[Destro]

Greek officials began keeping an eye on the ship five days ago, when they said they received alerts from foreign intelligence officials. But they said the Baltic Sky was not on a roster of suspicious vessels that the United States has issued to its allies and that NATO is tracking as part of its attempts to prevent terrorism.

Thank you Russia? Israel?

[Destro]

Nice to see NATO still useless....

[jwalburg]

Sudan should have been listed among the members of the axis of evil. Slavery, terrorism of their own citizens, crucifying infants in the south... that kind of thing. Of course, if we went in to do anything, we'd only be in it "for the oil."

[Beck_isright]

" Thank you Russia? Israel?"

The Port of Baltimore?

[x1stcav]

"should have reported that it was sailing with a cargo that was like an atomic bomb."

Anytime you want to sensationalize anything of an explosive nature just compare it to an "atomic" bomb.

Yes, indeed. A very small "atomic" bomb.

This is, I believe, a reason for renewed interst on fuel/air devices like MOAB; the emotions aren't aroused among the general populace if the explosion is of a conventional type. Even though a MOAB has more explosive power than many tactical nukes, the reaction of the average person isn't the same.

[Uncle Miltie]

"picked up the explosives in Tunisia on May 12"

Tunisia: Former HQ for Pale Terrorist Arafat...

[pkpjamestown]

Possible Scenario: UCK or AlQaida ordered explosives from Turkey. The ship started out in Albania, went to Tunice (supposidely loading), then went to Turkey (really loading) and then headed back to Albania (Chartum is the other way) to deliver the goods to the Albanian terrorists or Al Qaida/European operations. Then.... they were caught!

[PoisedWoman]

paperwork aboard the ship listed the recipient of the explosives as a chemical company in Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, that does not exist.

.Actually, All companies in Khartoum do not exist. How's that for Sudanese logic? But it's true. Any shipment sent to a Khartoum company should be suspect, as the only going concern there is terrorism..

Wall Street Journal travel columnist Tony Horwitz had a wonderful chapter about Sudan, especially Khartoum, in his bestselling book, Baghdad Without a Map. It should be required reading for freepers, and besides, it's funny. ""In Khartoum, the streets are paved with sh*t. Literally."

[Angelus Errare]

Why in God's name is Sudan listed as a base for terrorist groups in the past tense? Al-Qaeda uses the place as its African HQ and has for the last decade.

Argghhh ...

Also, look for a possible link to the Tunisian synagogue bombing with whoever procured those explosives. The Tunisian al-Qaeda affiliate TCG is run by Tariq Maaroufi and Saifallah bin Hassine, though the Belgians finally got around to arresting Maaroufi in December 2001. They're basically a smaller version of the Algerian GIA and they want to overthrown the Tunisian government.

[Husker24]

Earlier today I heard a newscaster say that the 680 tons of explosives was "enough to blow up a 8 story building".......id sure as hell hope so.....my guess, is that it would be enough to blow up about 500 or so 8 story buildings.

[gwmoore]

Real easily solved scenario here, while ship is safely out at sea..

Good practice for the submariners involved as well, and keeps their snapshot proficiency up to par.

Game over

Greg

[ALOHA RONNIE]

NEVER FORGET


...Last Weekend on ..'The JUDICIAL WATCH Report Radio Show'.. at:

http://www.JudicialWatch.org


...HILLARY & BILL CLINTON's Former White House Political Advisor DICK MORRIS confirmed what Terrorism Expert MONSOOR IJAZ and the Sudanese Ambassador of the time have been saying =

...In 1996 BILL CLINTON refused 2 Offers of OSAMA bin LADEN's Extradition from the Sudan to the U.S. for a Trial that would have prevented the September 11, 2001 Attacks on US.

Finally.


NEVER FORGET

[MEG33]

Ireland has entered the mix.

[mark502inf]

The listed route in this & other stories does not make sense. They say the boat was heading for Africa--Sudan, specifically and coming from Turkey as its last stop, but it was caught in the Ionian Sea--way off track. Only two reasons to be in the Ionian, a transit between Greece & Italy or moving north/south into or out of the Adriatic. There may be port-calls we haven't heard about yet or else a different destination than what is reported.