Posted on 03/20/2005 4:28:29 PM PST by yoe
Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reports that the al-Qaida terrorist group is active in Panama and may be making the Central American country a base of operations.
Panamanian security chief Javier Martinez, speaking at a U.S.-organized seminar in his country earlier this month, said al-Qaida also is planning an attack on the Panama Canal.
The paper did not cite additional specifics.
The news of al-Qaida's Panama connection is not new to Insider Report subscribers.
In January, NewsMax's Insider Report, quoting a source close to U.S. intelligence, reported that al-Qaida operatives have set up shop in Panama City.
U.S. intelligence believes the terror group is using Panama as either a base or a transit point and may be making use of Panama's banks.
We also noted that there remain other U.S. security concerns in Panama. Panama's recently installed president, Martin Torijos, is seeking closer ties to Cuba's Fidel Castro, who is no friend of the U.S.
And a Chinese company still runs the canal that America built.
Editor's Note: Check Out the CIA Translation of China's Military Manual --
By Colonels Qiao Liang and Wang Xiangsui Introduction by Al Santoli
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Central America is an ideal central location. They can filtrate south and have a direct path to filtrate north. Wonder if Vincente Fox is getting a payoff from al-Qaeda?
But, we are assured that they would only come here, illegally, to do jobs Americans won't do. [typed sarcastically]
Actually, there are alot more Chinese in Panama than Arabs. There is also a large Sephardic Jewish population, which forms the same percentage of the population in Panama as Jews do in the states (4%).
I've read that Arabs are building their numbers in Paraguay and SE Argentina.
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$$$$$$$.......drugs etc?
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I have a feeling there's a lot of "Hey, we've got AQ, now give us some money" going on in several countries.
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