New Al Qaeda Cell A Growing Threat To U.S.

Officials Warn N. African-Based Militants Can Blend In Without Raising Suspicions In Europe, U.S.

(CBS)  The new faces of terror are militants inside an emerging al Qaeda cell, which U.S. officials warn presents a clear and growing threat to America.

Based in North Africa, the group calling itself "Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb" specializes in kidnappings and suicide attacks, reports CBS News correspondent Bob Orr.

A car bombing last September of an Algerian military barracks killed 28 people. But, follow-up bombings of a United Nations building and a diplomatic office signaled that Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, or AQIM, has bigger plans.

"They have devoted an enormous amount of their energy and their resources to try to build this up as a base to try to carry out attacks, not just in North Africa, but ultimately into West Europe and someday against North America," says Bruce Riedel of the Brookings Institute.

Riedel, a former CIA official, says a propaganda video - just posted on a jihad website - shows a sophisticated attack capability.

But, the most lethal aspect of AQIM - and its real value for Osama bin Laden's terror network - goes beyond firepower.

Says Ambassador Dell Dailey, a U.S. Department of State Counterterrorism official: "Leaders of al Qaeda and its affiliates are extremely interested in recruiting terrorists from and deploying terrorists to Europe, people familiar with our Western cultures that can travel freely."

And that's exactly who's being drawn to the AQIM training camps - people who can easily blend in without raising suspicions in Europe or the U.S.

"Some of those people are second, third generation and they now have French, Belgian or Spanish passports and a French, Belgian or Spanish passport is exactly what al Qaeda is looking for because that's their mechanism to get into the United States," Riedel says.

U.S. officials have long worried about British radicals using U.K. passports to bring terror to America. But, now the North African branch of al Qaeda presents a second pipeline - a doubled threat to the homeland.

[hypnotoad72]

Been that way for years. With the current anti-spy systems in operation, I doubt we''d be hit anytime soon.

[ramos937]

I just head Wolf talking about how Israel
has over 150 nuclear missiles. Yet all we
have heard from the administration concerns Iran''s nuclear program.

After reading this story and hearing Wolf''s report, I wonder if we are hearing the complete true story?

[biggrizzly44]

Nuke the camp. What is the hold up? If we are going to conduct a war on terror we must take action. When I heard this story it should have been about our action against this threat.
If your worried about the prospective of other countries, ask them if they''ed like to be next. Your either for or against. It''s just that simple.
That lap dog Obama would want to go talk to them. I pray after this upcoming election we end up with a guard dog at the gate, and not a lap dog like Obama.

[gkc99]

"That lap dog Obama would want to go talk to them. I pray after this upcoming election we end up with a guard dog at the gate, and not a lap dog like Obama. "--Posted by biggrizzly44



The more retarded the comment, the flashier the screen name! "Big Grizzly" my a$$--probably "Tiny Dickie" is more like it.

[j_davis_meeb]

-Based in North Africa, the group calling itself "Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb" specializes in kidnappings and suicide attacks, reports CBS News correspondent Bob Orr.

I have never understood this nonsense. Am I correct in assuming our intelligence services have determined the location and identity of these people? It would seem so from the story.

"They have devoted an enormous amount of their energy and their resources to try to build this up as a base to try to carry out attacks, not just in North Africa, but ultimately into West Europe and someday against North America," says Bruce Riedel of the Brookings Institute.

If not just the opinion of some right-wing think tank and this threat is verifiable then why is not the hierarchy and underlings of AQIM eliminated NOW?

[andrew_693]

I guess it''s that time of the year where the republican party comes out to scare the american people, especially those who are simple minded and naive. I guess we have to be on the look out for the black boogie man again. After this I imagine it''s the japanese people''s turn again or is it the iranians? everybody in the planet is bad and is out to invade us..... meanwhile we invaded iraq with no reason and are robbing it clean. But it''s ok, we give them candy a bible and 2500 $ as an apology after killing their families.

[tawpdawg11]

Here we sit with thumb up our asz. Everyone on earth who can access the internet can read this story concerning the whereabouts of a known terror training camp and yet McBush is allowing them to build and operate their camp. WHAT IN HELL IS THE HOLDUP ???? DESTROY IT NOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Obama would have done so BEFORE it was published for the world to read. What a batch of bumbling fools. The party of security? RIGHT!

Obama has clearly stated that he''d act on intelligence showing the whereabouts of the worlds worst terrorists as he said he''d do a surgical strike to take out Bin Laden in Pakistan. Course the neocons ******* about that and then they *** if he says tough diplomacy in Iran.

