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U.S.: Al Qaida is 70 percent gone, their 'days are numbered'
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 2:25 pm
by southerngale
"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
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 2:37 pm
by TexasStooge
Won't be long and the other 30% will be gone as well.
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 8:36 pm
by BEER980
So why don't we bump the alert level down a notch to blue.
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 9:12 pm
by Josephine96
I don't believe this stuff about Al Qaeda being 70 percent gone.
It's not that I am a pessimist, but the "war on terror" will never be won. There will always be attacks both abroad and here in the US.
Even if Al Qaeda is that far gone, they probably have new recruits training..
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 9:29 pm
by coriolis
Yeah, I agree. That sounds too simple. Maybe 70% of the members at the time of 9-11 ARE gone.
Heck how many did they lose by way of suicide missions? But as long as the US and Israel exist, there will be new recruits.
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 9:41 am
by blizzard
70%??? No way...IMO.
Why haven't we heard anything about this on the news channels? Have any of the cells in the US been discovered, and neautralized? I think this is Propaganda due to this year being an election year....JMHO...
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 10:10 am
by wx247
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
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 10:25 am
by southerngale
Hey, don't shoot the messenger.
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 10:26 am
by wx247
southerngale wrote:Hey, don't shoot the messenger.
We're not.
We don't believe in violence on this Mb.
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 10:54 am
by blizzard
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
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 10:59 am
by southerngale
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!!
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 11:02 am
by blizzard
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 *
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 11:06 am
by southerngale
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.
But we're hoping for next weekend...some models are saying so...something to dream about anyway.
Tim Taylor huh? Hmmm....that could get messy.
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 11:10 am
by blizzard
Oh! sorry, I thought you were asking for someone to help you into your snow gear.....sorry
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 11:25 am
by southerngale
lol, no...I meant that I needed to know what snow gear was.
No need to be sorry.
Btw, we do get snow here...it's just very rare. I've built snowmen and had snowball fights, but it's been a long time and I'm anxious to do it again!