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Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri: Evil Genius
...As described to NEWSWEEK for the first time by foreign officials who work closely with the CIA, the aim was to sink a U.S. warship with everyone aboard, and the scenario was every bit as grand and complicated as something out of an old James Bond movie. Through a front company, Al Qaeda actually bought a large freighter equipped with a heavy-duty crane. It also bought several small speedboats from a manufacturer in the United Arab Emirates. The plan was to carry the smaller craft on the mother ship, fill them with explosives, lower them into the water and send them on their way toward the warship as, in effect, suicide torpedoes. If those failedâand they would have been vulnerable to defensive fire if the shipâs crew was alertâthe freighter itself was filled with explosives, making it the biggest conventional bomb ever built. It wouldnât have to ram the warship to sink it, just explode nearby. His MO writ large. Late last year, Nashiri was spotted in Yemen, but the Yemenis didnât arrest him. He went to Dubai and was picked up there. Ever since, Nashiri has been in one of the secret CIA interrogation centers outside the United States, beyond the reach of American law or mercy. According to intelligence sources familiar with his dossier, heâs been quite So weâre all a lot safer? Yes, in fact. Safer. But not safe. Interesting details in this article. Posted by: JAB 2003-02-21 |
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