Which is it?

Are you FOR security and protection and safety or are you just doing the usual fear-mongering thing?

Cmon you chickenhawks...........ATTACK!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tawpdawg11]

Here......gimme a few minutes and I''ll get on Google Earth and get the exact GPS coordinates and USA can take this camp OUT!

Are you with us, MCBush, or agin us?

[j_davis_meeb]

they are not ''''eliminated'''' because it would cause such an uproar from lifet winged liberal nuts such as yourself..

Posted by libsluv2spit at 07:30 PM : May 26, 2008
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You''ve got that all wrong spit, hence my suggestion to cut the head off the snake, so to speak. I suppose you would prefer to invade North Africa with 140,000 troops, spend years and untold thousands of American lives and billions of dollars to occupy the country. That way the enemy could choose the way, time and place to engage us. We''re currently engaged in such an experiment and its not going well. Generally speaking, doing exactly what your enemy wants you to do is pizz poor strategy

[mainedoggie]

Pentagon officials are raising alarm over the threat... uh-oh, here we go again. Drum up more fear of attack on amurikan soil! Scared yet? Better strike pre-emptively!

Yawn. Hang it up you scumbag rethugs.. we have all had enough of your tiresome, lies and hypocracy.

[mcvet]

they are not ''''eliminated'''' because it would cause such an uproar from lifet winged liberal nuts such as yourself..





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Posted by libsluv2spit at 07:30 PM : May 26, 2008
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Well folks here we have our token Bootlicker for the night. NOT intelligent enough to understand that the Fascist have been in CHARGE for the last 8 years. Not Intelligent enough to know that the fuhrer, Heir Bush, PROMISED to capture the HEAD of Al Queda, the one''s that attacked us and COMPLETELY Failed. Not Intelligent enough to understand that they HAVE rebuilt USING the Blunder called Iraq AND the World Wide hatred for the Fuhrer... He is JUST intelligent enough to remember the class on Joe McCarthy from his Nazi Youth Group. These are the LAST people on Earth we need in charge of ANYTHING, let alone the Government. This poor fool isn''t smart enough to walk to work in the morning AND he obviously has a problem with anyone who won''t agree with the "Party". Sieg Heil Bush

[veteran72]

"And that''s exactly who''s being drawn to the AQIM training camps - people who can easily blend in without raising suspicions in Europe or the U.S."


They must have a facility where candidates gorge themselves on Big Macs and Fries, Twinkies and Ho-Hos, and practice waddling from house to SUV and back again, if they''re going to blend in here.....and it''ll be difficult to carry out an attack from one of those Fat-Azz size Mobility Chairs.....LMMFAO....

[usmcvn2]

Posted by veteran72 at 07:58 PM : May 26, 2008

Thanks, too funny!!! ROFLMFAO!!!

[obama8years]

Google International Solidarity Movement and Obama.
See what Obama will really do when he is president.

Hamas Supports Obama, Rev Wright Supports Hamas.

How did the DNC go so wrong with a Man Like Obama. Radical to the Bone.

[hypnotoad72]

Just to remind the "no war for oil!" folks:

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=al+gore iraq&search_type=

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bill clinton iraq&search_type=

If Bill Clinton and Al Gore said the SAME THINGS as Bush and others, it''s grossly unfair to criticize only the opposite political party. Either they all lied, or there was some truth involved. I''m thinking the awful "T"-word, "truth".

[beehive21-2009]

This is right on...

They must have a facility where candidates gorge themselves on Big Macs and Fries, Twinkies and Ho-Hos, and practice waddling from house to SUV and back again, if they''''re going to blend in here.....and it''''ll be difficult to carry out an attack from one of those Fat-Azz size Mobility Chairs.....LMMFAO....

Good stuff Ha ha

[j_davis_meeb]

-They must have a facility where candidates gorge themselves on Big Macs and Fries, Twinkies and Ho-Hos, and practice waddling from house to SUV and back again, if they''''re going to blend in here.....and it''''ll be difficult to carry out an attack from one of those Fat-Azz size Mobility Chairs.....LMMFAO....

Posted by veteran72 at 07:58 PM : May 26, 2008


Don''t forget the oxygen tank and the Marlboro Lights.

