So when does the AmeriKan aircraft go to the bottom of the sea, Israel?
"Terror attack reported on supertanker near key strait; Japanese ship was leaving Persian Gulf; explosion’s damage said to be minor" by Michael Casey, Associated Press | August 7, 2010
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates said yesterday that a Japanese oil tanker was hit by an explosives-laden dinghy in the Persian Gulf in what would be the first terror attack in the strategic waterway.
The report — which came days after an Al Qaeda-linked group claimed responsibility for attacking the vessel — raised fears about the vulnerability of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane for many petroleum exporting countries.
Taking credit for barely making a dent?
So which "Al-CIA-Duh" would that be, anyway?
The made-up "Al-CIA-Duh?"
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Oh, AmeriKa's MSM KNOWS ALL ABOUT and yet STILL PUSHES the CHARADE, huh?It was the latest in what has been a series of conflicting accounts of what happened to the M. Star supertanker, which was damaged as it entered the Strait of Hormuz, a transit point for about 40 percent of oil shipped by tankers worldwide.
Al Qaeda has carried out attacks on oil infrastructure on land in nearby Saudi Arabia, as well as a 2002 suicide bombing of the Limburg off the coast of Yemen and the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in the Yemeni port of Aden.
Yeah, about the Cole.
Also see: The USS Liberty Cover-Up
But if the UAE report is confirmed, the July 28 incident would be the first militant attack in the strait, a narrow chokepoint between Oman and Iran. For years, fears have been high that the waterway could be the site of conflict between the United States and Iran, but the reported attack underscored concerns that militant groups could target civilian vessels to foment economic instability.
And it must be Iran giving them shelter, what with the U.S. warships filling the Gulf.
While the ship’s owner, Mitsui OSK Lines, initially said it suspected an attack, others said it was hit by a large wave or was involved in a collision with another vessel. A crew member was injured and the tanker sustained a square-shaped dent on the rear side of the hull.
“The attack is not a major attack in terms of its target. But the geography is really worrying,’’ said Mustafa Alani, director of national security and terrorism studies for the Dubai-based Gulf Research Center. “Now, they are able to attack outside the Strait of Hormuz where 17 million barrels of oil a day are transported. The fact that they are able to do this is a wake up call.’’
I'm wide awake and watching.
The Emirati state news agency WAM said yesterday that a boat piled with explosives struck the tanker — the first official word that the incident was an attack.
WAM, quoting an unnamed government official, said traces of homemade explosives were found on the hull of the tanker. Investigators believe a small boat with explosives had approached the tanker, indicating the vessel had been “subjected to a terror attack,’’ the news agency said.
That never blew up?
Lieutenant John Fage, a spokesman for the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, said that a team of Navy divers had examined the ship. But he did not have any further information on the UAE claims.
Japan’s Transport Minister Seiji Maehara said he has instructed diplomatic channels to confirm WAM’s report with Emirati officials. Japan’s official in charge of maritime safety, Hiroaki Sakashita, said the ministry has collected evidence and samples, including residue left on affected parts of the tanker for its own independent investigation.
“First we will analyze everything we obtained before making any judgment,’’ Sakashita said.
On Wednesday, a group known Abdullah Azzam Brigades said it had carried out a suicide attack against the tanker to avenge the plunder of Muslim wealth and to destabilize international markets. The statement was issued by Al Qaeda’s communications wing, the al-Fajr Media Center and posted on militant websites.
PFFFFFFFFFTTT!!!!
It included a photo of the purported suicide bomber pointing to a photograph of a tanker on a laptop. It said it had delayed the announcement until several group members involved in the operation “returned safely to base.’’
The Abdullah Azzam Brigades has in the past claimed responsibility for several attacks, including the August 2005 firing of Katyusha rockets that narrowly missed a US amphibious assault ship docked at Jordan’s Aqaba Red Sea resort but killed a Jordanian soldier.
The group also has claimed it was behind the July and October 2004 bombings at Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik and two other resorts that killed a total of 98 people.
Abdullah Azzam Brigades operates under the Al Qaeda umbrella but consists of different cells that are not directly controlled by the terror network, according to Evan Kohlmann, a terrorism analyst with New York-based security consultancy Flashpoint Global Partners. He said the network has long talked of attacking “the economic lifelines and infrastructure in this region.’’
“They have gone from rocket attacks in Lebanon and now moved into a suicide boat bombings attack on an oil tanker,’’ Kohlmann said. “It’s an escalation. It may not be the most sophisticated attack we have ever seen. But it is an escalation.’’
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Kamran Bokhari, an analyst with Stratfor, a private security think tank in Austin, Texas, said he remained unconvinced that it was a terrorist attack, in part because of the cautious Japanese response. “It’s not clear at all this is an attack and thus far it is a mysterious event,’’ he said.
The ship, loaded with 270,000 tons of oil, was heading from the petroleum port of Das Island in the United Arab Emirates to the Japanese port of Chiba outside Tokyo. WAM reported that the vessel left the Emirati port of Fujairah yesterday after damages to the hull were repaired.
So no harm, no oil leak.
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"New Al Qaeda leader is former US resident" by Curt Anderson, Associated Press | August 7, 2010
MIAMI — A suspected Al Qaeda operative who lived for more than 15 years in the United States has become chief of the terrorism network’s global operations, the FBI says, marking the first time a leader so intimately familiar with American society has been placed in charge of planning attacks.
Adnan Shukrijumah, 35, has taken over a position once held by 9/11 coordinator Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who was captured in 2003, said Brian LeBlanc, a Miami-based FBI counterterrorism agent, in an exclusive interview. That puts Shukrijumah in regular contact with Al Qaeda’s senior leadership, including Osama bin Laden, LeBlanc said....
Then he is a psychic medium because he is talking to the a dead.
The FBI has been searching for Shukrijumah since 2003. He is thought to be the only Al Qaeda leader to have once held permanent US resident status, or a green card.
Shukrijumah was named earlier this year in a federal indictment as a conspirator in the case against three men accused of plotting suicide bomb attacks on New York’s subway system in 2009. The indictment marked the first criminal charges against Shukrijumah, who previously had been sought as a witness.
Shukrijumah’s mother, Zurah Adbu Ahmed, said Thursday outside her home in Miramar, Fla., that her son frequently talked about what he considered the excesses of American society — such as alcohol and drug abuse and women wearing skimpy clothes — but that he did not condone violence. She said she has not had contact with her son for several years.--more--"
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Adnan Shukrijumah, 35 formerly of Brooklyn, New York and Miami Beach is more likely to carry the real name Levine or Goldstein. The “legend,” intelligence jargon for a false background constructed for an imaginary person, created for Shukrijumah is paper thin.
Not again.
