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OSAMA'S NAVY
The Daily Mirror ^ | Feb 12 2004 | Gary Jones

Posted on 02/12/2004 12:17:44 PM PST by Willie Green

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Bin Laden has bought fleet of 15 ships for terror attacks

Gary Jones

OSAMA bin Laden has a "terrorist navy" of 15 ships.

And Scotland Yard has warned one could sail up the Thames to attack Parliament.

The vessels - capable of carrying lethal chemicals or a dirty bomb - could also ram cruise liners, oil rigs or enter ports on missions of destruction.

A private memo sent to police chiefs by the Met's marine unit is headlined: Next Terror Attack Waterborne?

Ship insurer Lloyd's of London is said to be helping MI6 and the CIA trace vessels bought by al-Qaeda from a Greek shipping magnate with links to bin Laden.

The memo states shipping agents have been asked to help in the search.

The report by the Met - which says it obtained its intelligence from maritime agencies - states: "Al-Qaeda has reportedly taken possession of 15 ships, forming what could be described as the first terrorist navy. The ships fly the flags of Yemen and Somalia where they are registered - and are capable of carrying lethal cargoes of chemicals or a dirty bomb."

Vessels flying the flags of Senegal, Liberia and the Caribbean island of St Vincent are also under suspicion.

The ships are believed to be in the Indian or Pacific oceans. But with 120,000 vessels worldwide, the chance of finding them is slim.

Armed police are already routinely patrolling the Thames to protect Parliament, MI6, and other possible targets. The Royal Navy, Special Forces and the Yard's anti-terrorism squad are looking for unusual" shipping movements near Britain's oilfields and oil refineries.

US intelligence experts believe an al-Qaeda ship carried explosives used to bomb two US embassies in Africa in 1998. The explosives used in the Bali nightclub were brought in by ship.

US officials have captured al-Qaeda's chief of naval operations, Abdulrahim Mohammed Abda Al-Nasheri, who is known as the Prince of the Sea. They believe he masterminded the October 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in Aden which killed 17 sailors and wounded 40 others.

Al-Nasheri plotted an attack on British and US warships in the Gibraltar Straits, but the Moroccan security services prevented the suicide missions by arresting Saudi Arabian al-Qaeda members.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; alqaedaships

1 posted on 02/12/2004 12:17:45 PM PST by Willie Green
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To: Willie Green
The vessels - capable of carrying lethal chemicals or a dirty bomb - could also ram cruise liners, oil rigs or enter ports on missions of destruction.

What...? Are they stealth boats?

2 posted on 02/12/2004 12:21:59 PM PST by Zavien Doombringer (If a Democrat falls from office and nobody is around will they make a sound?)
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To: Willie Green
Willie, we keep reading things about al-Qaeda changing from airplane attacks to sea attacks. Scuba divers, ships, etc. I don't doubt that they'd love to pull off another spectacular attack, and a watery one would be different....
3 posted on 02/12/2004 12:35:25 PM PST by xJones
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To: Willie Green
They can use other boats effectively, also.

Remember what happened to the USS Cole.

4 posted on 02/12/2004 12:37:15 PM PST by Gritty ("Islam was born with the idea that it should rule the world"-M.Sharon)
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To: Willie Green

5 posted on 02/12/2004 12:38:24 PM PST by Dr.Deth
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To: Willie Green
Dubya teaches Bin Laden to water ski...


6 posted on 02/12/2004 12:40:11 PM PST by ANRCHTN
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To: Willie Green; Grampa Dave; BOBTHENAILER; Dog; Dog Gone; Howlin
Earlier article:

Al-Qaida plans high-sea terror International hunt continues for Osama's 15-ship 'navy'
WorldNetDaily ^ | 10-13-2003 | Joseph Farah

Surely by now we would have found some of the ships!!!

7 posted on 02/12/2004 12:45:52 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got!!!!)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
flat bottom row boats dont come up high enough for the radar to pick up.
8 posted on 02/12/2004 12:51:14 PM PST by bikerman
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To: Willie Green
Is it time to start the 'Osama owns an American trucking company' rumor? Drudge: "ICC TRACKS TERRORIST TRACTOR-TRAILER THREAT!"
9 posted on 02/12/2004 1:02:06 PM PST by Grut
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Yep, this story has basically been continuous since 9/11.

Sorry, if these ships existed at all, they would have been used at some point in the last 2 1/2 years.
10 posted on 02/12/2004 1:12:37 PM PST by John H K
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To: Willie Green
Feh.

How many times in the last two years have we heard this nonsense?

Is it possible? Yes. Should we lose sleep over it? No.
11 posted on 02/12/2004 1:19:30 PM PST by reagan_fanatic (2 Corinthians 5:17)
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To: Willie Green
People all over the world who know information about Osama and his "business".

It's time for a World-Wide call in show for folks who want to talk. Even an address or two -- for those too afraid to call. Hey, FOX, add this to the lineup.

Arabs and others need help getting info to the good guys without getting killed. Someone knows where the ships are ... and it's not the CIA. John Walsh?

12 posted on 02/12/2004 1:26:48 PM PST by GOPJ (NFL Fatcats: Grown men don't watch hollywood strip shows with wives and children.)
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To: Willie Green
People all over the world know information about Osama and his "business" and some are willing to talk.

It's time for a World-Wide call in show for folks who want to talk. Even an address or two -- for those too afraid to call. Hey, FOX, add this to the lineup.

Arabs and others need help getting info to the good guys without getting killed. Someone knows where the ships are ... and it's not the CIA. John Walsh?

13 posted on 02/12/2004 1:28:06 PM PST by GOPJ (NFL Fatcats: Grown men don't watch hollywood strip shows with wives and children.)
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