[Mossad1967]

COORDINATED ATTACKS

This thought just crossed my mind, after reviewing the world news for the past few days, we have coordinated Islamic attacks going on in two countries around the world and its not just in the middle east.

Earlier this week there was the coordinated attacks in Chechnya's and to day we have coordinated attacks in Mosul.

What gets me is that these attacks are not hit and runs, they are sustained incursions that are intense and organized.

I dont know If someone in AQ has put the word out to strike in or around the end of the month, this just seems strange to me and I am wondering who's next.

Has anyone heard of heavy fighting or surprise attacks in Afganistan or in far East?

I realize the end of the month is quickly approaching and the Iraq turn over is near, I just have this feeling that things are going to real ugly real fast!

[freeperfromnj]

You are right about the coordination. The attacks seem to be well organized and they seem to be one step ahead in their ability to pull them off. We're talking 4 police stations in Bagdad, security forces and a hospital in Mosul, three police stations and a government building in Ramadi and a police station in Mahaweel. The casualty rate is quite high with the death toll at just under 100 with 300 wounded.

[TWhiteBear]

This caught my attention, also. We have had long period of
'one shot' type operations, probes, recons, disinfo, etc. Now, coordinated operations are common in Iraq and appearing in other places in the world. My inference is that they(AQ) have
gotten their command, control and communication up and running. They may be vulnerable in the communications area with such increased activity, but my inclination is to 'follow the money', as more money must be spent in combined operations. My hunch points to Saudi Arabia, not ruling out other nation/states. The House of Saud may be at a critical(fatal?) decision point.