Moroccan police have dismantled a terrorist cell with links to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network, arresting three Saudi nationals. The three men were planning suicide operations against American and British warships patrolling the Strait of Gibraltar. The suspects planned to sail a dinghy loaded with explosives from Morocco into the strait to attack the vessels. The plan was similar to one carried out in October 2000, when two suicide bombers in a small dinghy rammed the USS Cole destroyer in a port in Yemen, killing 17 sailors. The arrests were made with the help of intelligence services of "several friendly countries." It is the first confirmation of a crackdown in Morocco since the United States and its allies launched a military campaign in Afghanistan to destroy al-Qaida.
Cheeze. The Good Guys are tearin' 'em up today. A tip o' the fez to the Moroccans, by golly. Sure is a coincidence that the perps are Soddis, ain't it? |