http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/
Al Qaida's threat to the U.S.: Three scenarios How good is Al Qaida? It's a question constantly being asked by U.S. intelligence and law enforcement. Thirty months after 9/11, neither the CIA nor the FBI has uncovered one plot by Al Qaida to actually strike the United States. Here are some options being examined by U.S. counter-terrorism officials: Al Qaida wants to strike the United States, but does not have the capability. An FBI report said U.S. intelligence has simply found no trace of an Al Qaida sleeper network in the United States. Al Qaida has the ability to order an attack on the United States, but has been prevented from doing so by Saudi Arabia. September 11 so threatened U.S.-Saudi relations, as well as the future of the royal family in Riyad, that Saudi liaisons and Al Qaida financiers have refused to provide help to anybody suspected of planning an attack on the United States. Gulf sheiks who had financed Al Qaida prior to 9/11 feel the same way. Al Qaida is waiting. This is the most frightening option. Under this scenario, Al Qaida has a small network in the United States that is highly compartmentalized and unconnected to any embassy, government or U.S. citizen. But Osama Bin Laden feels no pressure to act yet. He's waiting for complacency to set in in Washington. He might also be working for an enemy of the United States � such as Iran. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Take a look at donorschoose.org, an excellent charitable web site for anyone who cares about public education! http://us.click.yahoo.com/_OLuKD/8WnJAA/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/
