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.
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Play CBS Video Video U.S. Warns Of New Terror Cell Pentagon officials are raising alarm over the threat of a North Africa-based terror cell that they say is could be preparing to launch attacks in Europe and North America. Bob Orr reports.
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Bombings of a United Nations building and a diplomatic office signaled that Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, or AQIM, has bigger plans. (CBS)
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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.
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See all 246 CommentsDamned for all time!
This is just more of the same!
As Harry Powell said, "A liar is an abomination in the eyes of the Lord!"
George W Bush is an abomination in the eyes of the Lord, 935 times!
George W Bush - Son of Satan
Damned for all time!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13491653/
7 losers used as pawns by Attorney General "Lying" Alberto Gonzalez to sell the Iraq war!
More of the same, more of the same!
Shame on you Bush, Liar-in-Chief!
either CBS News, Barrack Obama or both.
I guess its just who ever you want to believe,
this 19 yearold Soldier or Barrack Obama.
so I guess George Bush has been vindicated.
sincerely Fuzzy Bear
Posted by FuzzyBear9 at 12:
George Bush? Is that the same George Bush that sort of "went AOL" because he didn''t want to pee in a cup?
Doesn''t he have a friend named 5 Deferrment Cheney?
Well I guess someone has to "vindicate" the cowards--you''re a good Anerican!!! LOL
ooops.i mean terrorists......
Get scared ...
Vote for McCain!
If you are not yellow, get a gun (loaded) and be prepared (Boyscout motto) to shoot any terrrrrrorrrists that you encounter, thus making America safe again and lowering the threat level to green (good to go on picnics).
Also, keep an eye on all the rest of you North Africans too.
You muslims really need to police yourselves if you want this *** our country will do to your country to stop.
whats the topic today Fuzzy Bear ?
why memorial day.
what about it ?
picnic, a family picnic is the topic of the day, actually a Sunday picnic, now you recall I mentioned that I had a nephew going back to Afghanistan, in fact he leaves next week, but as he was tussling around the back lawn manhandling all his cousins ( no place for an old man), I noticed a clean cut young fellow, and I asked someone who is that? they said that he was one of my nephews buddies, some how the military transport dropped him off at the wrong place, so he gets a little extra leave. anyway I got talkin to the young fellow John, and he said he was just in Iraq, 12 hours earlier, I asked him how it was? he said the press makes it sound worse than it is, he said they was making progress. and I wished him well he was heading back to Portland or somewhere,
well the whole point here is
that somebudy or group of peoples is Lieing
either CBS News, Barrack Obama or both.
I guess its just who ever you want to believe,
this 19 yearold Soldier or Barrack Obama.
so I guess George Bush has been vindicated.
sincerely Fuzzy Bear
http://wakeupfromyourslumber.blogspot.com/2006/02/mother-of-all-myths.html
"a doubled threat to the homeland."
What did we get for our:
-3 trillion dollar investment
-4,000 lives sacrificed
-50,000 Americans maimed
-1,000,000 dead Iraqis
-5,000,000 displaced Iraqis
-oil 6 times what it was
-gas tripled
- economy in SHAMBLES!
The list is nearly endless, veterans dumped on etc.
And for all this sacrifice they gonna tell us now the threat is TWICE what it was?
What wrong with the picture?
Who in charge?
When will America wake up to the truth. This country is so dumb downed.
Why do we, people that cannot do anything about this, need to know. What are we paying the CIA for?
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