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| Terror summit in Beirut... |
| 2002-05-21 |
| Leaders of al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden's terror network, met in a summit with leaders of two Middle Eastern militant groups, Hamas and Hezbollah, as well as a number of other groups linked to terrorism for the first time in late March, U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials told ABCNEWS. At the Lebanon meeting, the three groups discussed tactics and the possibility of an unprecedented level of joint activity, U.S. officials said, including a possible new round of attacks against America, Great Britain, and other targets. Not surprising to see them combining resources on at least some levels. Both al-Qaeda and Hamas have taken some serious hits, and Hezbollah seems to want to get back into the terrorism business. The March secret summit marks the first time bin Laden's group put aside rivalries to work with others terrorist organizations, officials said. Oh, it does not. There were larger meetings than this in February and April of last year, one in Beirut and one in Teheran. "It suggests a new departure which is very startling and dangerous because they have not worked together before," said Vince Cannistraro, an ABCNEWS expert and former CIA counterterrorism chief. Maybe he should watch FoxNews. Or read Rantburg regularly. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 Are you sure that Cannistraro wasn't doing the ABC bridge column last week before he got moved to the current events "expert" slot? |
| Posted by: Tom Roberts 2002-05-22 06:43:19 |