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2003-12-08 Terror Networks

Trail of anti-US fighters said to cross Europe into Iraq

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Posted by Dan Darling 2003-12-08 1:08:47 AM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 People forget - Iraq has one of the longest traditions of a secular civil society in that region, as well as submission to (military) authority. And they are also a bit more insular - so sending in the Jihadi's from the -stan's and such isnt a very smart move - they are much more likely to be ratted out by the locals.

Much easier to deal with them when they pull themselves into the open, and are foreigners in the population, instead of us digging them out of their home country.

They keep bringing them, we keep killing them.

Its almost as unsporting as spotlighting deer...

The big problem left now is Syria. And we ought to be cruising a carrirer up and down the cost near Damascus, and wake Assad up. Run a couple high speed sonic booms over Damascus at 3 AM as a reminder.

Posted by OldSpook 2003-12-8 4:08:34 AM|| 2003-12-8 4:08:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Yeap,they keep sending the rats in and the Coallition keeps kicking them into a big black hole,never to be seen agin.

Pulling funds and bodies from the Afgan front would seem to indicate a serious strain on AL-q's resources.

That carrier should be escorting an MEU maybe 2.
Wouldn't even have to be a full blown invasion force.Stageing raids into Syria(blowing power stations,railroads,bridges and devestating raids on Syrian military would do the trick.

Posted by Raptor 2003-12-8 7:08:58 AM|| 2003-12-8 7:08:58 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 It looks like Pres. Bush's instinctive taunt "Bring 'em on!" was a strategic masterstroke. Not only did it attract the prey to a well-armed & protected trap, it gave Western intelligence agencies a much better opportunity to infiltrate and track the network of Islamic radicals in Europe and elsewhere.

Posted by snellenr 2003-12-8 9:10:13 AM|| 2003-12-8 9:10:13 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 So...why are these known mutts like Krekar not having sudden, unfortunate accidents?

Posted by mojo 2003-12-8 11:30:27 AM|| 2003-12-8 11:30:27 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Krekar can't have an accident in Norway; Norway is an ally and wouldn't look too kindly on sponsored accidents.

Perhaps Krekar could win the Publishers Clearinghouse Sweepstakes, but he has to come to ~~Gitmo~~ Florida to claim the money.

Posted by Steve White 2003-12-8 11:49:50 AM|| 2003-12-8 11:49:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Krekar hasn't annoyed the Norweigans quite enough yet for THEM to ensure he has an 'accident', but he's working on it. All the Norweigans have to do is to chain Krekar's ankle to the remains of a 1955 Volvo, and drop it into one of their deep fjiords before the big freeze. Pick a nice, deep one - 500-1000 feet deep. Let him complain until the water closes over his head. I'm sure the Norweigans have a group specifically trained to carry out such activities.

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-12-8 12:36:17 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2003-12-8 12:36:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Hmm ... didn't some jihadi say that Europeans (I know it was at least Brits) cost 20 times the import cost of a local?

Posted by Lu Baihu 2003-12-8 6:14:02 PM|| 2003-12-8 6:14:02 PM|| Front Page Top

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