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Interpol: Al Qaida threat undiminished LONDON � Interpol says the threat from Al Qaida has not eased since the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. Interpol Director Ronald Noble said that despite its losses, Al Qaida has been planning major chemical and biological weapons strikes on the West. "The terrorist threat is as real today as in 2001 when Sept. 11 occurred," Noble said. "The number of terrorist attacks that have occurred around the world and the evidence that has been seized revealing the kind of planning that Al Qaida has done in the area of biological weapons or chemical weapons is enough evidence for me to be concerned about it." In an interview with the British Broadcasting Corp. on Feb. 22, Noble said Interpol has urged its members to plan a defense for an Al Qaida biological attack. The agency has scheduled a conference of police and health officials in Lyons, France in March. "Anyone who is honest about this has to admit that if Al Qaida launches a spectacular biological attack which could cause contagious disease to be spread, no entity in the world is prepared for it," Noble said. "Not the U.S., not Europe, not Asia, not Africa." Interpol's warning reflected that of the U.S. intelligence community. In mid-February, CIA Director Porter Goss warned that Al Qaida was moving steadily toward biological, chemical or nuclear weapons. Noble said despite the capture of numerous operatives, Al Qaida remains as dangerous as ever. He said a BW or CW attack could kill up to 4 million people. "When you talk about bioterrorism, that's one crime we can't try to solve after it happens because the harm will be too great," Noble said. "How could we ever forgive ourselves if millions or hundreds or tens of thousands of people were killed simply because our priorities did not include bioterrorism?" ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> DonorsChoose. A simple way to provide underprivileged children resources often lacking in public schools. Fund a student project in NYC/NC today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/EHLuJD/.WnJAA/cUmLAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
