The plague has swept through an al Qaeda terror training camp, killing 40

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2146286.ece ^ | January 18th, 2009 | ALEX WEST

[Joiseydude]

ANTI-TERROR bosses last night hailed their latest ally in the war on terror — the BLACK DEATH.

At least 40 al-Qaeda fanatics died horribly after being struck down with the disease that devastated Europe in the Middle Ages.

The killer bug, also known as the plague, swept through insurgents training at a forest camp in Algeria, North Africa. It came to light when security forces found a body by a roadside.

The victim was a terrorist in AQLIM (al-Qaeda in the Land of the Islamic Maghreb), the largest and most powerful al-Qaeda group outside the Middle East.

It trains Muslim fighters to kill British and US troops.

Now al-Qaeda chiefs fear the plague has been passed to other terror cells — or Taliban fighters in Afghanistan

[MortMan]

I would suspect a planned contagion attack that got out before it was supposed to, if this is an accurate report.

[jwparkerjr]

Remember the story a couple of months ago where several of the guys who had hijacked a ship died after rummaging through the cargo? Wonder if there’s any connection.

[berdie]

later

[Vaquero]

a pox!

here are those contaminated blankets you ordered chief.

[DieHard the Hunter]

I wonder if they were playing with something naughty? If they were, I guess they’ve learned that it works now.

Maybe this was one of Saddam Hussein’s missing toys?

[Bobalu]

It was written....(like the scene in Laurence of Arabia)

[verity]

If they died in training are they eligible for virgins in training?

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Wouldn’t it, tho? Like...........’being allowed to fight back and defend our country’?

[HokieMom]

That is exactly what I thought when I read this.

We're on to them.

[djf]

Spread by fleas.

Fleas like rats.

[penelopesire]

“Could they have been experimenting with bioterrorism?”

You betcha.

[TASMANIANRED]

Work related incident?

[girlangler]

Hi Volunteer.

This is my first thought also.

We have U.S. soldiers there, so it is a serious concern.

[winodog]

Sounds like the tough test Biden told us about

[Brilliant]

Couldn’t be the “Scourge of Bush,” could it?

[calex59]

we will have it in the States before long.

Suprise, We have the black death in the US, and have had it for a long time. Ask any Navajo living in the 4 corners area, or anywhere on the reservation, and you will find out that the black plaque lives and has lived for a number of years. You know, if you were to get hold of some Tony Hillerman books, you might know this already.

It comes and goes with a periodic cycle, about 11 years to the cycle.

[Mercat]

Actually, we already do, in all states west of the Mississippi. It’s easily cured with simple antibiotics.

[ari-freedom]

“Could they have been experimenting with bioterrorism?”

Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.

[penelopesire]

“Sounds like the tough test Biden told us about”

Yep..perhaps the libs are planning on accusing Bush of unleashing the plague on the ‘poor terrorists’ and conservatives will be ushered into the leftist death camps or re-education centers.

[Mercat]

I love Tony’s books. RIP