Recurrent intelligence reports say al Qaeda terrorist Abu Musab Zarqawi has obtained a nuclear device or is preparing a radiological explosive -- or dirty bomb -- for an attack, according to U.S. officials, who also say analysts are unable to gauge the reliability of the information's sources. The classified reports have been distributed to U.S. intelligence agencies for several consecutive months and say Zarqawi, al Qaeda's leader in Iraq, has stored the nuclear device or dirty bomb in Afghanistan, said officials familiar with the intelligence.
One official said the intelligence is being questioned because analysts think al Qaeda would not hesitate to use a nuclear device if it had one. However, the fact that the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has reported the nuclear threat in several classified reports distributed since December indicates concern about it. A DIA spokesman had no comment. The Jordanian-born Zarqawi, who last year formally linked up with Osama bin Laden's terror network, is thought to be operating inside Iraq and has specialized in suicide bombings and large-scale vehicle bombings. He had several close encounters in recent weeks with Iraqi and U.S. forces. Senior U.S. intelligence and security officials said in congressional testimony in February that a terrorist attack with weapons of mass destruction -- nuclear, chemical or biological arms -- is likely. CIA Director Porter J. Goss said such a terrorist strike "may be only a matter of time." Dirty bombs are made by mixing radioactive material with conventional explosives. A report by the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction faulted U.S. intelligence agencies for not understanding al Qaeda's unconventional weapons programs in Afghanistan prior to 2001, when U.S. forces helped oust the Islamist Taliban government. "There are critical intelligence gaps with regard to each al Qaeda unconventional weapons capability -- chemical, biological and nuclear," said the report, made public March 30. The commission said bin Laden told a Pakistani newspaper reporter in November 2001 that al Qaeda has both nuclear and chemical weapons. The CIA then "speculated" in a report that the terrorist group "probably had access to nuclear expertise and facilities and that there was a real possibility of the group developing a crude nuclear device," the commission report said. The commission also said U.S. intelligence agencies think development of a radiological bomb is "well within al Qaeda's capabilities." The reported threat of nuclear terrorism comes amid other intelligence indicating that Zarqawi is planning an attack on the United States. Still other intelligence says Zarqawi was planning a chemical weapons attack in Europe, officials said. In February, U.S. intelligence and security officials said information showed bin Laden had asked Zarqawi to focus future attacks on targets inside the United States. The threat was contained in a classified bulletin to state and local security officials.
Even if there is a remote chance this bastard has one scares me.
The fact of the matter is These guys are paitent. The World Trade Center Bombings were planned 6 to 10 years before.
I do not doubt for a second that we got dirty bomb attack comming in a near future, duno what group will do it, but nukes are too available right now, for someone not to get their hands on 1.
hahah you want to really be scared... read some of the reports on how much nuclear material and equipment has gone missing from the US and Russia.
We will be attacked by a nuclear weapon on US soil in this lifetime. I guarantee it. The only solution to the terror crisis is a final one.... We need to nuke the shit out of the middle east. End of story.
Tossica: No, you're gay because you suck on cocks.
Darcler:
Get rid of the pictures of the goofy looking white guy. That opens two right there.
Mazzletoffarado: That's me fucktard
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Nuclear weapons do soo much damage tho.... If you made a glass parking lot of the whole place (which might indeed need to happen) you would have fallout all over Greece, Egypt, and Italy. Structures that have stood for thousands of years would be destroyed or rendered inaccessable for hundreds of years (ala Trenoble) and then where would we be, no I think it would be far less damaging to the environment and lots more fun to boot if we just carpet bambed the whole place with napalm and then split the land/oil/minerals with the victors (namely us)
/sarcasm off
A man can only live twice, once when he is born, and once when he has looked death in the eye~~~~Japanese Proverb
I think the fallout issue would be minimal due to trade winds in the area. I cant remember but I thought is was southerly. Been about 15 years since I was over in that cesspool. So we would lose Egypt....hmmm no great loss.
You dont think if they hit us inside our borders by a nuke we would not reply in kind>?
veeneedefeesh wrote:Nuclear weapons do soo much damage tho.... If you made a glass parking lot of the whole place (which might indeed need to happen) you would have fallout all over Greece, Egypt, and Italy. Structures that have stood for thousands of years would be destroyed or rendered inaccessable for hundreds of years (ala Trenoble) and then where would we be, no I think it would be far less damaging to the environment and lots more fun to boot if we just carpet bambed the whole place with napalm and then split the land/oil/minerals with the victors (namely us)
/sarcasm off
You and Mike Tyson square off.... You can either shoot him now and put him down like a dog or you can do nothing and he'll beat you within an inch of your life.
Take your pick.
Tossica: No, you're gay because you suck on cocks.
Darcler:
Get rid of the pictures of the goofy looking white guy. That opens two right there.
Mazzletoffarado: That's me fucktard
Vivalicious wrote:Lots of females don't want you to put your penis in their mouths. Some prefer it in their ass.
hearing items likes this, just makes you wonder sometime. As what was mentioned before you are dealing with highly motivated, highly patient, and very intelligent people. They are small and we are big, everything less than a complete extermination of them would do no good, and even then it may not work...
Just think the end the lives we know it all fall into the hands of a few people.
