TERRORISM: Terrorizing the Terrorists
StrategyPage.com ^ | February 3, 2004
Posted on 02/04/2004 2:57:20 PM CST by John Jorsett
The foreign terrorists being captured in Iraq are yielding a lot of information on how al Qaeda is operating in the wake of the post-911 American counterattacks. Lacking their Afghan bases, secure (from the US listening in) communications and apparently short of cash, al Qaeda leaders see Iraq as a battleground where al Qaeda volunteers can prove that they have the right stuff. Successful suicide bombings require a team of a dozen or more people to make it happen. The suicide bomber himself, if the team is good, will be the only member of the team to be lost. The other members of the team, who handle planning, reconnaissance, security, building the bomb, training the bomber and supervising the preparations and the operation itself.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1071539/posts?page=1 Forum turns up power against terror
The Australian ^ | Februari 05 2004 | Sian Powell
Posted on 02/04/2004 3:22:31 PM CST by knighthawk
A SWAG of high-powered delegates from around the world - including 20 ministers and nine deputy ministers - met in Bali yesterday to begin laying the groundwork for increased co-operation in the fight against terrorism.
The joint Indonesia-Australia conference was the culmination of months of planning, and sought to foster alliances particularly in law enforcement co-operation. Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said the evolving role of police forces in the region had become central in the drive to counter terrorists.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1071554/postsDarn. Now that the Haj is over, I think we missed a great opportunity. We could have established an Internet site or two, pose as The Crusade for the New Millenium, and put out some medieval-sounding mumbo-jumbo about how we're going to 'nuke Mecca' while all the pilgrims are there... like maybe when 'it's the time of the season,' and 'the white room has black curtains,' and we're all 'in a Gadda da Vida' (baby). We'd scare the s-h-i-q out of 'em!
Oh well. next year.