Navy Seizes Boat With Drugs Linked to Al Qaeda

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy has seized a boat in the Persian Gulf carrying two tons of hashish and four people tied to the Al Qaeda (search) terrorist network, the military said Friday.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,106227,00.html

[streetsoldier]

"Better living through chemistry"...???

I wonder what other "money-makers" Al Qaida has in its portfolio...child slavery? Prostitution? Protection? They are beginning to sound like, not a fanatical terror organization, but mere criminals.

And having said that, how can they make ANY claims on the authority of the Q'u'ran...which prohibits such activity?

[janswizard]

I'm not surprised to hear that - don't forget that poppy-growth for heroin purposes was prevalent in Afghanistan during the Taliban's rule...in fact, it's still a major crop even though the new government there tries very hard to destroy the poppies.