Finally, some good news to cheer the day (CNN):
A Saudi wing of al Qaeda called for attacks on U.S. oil sources across the world, saying targets should not be limited to the Middle East and listing Canada, Venezuela and Mexico as U.S. oil suppliers.
The threat appeared in the al Qaeda Organization in the Arabian Peninsula’s e-magazine, Sawt al-Jihad (Voice of Holy War), which was posted on a Web site used by Islamist militants.
“It is necessary to hit oil interests in all regions which serve the United States not just in the Middle East. The goal is to cut its supplies or reduce them through any means,” it said.
Yes indeed, that’s a fine idea… er… or rather, it would be, if nearly every economy on the planet didn’t depend on oil sources one way or another. I don’t see very many folks continuing to stand on the sidelines if this brainchild of some fervent banshee takes root.
That’s the second time in two days an element of al Qaeda has come out with an idea that can only backfire on them. Is this loosely-connected organization finally starting to self-destruct?
Idiots… if they wanted to fsck with US, all they would really have to do is load up 9 small bizjets (Gulfstream/Cessna/Lear) with HE (C4, Torpex, heck even ammonium nitrate would do!) and fly them one each into our 9 largest refineries. That would screw US up for about 18 months, and it wouldn’t be nearly as likely to p*ss off potential allies (of theirs) like
Fidel JrHugo Chavez.But, at least our intel and govt got one thing right – AQ is a bunch of crazies.
~EdT.
Yup — Chavez would not be impressed. However, it occurs to me that his reaction might not be one we’d like, since I think he’d probably tighten up his ties to Iran (who would also be highly ticked off)
I’m not sure about that… if his main source of revenue is cut off, the Venezuelan people might well lose patience with him – and this time toss him out on his ear for good, all by themselves. They have done it (gotten rid of a patron who could no longer deliver the goods promised) before.
~EdT.