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Morocco arrests 3 al Qaeda "planning ship attacks"
REUTERS ^ | 06/10/02

Posted on 06/10/2002 4:57:01 PM PDT by The Magical Mischief Tour

Monday, June 10, 2002

Morocco arrests 3 al Qaeda "planning ship attacks" SKHIRAT, Morocco, June 10 (Reuters) - Morocco has arrested three Saudi members of al Qaeda who had been preparing to carry out "terrorist attacks" on U.S. and British ships in the Straits of Gibraltar, a senior government official said on Monday.

"Morocco's security services have dismantled a network of al Qaeda who planned terrorist attacks on U.S. and British warships crossing the Straits of Gibraltar... It was a successful operation," the official, who declined to be named, told Reuters.

The official said the three men, holding Saudi passports, were arrested in Morocco last month, but he declined to identify them.

The three were being held in custody in Casablanca prior to their interrogation by the prosecutor, the official said.


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1 posted on 06/10/2002 4:57:01 PM PDT by The Magical Mischief Tour
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour
The old Abdul factor is in effect today.
2 posted on 06/10/2002 4:58:17 PM PDT by PeoplesRepublicOfWashington
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour
If ever there was a unambiguous enemy in our history it is Saudi Arabia.
3 posted on 06/10/2002 4:59:44 PM PDT by The Magical Mischief Tour
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Morocco Nabs Three Al Qaeda 'Planning Ship Attacks'
4 posted on 06/10/2002 5:02:16 PM PDT by SMEDLEYBUTLER
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5 posted on 06/10/2002 5:06:21 PM PDT by WIMom
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour
in Casablanca

I'm shocked! Shocked I tell you!

6 posted on 06/10/2002 5:17:24 PM PDT by StriperSniper
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour
Morocco has arrested three Saudi members of al Qaeda

How many Saudi links do we need to al Qaeda before people in this country finally start asking the hard questions about Saudi Arabia.

7 posted on 06/10/2002 5:37:19 PM PDT by texlok
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To: StriperSniper
We need to tell the arabs. If there is another attack on the USA or Americans, than Mecca, Badgad and Teheran will glow in the dark. No if's, ands or buts.
8 posted on 06/10/2002 5:39:07 PM PDT by GaryMontana
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To: GaryMontana
Damascus.
9 posted on 06/10/2002 5:46:46 PM PDT by Chunga
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To: GaryMontana
Did you call Savage tonight?

Somebody called but only mentioned Mecca for the 'radiation treatment'. ;-)

10 posted on 06/10/2002 6:07:03 PM PDT by StriperSniper
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour
Morocco has arrested three Saudi members of al Qaeda. . .

Our friends the Saudis.

Well, Mr. John Conyers, what exactly so how do you feel now about Mr. Ashcroft engaging in a system of racial and ethnic profiling because he is requiring Saudis to be fingerprinted before entering this country. After all, the WTC and Pentagon have Saudi fingerprints all over them -- as does this.

11 posted on 06/10/2002 6:16:35 PM PDT by No Truce With Kings
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Speaking of which, did you notice in the movie A.I. that they call the machines 'mecha' (homonym for Mecca). (1) Did they do this deliberately, and (2) Why did the P.C. police not scream for this to be changed? Of course, that was before Sept. 11. Spielberg has no respect for his own films (changing his movie E.T.), so I would not be surprised if they change it to 'techa' or something like that when it comes out on video/DVD (or is it already?)

Something's in the air. The news stories lately give that feeling like you get just before a big storm moves in: something ain't right, but you just can't quite put your finger on it. Then it's upon you. Of course that feeling could be sheer manipulation, by either the media, Al Qaeda, or the U.S. government. Perhaps I'm like the Pavlovian dog, being primed for war. I don't like that notion. That's the problem with knowledge. Knowing more facts doesn't tell you what's going to happen with much more certainty than ignorance, especially with a problem so insidious and global.

12 posted on 06/10/2002 6:17:22 PM PDT by TrappedInLiberalHell
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Saudis again, eh? Surprise surprise. I hope this one is taken seriously by people. Never forget the Achille Lauro. Cruise ships are easy targets, simply by their nature. My parents were on the A.L. on the cruise just BEFORE the hijacked one. It was very sobering to them to realize how lucky they had been.

Hi Chris!

13 posted on 06/10/2002 6:26:04 PM PDT by EggsAckley
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour
Wake up, America. It does not HAVE to happen again.

Saudi Minister: "Constantinople."

14 posted on 06/10/2002 6:26:28 PM PDT by Diogenesis
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To: Diogenesis
Nice reminders. Never Forget.
15 posted on 06/10/2002 6:34:33 PM PDT by BOBTHENAILER
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To: texlok
Even your post shows a bit of misunderstanding of what we are dealing with...

Saudi Arabia isnt the problem.

The leaders of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, UAE, Yemen...all of them have "leaders" friendly with us but all of their people are against us.

The people of Egypt...the people of Yemen...Jordan....all of them.

Futhermore Arabs consider all of the Muslim Middle East to be one Muslim nation.

Taking a second look at Saudi is only part of the problem...it is the entire Middle East.

All of them.

16 posted on 06/10/2002 6:47:16 PM PDT by VaBthang4
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To: GaryMontana
Making Mecca, et al, "glow in the dark" would play into the hands of AlQeada. They want the current ruling regimes to be destroyed.

I am not sure why you want to use my tax dollars to do the heavy lifting for AlQeada. Do you work for them or something?

17 posted on 06/10/2002 7:20:46 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: StriperSniper
I did not call Mr. Savage. His program is not broadcast where I live in Montana. But I have heard his program and I agree with most things he says.
18 posted on 06/10/2002 7:52:37 PM PDT by GaryMontana
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To: muawiyah
Nuking Mecca would make me as happy as the arabs in the Middle East were after 9/11/2001. CNN is correct. The world is at war with Islam. It is time as Lou Dobbs says we recognize the enemy Islam. A religon that wants to either convert everyone or kill everyone. No Afghanistan rule for me. If we nuke Mecca there is nothing left for islam.
19 posted on 06/10/2002 8:05:44 PM PDT by GaryMontana
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To: Chunga
Israel will take care of them. It's written in the scriptures.
20 posted on 06/10/2002 10:23:05 PM PDT by CyberAnt
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