LB Lex
11-20-03, 12:40 AM
--The memo containing this information will be released to the public in December--
May Possess Surface-to-Air Missles
Some members of al Qaeda most likely possess portable surface-to-air missiles and may use them to target military transport planes, a U.N. report says. "The panel of experts that work with our committee have insinuated that the possession of the surface-to-air missiles, these portable shoulder missiles, is a very clear danger," Munoz added.
Al Quada's Capacity to do Another 9/11 Attack is Destroyed
"They don't have today the capacity to attack the World [Trade Center] towers as they did on the 11th of September, 2001," he said. "That capacity they don't have, that has been destroyed."
"But they do have the capacity to hit a synagogue in Istanbul, or to hit a hotel in Bali, or in Jakarta, as we have seen."
Al Queda's Shifting Strategy
United Nations' al Qaeda and Taliban Sanctions Committee cited a shifting of the terror network's strategy, a move towards "softer" targets and a warning the group was working towards a biological or chemical attack. The terror network may try to target sea routes, "ports, sea ports" and may be "looking for targets of opportunity," Munoz said.
They're Seeking Chemical & Biological Weapons
Munoz said the panel also believes it's "just a matter of time" before al Qaeda attempts a biological or chemical terrorist attack. "The only restraint they are facing is the technical complexity to operate them properly and effectively," he said. "All I can say at this point is that al Qaeda and some of the associates have tried to get hold of chemical and biological weapons."
May Possess Surface-to-Air Missles
Some members of al Qaeda most likely possess portable surface-to-air missiles and may use them to target military transport planes, a U.N. report says. "The panel of experts that work with our committee have insinuated that the possession of the surface-to-air missiles, these portable shoulder missiles, is a very clear danger," Munoz added.
Al Quada's Capacity to do Another 9/11 Attack is Destroyed
"They don't have today the capacity to attack the World [Trade Center] towers as they did on the 11th of September, 2001," he said. "That capacity they don't have, that has been destroyed."
"But they do have the capacity to hit a synagogue in Istanbul, or to hit a hotel in Bali, or in Jakarta, as we have seen."
Al Queda's Shifting Strategy
United Nations' al Qaeda and Taliban Sanctions Committee cited a shifting of the terror network's strategy, a move towards "softer" targets and a warning the group was working towards a biological or chemical attack. The terror network may try to target sea routes, "ports, sea ports" and may be "looking for targets of opportunity," Munoz said.
They're Seeking Chemical & Biological Weapons
Munoz said the panel also believes it's "just a matter of time" before al Qaeda attempts a biological or chemical terrorist attack. "The only restraint they are facing is the technical complexity to operate them properly and effectively," he said. "All I can say at this point is that al Qaeda and some of the associates have tried to get hold of chemical and biological weapons."