[ubrew12]

Article: "Riedel, a former CIA official, says a propaganda video - just posted on a jihad website - shows a sophisticated attack capability. "

Oh yeah, those propaganda video''s are just FILLED with truthfulness. That''s why they''re called ''propaganda''. You KNOW he mentions this video cuz he''s got NOTHING ELSE TO PROVIDE.

Bears monitoring. But lets be careful about playing Wack-a-mole in N Africa. Time and again, that''s just a way to fleece the American public while CREATING the very enemy we seek to destroy. A situation only a neocon would be happy with.

[trishab4]

CBS: Based in North Africa, the group calling itself "Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb" specializes in kidnappings and suicide attacks, reports CBS News correspondent Bob Orr.

-Bob Orr, frighten me, again! Oh pleaeaeaeaeaze! I like to be frightened!, My grand Kids too! Bob Orrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr !!!! yihahayihaha! Orrrrrrrrr.... Direct from Shtefen Shpeilberg INVASION of Earth or that was Orsen Wells!

[blackwater66-2009]

Many stand against us, but they will never win,
We said we would return and here we are again,
To bring them all destruction, suffering and pain
We are the hammer of the gods, we are thunder, wind and rain.

President McCain 2008 !!! Lets Roll Big John !!!

[floydzeppl]

President McCain 2008 !!! Lets Roll Big John !!!


Posted by blackwater66 at 08:15 PM : May 26, 2008
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Living in the past won''t help. McCain can''t possibly win. America has really moved on.

[mcvet]

Many stand against us, but they will never win,
We said we would return and here we are again,
To bring them all destruction, suffering and pain
We are the hammer of the gods, we are thunder, wind and rain.

President McCain 2008 !!! Lets Roll Big John !!!




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Posted by blackwater66 at 08:15 PM : May 26, 2008
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ROFLMAO Yeah sure! You bootlickers are no different no matter where you are! Going to just charge in there are ya... wipe them out in 6 months and move on? ROFLMAO It''s amazing how stupid McSame Supporters are. We do NOT have enough troops to protect THIS nation because the fuhrer has them tied up policing Iraq and this MORON is going to attack another country. Yeah! Call me when Elvis get''s here!! ROFLMAO Sieg Heil Bush

[ubrew12]

blackwater66 said: "McCain 2008 !!! Lets Roll Big John !!!"

That''s not the kind of walker that rolls.

[floydzeppl]

Hold on a sec. I thought we had Al Qaeda on the run because we invaded Iraq for no reason?

OK, who went behind my back and set up an Al Qaeda Recruitment Station?

[mcvet]

If Bill Clinton and Al Gore said the SAME THINGS as Bush and others, it''''s grossly unfair to criticize only the opposite political party. Either they all lied, or there was some truth involved. I''''m thinking the awful "T"-word, "truth".



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Posted by hypnotoad72 at 08:04 PM : May 26, 2008

Go to the Site with the 935 LIES sparky... stop with this attempt to divert attention and READ what this PIECE of HUMAN trash told us to start a NEEDLESS War while Al Queda Completely rebuilt in a Safe Haven HE, Sir Lies-A-Lot created. To continue to defend that trashy thing is going to help you nor your party any at all. Now stand, let the fuhrer know you''re licking those boots for him here! Sing it out!! Sieg Heil Bush!! You really aren''t the sharpest tool in the old shed are ya there??

[floydzeppl]

blackwater66 said: "McCain 2008 !!! Lets Roll Big John !!!"

That''''s not the kind of walker that rolls.

Posted by ubrew12 at 08:22 PM : May 26, 2008
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Maybe we could get him a "Par Chair!" I think Medicare covers it.

[mainedoggie]

Is America awake? More lies from the pentagon.
Our great country was attacked on september 11. 2001 by countries such as Yemen and Saudi Arabia. Those are the countries we should be invading, occupying and kicking arse in. On September 12, 2001, the world was mostly on our side. Now take a look. Most of the world hates us. What happened? Meanwhile, we are in Irag, wasting BILLIONS that could have been spent at home, or happily bombing other countries into oblivion. And with all that oil in Iraq, why are our gas prices so high? I am confused? Maybe one of you bush loving maggot scumbags can explain this situation?

[mcvet]

We''''re pacifying Islamic fundamentalism way to much. That''''s why this war is dragging on. During the WWII days when pacifism and appeasement were literally non-existent on the war front and the liberal media wasn''''t reporting every American casualty the instant it occurred, this would''''ve been over a long time ago.


