U.S.: Al Qaida is 70 percent gone, their 'days are numbered'
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U.S.: Al Qaida is 70 percent gone, their 'days are numbered'
"The Al Qaida of the 9/11 period is under catastrophic stress," State Department counter-terrorism coordinator Cofer Black said. "They are being hunted down, their days are numbered."
Black's assertion, made in an interview with the London-based British Broadcasting Corp. on Thursday, is based on U.S. intelligence community estimates that about 70 percent of Al Qaida has been neutralized, officials said.
Saudi officials agreed with the U.S. assessment and said the kingdom has made significant gains against Al Qaida, Middle East Newsline reported. They said Al Qaida leaders have been arrested and training camps have been discovered.
U.S. officials said Al Qaida has been rapidly losing its attack capabilities and was relying increasingly on smaller Islamic groups based in Southeast Asia and North Africa. The officials said thousands of Al Qaida operatives have been captured, killed or neutralized, with cells eliminated even in such strongholds as Kuwait and Yemen.
The intelligence community assessed that Al Qaida was at the height of its strength in mid-2001 with thousands of recruits trained in Afghanistan and other sent abroad as agents and sleepers.
http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/breaking_4.html
Black's assertion, made in an interview with the London-based British Broadcasting Corp. on Thursday, is based on U.S. intelligence community estimates that about 70 percent of Al Qaida has been neutralized, officials said.
Saudi officials agreed with the U.S. assessment and said the kingdom has made significant gains against Al Qaida, Middle East Newsline reported. They said Al Qaida leaders have been arrested and training camps have been discovered.
U.S. officials said Al Qaida has been rapidly losing its attack capabilities and was relying increasingly on smaller Islamic groups based in Southeast Asia and North Africa. The officials said thousands of Al Qaida operatives have been captured, killed or neutralized, with cells eliminated even in such strongholds as Kuwait and Yemen.
The intelligence community assessed that Al Qaida was at the height of its strength in mid-2001 with thousands of recruits trained in Afghanistan and other sent abroad as agents and sleepers.
http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/breaking_4.html
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I respectfully disagree. I wish it was true, but I don't think it is. Also, here is another thought... it only takes one. :o 

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southerngale wrote:Hey, don't shoot the messenger.
We're not.


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blizzard wrote:southerngale wrote:Hey, don't shoot the messenger.
The only thing we're gonna shoot you with is this snow making machine....Since the snow never seems to make it there when I send it, maybe a snow making machine will work...lol
Sure thing!! Shoot away then!! I'll get my snow gear on (someone help me out here) and get ready to make a snowman!!

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southerngale wrote:blizzard wrote:southerngale wrote:Hey, don't shoot the messenger.
The only thing we're gonna shoot you with is this snow making machine....Since the snow never seems to make it there when I send it, maybe a snow making machine will work...lol
Sure thing!! Shoot away then!! I'll get my snow gear on (someone help me out here) and get ready to make a snowman!!
You have snow gear, when you have never had snow???? Now, thats wishful thinking isn't it?? LOL
Is it snowing there yet, or do I have to pull a Tim Taylor and increase the power. *More Power....Arh Arh Arh *
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blizzard wrote:southerngale wrote:blizzard wrote:southerngale wrote:Hey, don't shoot the messenger.
The only thing we're gonna shoot you with is this snow making machine....Since the snow never seems to make it there when I send it, maybe a snow making machine will work...lol
Sure thing!! Shoot away then!! I'll get my snow gear on (someone help me out here) and get ready to make a snowman!!
You have snow gear, when you have never had snow???? Now, thats wishful thinking isn't it?? LOL
Is it snowing there yet, or do I have to pull a Tim Taylor and increase the power. *More Power....Arh Arh Arh *
No I don't have snow gear. That's why I said "someone help me out here" lol
And no, it's not snowing, it's 64° right now.

Tim Taylor huh? Hmmm....that could get messy.


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