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Al Qaeda plans oil field attacks
Washington Times ^ | 3/11/03 | Bill Gertz

Posted on 03/10/2003 10:22:48 PM PST by kattracks

Edited on 07/12/2004 4:01:25 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Al Qaeda is seeking recruits in the Middle East for terrorist attacks on oil fields in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait in the event of U.S. military action against Iraq, U.S. intelligence officials say.

Meanwhile, U.S. officials said yesterday that there are signs that Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's forces have planted explosives in Iraqi oil fields in anticipation of sabotaging them during U.S. and allied military attacks.


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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iraqioilfields

1 posted on 03/10/2003 10:22:48 PM PST by kattracks
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To: kattracks
Consistent with these idiots being suicidal, little do they care to consider the results they seek just may economically put themselves in great harm from the absense of US goods.
2 posted on 03/10/2003 10:33:55 PM PST by flamefront (Take the oil money from the islamofascists! And not for the UN. Only UN-Americans ignore U.S.)
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To: kattracks
Comments are here:

***BREAKING***Al Qaeda recruits oil-field attackers; Targets Kuwaiti, Saudi resources

3 posted on 03/10/2003 10:35:45 PM PST by flamefront (Take the oil money from the islamofascists! And not for the UN. Only UN-Americans ignore U.S.)
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To: kattracks
If I was Osama I would have spent the last ten years trying to infiltrate sleeper agents into the Saudi oilfields, so I could have tremendous leverage against the Saudi princes to force them to do my bidding. Hopefully Osama wasn't so smart.
4 posted on 03/10/2003 11:14:24 PM PST by xm177e2 (Stalinists, Maoists, Ba'athists, Pacifists: Why are they always on the same side?)
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To: xm177e2
Got to wonder what oil fields that are dedicated to our good buddies, the French, will be destroyed?
5 posted on 03/10/2003 11:20:06 PM PST by bybybill (first the fish and then the public employees)
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To: xm177e2
Why are you even mentioning Osama? There are no connections between Saddam and Osama. They don't think the same, operate the same or have the same agenda. JJeesshhh!! Now excuse me while I crawl back down my little rabbit hole to the real world!!! :)
6 posted on 03/11/2003 4:43:42 AM PST by BriarBey
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