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Posted by Repent6 at 08:09 PM : May 26, 2008

So the reason we''re entering the SIXTH year of a SIX MONTH War and the reason there IS no Weapons or connection to the attack on us in that war is because of??? The "Liberal" Media! RIGHT! Look it''s easy to understand and those of us who have ACTUALLY fought in Combat understand it all to well. YOU DO NOT leave your enemy on the Battlefield and open a SECOND front. It has NEVER, in the history of MAN KIND, worked. Bush is INCOMPETENT and he''s a FRAUD. That''s not the fault of our FREE Press... it''s YOUR fault! Now suck it up and let the Grand Wizard hear ya!! SIEG HEIL BUSH!!

[rafterman1]

===the liberal media wasn''''''''t reporting every American casualty the instant it occurred, this would''''''''ve been over a long time ago.===
Posted by Repent6

Wrong. Newspapers of the day had daily casualty reports and each noewpaper had lists of local boys lost. In addition, people had stars in their windows for how many sons in the military and how many were lost, based on the star color. Casualties during WWII were very much in people''s minds.

[floydzeppl]

FloydZepp,I admit. I''ve been a war-monger and a moron my entire life. But now I changed my mind and I think Barack Obama is the right candidate for America. He''s the one who can put America back on track. By the way I removed you from my list of America''s top enemies.

Posted by Bagdadshere1 at 08:28 PM : May 26, 2008
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I''m glad you''ve come around to sanity. Welcome home brother!

[floydzeppl]

HAHAHAHAHA. sixth year of a six month war. MCVet you"re brilliant. But thank God Obama is coming to stop this SIX YEARS war. God wish.

Posted by Bagdadshere1 at 08:31 PM : May 26, 2008
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Isn''t so much easier when you just accept the word of Christ? Welcome home brother!

[floydzeppl]

I was wondering how many posts it would take to get to a Sig Heil post. Exactly four. What an idiot.

Posted by MyOpinion1 at 08:34 PM : May 26, 2008
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Praise Jesus! (same thing nowadays)

[nothappyatall]

"carry out attacks, not just in North Africa, but ultimately into West Europe and someday against North America," says Bruce Riedel"

Nice speculation, because thats all it is, he is assuming a lot. Of course, we never had all these problems BEFORE Bush invaded Iraq who didn''t have Al Quaida there- Sadumb hated them and kept them out. Now we have Al Quaida in Iraq- because we made it so they could be there.

[nothappyatall]

"Many stand against us, but they will never win,

President McCain 2008 !!! Lets Roll Big John

LOL, they ALREADY WON 7 years ago you dolt! they won when we went to invade Iraq- throwing billions into it - they stated one goal was to get us embroiled in an expensive protracted war and cost us a lot of money and drag the US economy down- DONE DEAL, won again everytime the sheeple wait hours to get on an airplane and get all but strip searched and cant carry on a bottle of WATER, win again every time they put out a $2 video and the world''s media stops to broadcast the LATEST OSB video- giving him world-wide attention, won again with the creation of Homeland Security which subverts citizens rights, and then won again when the Bush cartel could spy on citizen''s phone calls.
They continue to win every day, but you sit there in your arm chair playing armchair warrior and vote for an antiquated 73 year old man on geritol who may need a walker and depends, or die before his term is half done. It will be the bush cartel part TWO, same useless garbage weve had the last 8 years.
Yeah Johnny will "roll" alright, in a wheelchair to the NURSING HOME

[bgwinnett]

Officials Warn N. African-Based Militants Can Blend In Without Raising Suspicions In Europe, U.S.

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Once these terrists have been brainwashed-- sorry I mean blended into American society, be alert for more acts of vocal terror being committed, on American Idol and Americas got talent, on the plus side NASCAR can use this as an opportunity to diversify it''s viewership beyond it''s current demographic. LOL.

[cfin5]

Posted by Bagdadshere1 at 08:41 PM : May 26, 2008-----Your not a very good liar.

[veteran72]

New Al Qaeda Cell A Growing Threat To U.S.
Officials Warn N. African-Based Militants Can Blend In Without Raising Suspicions In Europe, U.S.,.....



Don''t you just love Election Time in Repuke USA???
Be afraid, be very afraid!!!!.....LMMFAO....
I bet they''ve got GOPerv''s wetting their panties from coast to coast tonight......too funny.....

[pensacola88]

These pirates, theives, bombers, & hijackers have been around us for years. We are just now getting around to calling them Al Queida terrorists. It appears that the Pentagon has a drama addiction and likes to two-step with Homeland Security to a tune called the "Terrorist Shuffle". It''s getting old.

