The 9/11 anniversary is looming and the U.S. government is preoccupied with Katrina recovery both physically and politically. The Katrina response involves sending some military personnel from the stricken area home from Iraq and delay of troop unit arrivals to bolster strength for qwelling recent unrest and securing the upcoming Iraq referendum. It would be an optimum time for al-Qaeda and its possible allies (Taliban, Sunnah and Mahdi Army) to try a maximum effort to attempt a "Tet" level offensive at a time when the Bush administration is already wounded politically by its failure to provide a timely response to New Orleans and other Katrina disaster areas.
David Bier http://www.debka.com/ While foreign offers of aid pour into America, al Qaeda's Iraq commander makes cynical use of the hurricane disaster for its propaganda. September 4, 2005, 10:10 PM (GMT+02:00) The terrorist Abu Musab al Zarqawi issued a statement Sunday, Sept. 4, blessing the elements of nature with which Allah struck the United States. DEBKAfile adds: All Qaeda units including those posted in Iraq and Afghanistan have been placed on the ready for what it call "events to mark the approaching fourth anniversary" of its attacks on New York and Washington. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/VpgUKB/pzNLAA/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: osint@yahoogroups.com 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/
