Debka have an interesting take on this...
New al Qaeda threat of imminent large scale strikes against American and British targets. US is warned of horrors worse than Vietnam and Blair is held responsible for London attacks.
August 4, 2005, 3:08 PM (GMT+02:00)
In new video just released, Bin Ladens lieutenant Ayman Zuwahiri accuses US and Britain of violating a ceasefire in Iraq and failing to withdraw their troops.
Thursday, August 4, Jordan announced the arrest of 17 terrorists linked to Abu Musab al Zarqawis al Qaeda network in Iraq and an affiliated Saudi group for plotting an attack on US personnel.
On July 16, DEBKA-Net-Weekly 214 revealed the plot's huge scale:
An ambitious attack in Jordan was foiled this week. It was to have been Zarqawis crowning venture. The scheme had four parts: One, to blow up the Iraqi-Jordanian oil pipeline from Kirkuk to Zarqa; two, to torch the hundreds of American and Jordan tanker trucks waiting outside Jordanian pumping stations including H4. The Jordanian-Iraqi border terminals were to have been attacked at the same time and the villages around the terminals and oil pipeline set on fire.
Four would have emanated from the first three: the cutoff of the main energy lifeline from Jordan to the US army in Iraq and Baghdad.
Jordanian intelligence got wind of the danger in time and aborted the multiple attacks.
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If this report is accurate, this would be the second major attack foiled by the Jordanians. About a year or so ago they had planned a chemical attack in Jordan.
Your Debka report is now mainstream
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050804/ts_nm/security_jordan_qaeda_dc