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Debate emerges over al-Qaeda navy
A debate has emerged among intelligence services over whether Al Qaida has a naval capability. The debate includes those who assert that Al Qaida has control over as many as 300 vessels for smuggling and attacks on Western and allied shipping. They are pitted against intelligence analysts who maintain that Al Qaida does not have a credible naval capability. The debate took place during the two-day annual meeting by Israeli, Indian and U.S. strategists and officials in Herzliya, Israel. The meeting was attended by Israeli ministers and the commander of the navy. "An Al Qaida navy is a contradiction in terms," Israel Navy commander Vice Adm. Yedidya Yaari said. "It is completely impossible. The minute they have a navy in existence, they become vulnerable."Posted by: Dan Darling 2004-02-19 |
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