Posted on 07/03/2006 11:27:03 PM PDT by FairOpinion
ON THE NET...
ICC-CCS.ORG: "THE WEEKLY PIRACY REPORT"
http://www.icc-ccs.org/prc/piracyreport.php
Thanks for all your great relevant links, as usual.
There was a little incident with the USS Cole.
You're welcome Fair Opinion.
If I get a chance, I may pick up some older TM links and/or other reports.
That doesn't make our Navy forever impotent. Amyway, I was refering to the Al Quaeda "navy" of ships. Those we could deal with I think (if we are allowed to that is).
And our politicians still sit on their duffs about Alaska oil. Hello, drilling there doesn't need to mean shipping anything until it's required. It would be so nice to have it ready to go on line at a moment's notice.
stepping back in time...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1138797/posts
"The Mysterious al Qaeda Navy"
Strategy Page ^ | May 19, 2004
Posted on 05/19/2004 4:12:46 PM PDT by John Jorsett
stepping back in time...
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=34819
FROM JOSEPH FARAH'S G2 BULLETIN
"New al-Qaida threat:
15-ship mystery navy
U.S., Brits fear high-seas terror posed by bin Laden's vessels"
Posted: September 29, 2003
1:00 a.m. Eastern
Note: The Threat Matrix on FreeRepublic.com has an index now, so it is easier to review older threads.
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""New al-Qaida threat:
15-ship mystery navy "
Thanks, Cindy, for finding and posting this.
This is the article I was remembering.
Ok, good.
And allow me to drop out of Lurk & Link mode for a brief comment.
About 25 years ago, a friend and collegue of mine co-authored a paper which asked ( among other things )
"Why should terrorists bother with building bombs, when there are so many nice, fuel-laden aircraft sitting around on tarmacs?"
The paper made it to Washington, for what little that was worth. Let those with eyes, see...
"About 25 years ago, a friend and collegue of mine co-authored a paper which asked ( among other things )
"Why should terrorists bother with building bombs, when there are so many nice, fuel-laden aircraft sitting around on tarmacs?"
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Remarkable. Thanks for sharing.
But it seems they deemed it "not likely". Even after they found out about the Boinka ( I never remember how to spell it) project, they dismissed that too.
Unfortunately, they underestimated the enemy and their resolve of being willing to kill themselves in the process of murdering us.
And reading the article, the link to which you posted -- I think we may be assuming that "they just wouldn't do "THAT" -- but there is NOTHING they wouldn't do, if they are able.
The general consensus seems to be that Al Zawahiri called of the nerve gas attack on the NY subway, because it wouldn't kill enough people, they want something much more spectacular, well, a nuclear explosion would certainly qualify. Maybe they think they have a chance of pulling it off, that's why they didn't want us to take even more serious measures, which we would, if we have another attack.
We're in 100% agreement. Our superior naval ships will pulverize enemy ships, whether terrorist or otherwise. Boats, watercraft, inflatables, jetskis, or whatever will never again be allowed close to our vessels while they're docked.
~ Blue Jays ~
The DUmmies believe that they have a better chance of getting struck by lightning then a terrorist attack. They refuse to believe the evil that these people are.
Yes, as a matter of fact, I have.
I also know that, if I have a limited supply of plutonium, I'm not going to try to use it at sea.
Try a cargo container at a major US port. ...The title relates to a threat from the sea. AQ obviously doesn't have traditional warships - they have plans to use cargo ships instead - not for conventional weapons either.
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