[Angelus Errare]

Assuming that al-Qaeda was able to get them out (and they were probably moved to Iran or northern Pakistan right before 9/11), they're likely spread out across northern Iraq or Lebanon right now.

There are reports that Ansar al-Islam (the Iraqi al-Qaeda) has successfully weaponized ricin. ABC news had a report out earlier this summer saying that the Bush administration had called off a covert attack on the group for fear of the negative political consequences of having potential American soldiers (or worse, potentially dead American soldiers) in Iraq before the new UN resolution was approved, so this seems to jive with current info.

[dennisw]

jibe

[Peach]

Let the soccer moms read this and decide we shouldn't be following Muslims in this country.

[jimkress]

Intelligence, NewsWeek - a true oxymoron

[Lancey Howard]

Meanwhile, al-Qaeda is operating a dozen training camps inside Afghanistan, churning out hundreds of graduates, the newsweekly said. The weekly spoke with participants who were trained in the use of firearms, rockets, mines and bombs for cars or for suicides.

"Churning out hundreds of graduates". Gimme a break.
I wouldn't be surprised to see an accompanying photograph in Newsweak of a hundred "graduates" throwing their caps in the air after the commencement speech and the introduction of the valedictorian.

[Thud]

Do you recall the dirty bomb plans Al Qaeda cribbed from a satrical magazine? The biological weapons are the socks of Alfred E. Neuman.

[daviddennis]

Here's an idea for you.

Put yourself in Saddam's shoes. He has a whole ton of biological weapons and he needs to either destroy them or get rid of them -- fast.

So why not hand 'em over to Osama and pals? That way, he's clean for the inspectors, and he knows Osama will make all kinds of wonderful (for him) mayhem.

This would certainly explain the recent uncanny synchronization of Al Queda and Saddam in recent weeks.

Thoughts?

D