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September 25, 2003
Dan's Winds of War: Sept 25/03

Welcome! Our goal is to give you one power-packed briefing of insights, news and trends from the global War on Terror that leaves you stimulated, informed, and occasionally amused every Monday & Thursday. Today's "Winds of War" and Iraq Report are brought to you by Dan Darling of Regnum Crucis.

TOP TOPICS

  • Two interesting anecdotes to the Guantanamo espionage case. The first is that at least two al-Qaeda leaders, Abderrazak and Mullah Fuad, were in Damascus sometime in March, so Yee could have met with them. Another point is that the story on al-Halabi mentions that a possible destination for the material he gathered was Qatar. The Qatari Interior Minister, Abdullah bin Khalid al-Thani, is known ally of al-Qaeda and has been for nearly half a decade.

  • El-Al 2, al-Qaeda 0. Thai authorities have thwarted a plot to either shoot down or blow up an Israeli airliner in Bangkok. This can be seen as a potential follow-up to the Mombasa bombing in November 2002 and fits with al-Qaeda's modus operandi of recycling failed plots to be used later.

  • The brother of al-Qaeda leader Hanbali has been arrested in Pakistan with 16 associates. They are all suspected of membership in Jemaah Islamiyyah, al-Qaeda's Southeast Asian arm.

Other Topics Today Include: Iran Reports; more intrigue at Guantanamo Bay; al-Qaeda in desperation in the US; the terror network's spinal problems; Hanbali's successor; an arrest warrant for the Sahara kidnapper; more fighting in Algeria; Taliban bases in Pakistan; MMA ranting in Baluchistan; Saudi foot-dragging on terror financiers, Mullah Omar's latest war council; Afghan women learning to defend themselves; the Venezuelan recall; Chechens targeting schoolchildren; US bases in Africa; and a smuggler with snakes in his pants!

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