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Dirty Little Secrets
Where Have al Qaeda’s Ships Gone?
by James Dunnigan
October 14, 2005
Discussion Board on this DLS topic
Where’s al Qaeda’s fleet of cargo ships? This
mysterious fleet has shown up in news reports several times in the past five
years. The US Coast Guard and intel agencies have made some strenuous efforts
to find the elusive al Qaeda fleet. There are some suspicious operators out
there, always have been. But none, it appears, are owned by al Qaeda. However,
some of these shady shipping companies are willing to carry out missions for al
Qaeda if the price is right, and the risks reasonable. These operators know
that they are toast if they get involved with a high casualty op, and get
ID'd.
The Intel agencies have spread the word around the criminal underground that
pursuit will be relentless, and punishment harsh and certain for anyone who
gets too cozy with Islamic terrorists. It's understood that the criminal gangs
will do business with just about anyone (including intel agencies from just
about anywhere). But even in this amoral atmosphere, the Western intel agencies
have drawn a line of death for the players. At the other extreme, the word is
out that valuable favors can be had for any gangsters who pass on valuable info
about terrorist operations. Such deals are fairly common, although not given
much publicity for obvious reasons (the resulting headlines cause major
political headaches.)
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