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Al Qaeda recruits oil-field attackers; Targets Kuwaiti, Saudi resources
From Drudge, but check for Gertz in Washtimes soon:By Bill Gertz: Al Qaeda is seeking recruits in the Middle East for terrorist attacks on oil fields in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait in the event of U.S. military action against Iraq, U.S. intelligence officials say... MORE... The al Qaeda recruitment is targeting radical Islamists in Saudi Arabia and Yemen who are willing to conduct suicide attacks and other sabotage against the oil fields outside Iraq, the WASHINGTON TIMES will report on Tuesday. The threats to oil facilities highlight the possibility that military acton will disrupt the flow of oil from the Middle East, where most of the worldÂŽs oil originates... Developing... I suppose these people have had a lifetime to figure out how to attack an oil field. Still it can't be that easy. This is the 2nd Irag+AlQueda story we've seen today. The first dealt with much the same thing inside Iraq. I guess this helps Tony's case a bit. Posted by: JAB 2003-03-10 |
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