Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Shia-Sunni Anti-West Alliance? "Terrifying"

Doomsday Scenario: Iran Is Training Bin Laden's Successor - Con Coughlin

According to recent reports received by Western intelligence agencies, the Iranians are training senior al-Qaeda operatives in Teheran to take over the organization when bin Laden is no longer leader. Bin Laden, 49, who is known to suffer from kidney problems that require regular dialysis, has not appeared on videotape for more than two years.

"This is an important power play by the Iranians and the prospect of al-Qaeda and Iran forging a close alliance is truly terrifying," said a senior Western intelligence official. "We are looking at a Doomsday scenario here where al-Qaeda finally fulfils its ultimate goal of acquiring weapons of mass destruction..."
(Telegraph-UK)

1 comment:

LHwrites said...

A truly horrifying scenario is emerging. SInce we can longer mount a credible threat on our own it is time to use diplomatic and financial means to pressure China and Russia to fulfill their responsibilities as members of the world community and economic powers to rise above petty ideological alliances and short term oil supply concerns and do what is right for the safety of the world.