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2013-01-20 Africa North
Algeria hostage crisis: Bloody climax to the battle for the desert gas plant
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Posted by lotp 2013-01-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [336097 views ]  Top

#1 Before they begin the back slapping and sundowners, perhaps a review of the regional infrastructure security plan should be undertaken. Was there a security manager for this facility? Was there a security plan? What tools were available? Guard force? Many questions remain unanswered.
Posted by Besoeker 2013-01-20 04:52||   2013-01-20 04:52|| Front Page Top

#2 lotp, The 'Carthage delenda est' technique requires an opponent who has a place of value to be destroyed. Is there such a place in the Sahara/Sahel?
Posted by Glenmore 2013-01-20 09:31||   2013-01-20 09:31|| Front Page Top

#3 I haven't gotten to the point of mentioning Mecca, but I'm getting closer Glenmore. Riyadh would work as a proxy, I think.
Posted by lotp 2013-01-20 16:29||   2013-01-20 16:29|| Front Page Top

#4 The gas plant may have been the only real important place there, which is why AQ was attacking it.
Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2013-01-20 19:06||   2013-01-20 19:06|| Front Page Top

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