U.S. General Says al-Qaida Eyeing Africa

[TacticalPeek]

U.S. General Says al-Qaida Eyeing Africa

By TODD PITMAN
Associated Press Writer

Originally published March 5, 2004, 5:39 PM EST

STUTTGART, Germany -- Squeezed out of sanctuaries elsewhere in the world, al-Qaida may
be looking to the deserts and jungles of Africa as a haven where terrorists could train recruits
and plan new attacks, the deputy head of U.S. forces in Europe said Friday.

Key among U.S. military proposals to fight back is deploying American units of about 200
soldiers to train armies throughout the continent, patrol alongside them, or hunt terrorists on
short notice if necessary.

"Some people compare it to draining a
swamp," Air Force Gen. Charles Wald told
The Associated Press, eyeing a map of
Africa in his office in Stuttgart. "We need to
drain the swamp."

Wald said some terrorists had been sent to
Iraq from North Africa, and there were
indications that al-Qaida has established a
presence and tried to recruit in North
Africa over the past two years.


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Big Muddy Swamp


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[htuttle]

1. Coincidentally enough...

The Bush administration is also eyeing Africa.

[Dover]

3. LOL! What a coinkydink! This al-Qaeda guy is well traveled with an

appetite for oil.

[pinto]

4. hear we have a new ally on the continent.....a little "unstable" but hey

he's come clean. Bush/Qaddafi, Much More Therapy!

[pinto]

2. how're the leads on the Saudi funding going? drain that swamp, idiot.

[DenverDem]

5. bushlerco will drain the Saudi oil swamp soon enough.

Pick the low hanging fruit first.

[leesa]

6. Correction. The US is eyeing Africa and another fake Al Qaeda

charge is being thrown out. Isn't this getting rather old? Especially when the pre-9-11 estimates of their world-wide membership was about 2000?

[Media_Lies_Daily]

9. Bingo. Right on the money.

[kalian]

7. Yeah....too funny...there's OIL in the dark continent....

gee...Al-Qaeda sure knows how to pick their hidey holse... :eyes:

Are we sure that "Al-Qaeda" doesn't really mean "oil"...? :shrug:

[TacticalPeek]

8. Kick the oil habit and

get this monkey off our backs.