(July 24, 2005)
http://www.sundayherald.com/50952
"‘Al-Qaeda chief has well-stocked teams in place’"
By Neil Mackay, Investigations Editor and David Pratt, Foreign Editor
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Intelligence and security analysts believe that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, an al-Qaeda chief in Iraq, has built up such a well-stocked team of fighters that he has been able to send a number of trained terrorists back to their countries of origin in recent months.
The fact that Islamic terrorists have been able to sustain daily suicide attacks in Iraq while still drafting seasoned veterans out of the country for operations in Europe and the Middle East underscores the strength of the insurgency in Iraq.
Prior to the London bombings, Zarqawi threatened Britain, Italy, France, Denmark and Russia. The UK and Italy were top of the hit list. Also under threat were the nations of Egypt – which was hit early yesterday morning with devastating car bombs – Syria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
Zarqawi also warned Israel that the state was “in his sights – and very soon”. There are major fears that the next al-Qaeda-inspired terror strike could employ some sort of dirty bomb in order to ramp up global panic.
Some intelligence analysts estimate up to 1000 foreign fighters in Iraq may have been ordered back to their homelands in countries as disparate as Egypt and Britain to prepare for assaults in their own states."
"Zarqawi also warned Israel that the state was “in his sights – and very soon”. There are major fears that the next al-Qaeda-inspired terror strike could employ some sort of dirty bomb in order to ramp up global panic."
Not that "40 nukes in 7 US cities with not enough time to find them" is not enough to raise the anxiety level.
I haven't been posting much on TM (though i read it religiously)----but have been spending alot of time researching the subject of the 40- some nukes. It does appear to be real, and not the science fiction story I wish it were...
Apparently gov. has decided thatit is too late to find them all? Why not pour ALL our resources into this task until it is completed to the best of our abilities (cut the foreign aid for awhile)
I am getting the sense from what I'm reading that we have some 60 days or so remaining and that the gov. has basically given up---are focused on safeguarding TPTB, COG, and how to deal with the "aftermath."
Sorry to jump in here like this, but I am sensing that things are at a critical point here....what are your thoughts? Do we have time? Are our "Nest" teams having any success?