[bgwinnett]

Fox news-- our main story tonight: "Raghead under ya bed".

[randynason]

These al Qaeda terrorists have no mercy and know no limits. They may blend into the Republican Party and pose as lobbyists for the GOP. Now, that''s scarey!

[feelfree4u]

Re: "Floyd,,,I just wished j-whitman,feelfree1,liberalme,hungry1968 and others would come here tonight so I could tell them how I"m sorry for all my previous post."

CBS decided some time ago that my comments were no longer welcome.

I was so touched by your redemption, however, that I felt compelled to respond. That is quite a transformation. Almost as impressive as that of "singinrick";-)

At any rate, greetings and thank you so much to my friends here, that are helping to keep the story straight.

I am pleased to see that many are skeptical of this al-CIA''da scare-mongering ooga-booga nonsense.

In case this is my only post, please let others know that I am still watching and cheering for you!!!!

FeelFree1 (RIP)

[idnnsg]

Oooooh! They can "Blend In Without Raising Suspicions"!!!

Next step: Watch your neighbor! He might be The Enemy! Keep a close eye on your children! They might be plotting against you! Spy on your parents! They could be working with THEM!

We''re just one step away from implementing Hitler''s Gestapo and SS right here in the USA.

A frightened animal is the most dangerous kind of animal. We have become a nation of frightened animals.

Freedom is lost unless we reject the war mongers.

Dogs of war and men of hate
With no cause, we don''t discriminate
Discovery is to be disowned
Our currency is flesh and bone
Hell opened up and put on sale
Gather ''round and haggle
For hard cash, we will lie and deceive
Even our masters don''t know the webs we weave

One world, it''s a battleground
One world, and we will smash it down

[sgtrds-e4]

Gosh, you mean Bush DOESN''T have them all cornered in Iraq? Didn''t they get the memo that that''s where we''re fighting them? How dare terrorists not obey Bush!

[rudy654-2009]

The interesting thing is that the Al Qaeda thugs that carried out their evil plans on 9/11 weren''t undetected in this country. All of them were on terrorist watch lists and the CIA already knew who they were. Yet, unbeknownst to the public people on a terrorist watch list were allowed the freedom to travel in this country and to learn how to fly planes, but not land them.

[downtowner97]

All these guys need to do to sneak into America across the Mexican border is to put on jeans, white T shirts and cowboy hats, and they can walk right in. Wouln''t borders be nice?

[liberalme]

Hereeeeeeeeeeeee we GO!!!!!!!!!!!!! We''re at ORANGE--everybody get into your bomb shelters NOW!!!!

Four more years of BUSH!! YEAH!!!!!!!!

We''re doomed!!

Seriously, it doesn''t take a vast amount of intelligence to know--IF we secured OUR boarders, if lousy intelligence we have here didn''t spend its time listening in on AMERICA conversations and if the FBI dod something with the 800,000 names on their terror watch list---the terrorists in Washington would have no fearmongering propaganda to feed us.

Bush has been "threatening" another attack, Rumsfield at a luncheon in 2006 said: "Rumsfeld suggests that the American public lacked the "maturity" to understand that the nation remained under threat from terrorists and that the only "correction" would be another attack on the U.S."

Yep Rummy er "lack maturity"

Better not happen Bush--it JUST better not happen!!!!

[rudy654-2009]

Posted by downtowner97 at 09:15 PM

Well, that would be interesting, because the coyotes and other border thugs would most certainly realize these guys weren''t the real deal, and usually they want to really take advantage of anybody that doesn''t fit in. But of course, that''s supposing the government of Mexico would just allow them to fly on in to their country in the first place.

[feelfree4u]

ubrew12, trishab4, Nancy_Naove, j-whitman, brainbw, IDNNSG, bgwinnett, veteran72, newster1, FloydZeppl, Rafterman1, MCVet, mainedoggie, andrew_693, zgomer, j_davis_meeb, ramos937, Hungry1968, liberalme, joyous88, Prinzowhales, sgtRDS, and many others:

Thank you very VERY much for your efforts!

You are definitely having an effect!!!

FeelFree1

[patriotic9]

Did psychotic christians in our country make any pociy good for America and American interests?

How many more sacrifises god needs from America for the 2nd coming of christ and the battle of Armagaddon?

[ajaxtheleast]

If they really would "blend" in:

"Hey fu__ man this aint bad! What I been doin

runnin round sand dunes fer 20 years !!???"