– I saw 60 Minutes frightening piece on Chem/Bio weapons in the former Soviet Union, and I realized half-way through it that someone, by tomorrow, will make the bad argument that we really shouldn’t have worried about Iraq, but we should be worrying about those old weapons labs in the former U.S.S.R. I am not …
War on Terror
‘Symbolic’ Victory?
Unless you live under a rock, you are probably well aware that terrorist Abu Abbas has been captured by American forces in Baghdad, and that it appears he will finally have to face justice for his vile acts some 17 years ago. Already, the defeat at all costs crowd is claiming this is not a …
Another One Bites the Dust
What terrorist ties? Oh… Those: A wanted Palestinian fugitive, Abu Abbas, has been detained by US forces in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. He led the Palestinian Liberation Front, which hijacked a US cruise ship, the Achille Lauro, in 1985. During the hijack, an elderly American passenger was killed. Abu Abbas had been mentioned by US …
Another One Down, How Many More to Go?
More good news: The Justice Department announced the arrest today of an accused financier for Al Qaeda, a Yemeni cleric who once boasted of handing Osama bin Laden $20 million in cash for use in terrorist operations in the months before the Sept. 11 attacks. The cleric, Mohammed al Hasan Al-Moayad, and a Yemeni cohort, …
This Is Scary
Is it Just me, or does the terrorist mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed look eerily familiar? Khalid Shaikh Mohammed Ron Jeremy *** Update *** Apparently, a bunch of people thought the same thing at the same time- Check out Richard Bennet’s post, which he put up at 10:12 Pm West Coast time. Amusing. *** Update #2 …
Al Qaeda Donors
From UPI: The Federal Bureau of Investigation has discovered a list of the top financial backers of al Qaida during a raid of a Muslim charity in Sarajevo, according to court documents obtained by United Press International. The reference to the list is the first public indication that U.S. authorities have specific information as to …