to Hollywood for a dem fundraiser ? ...........mean ain't I.

[bmwcyle]

No just a happy Freeper.

[11th_VA]

And Fox News has learned that
the U.S. military recently
rounded up several Al Qaeda
(search) operatives trying to
enter Iraq.

In Friday's Baghdad raid, nine
cell members, including the
guerrilla leader, were arrested at
dawn. The gang leader was
responsible for coordinating
three different cells, according to
Lt. Col. Garry Bishop of the 1st
Armored Division (search).

The raid was based on a tip from
an informant and resulted in the
capture of rockets, anti-tank
missiles, explosives, timing
devices and six 100-pound
barrels of fertilizer.

It's thought there were enough
weapons and ammunition to
launch an attack comparable to
the October homicidetruck-bomb attack on the Red
Cross.

"The suspected attack time was
tomorrow [Saturday] night,"
Bishop told Fox News. "The
information we received, we
believe, is a fallout from
information gleaned from the
capture of Saddam, which
identified certain cell leaders
throughout the Baghdad area.