Always-interesting but seemingly unverifiable DEBKA makes a good point today in a discussion about recent unsuccessful assassination attempts against Pakistan's president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf.
It is a realistic possibility that al Qaeda’s repeated targeting of Musharraf is part of a larger plan to eliminate pro-Western Arab and Muslim rulers. The Pakistani president was lucky till now, but King Muhammad VI of Morocco and Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia are also thought to be imminent targets as linchpins of America’s global war on terror. Al Qaeda appears to believe that by knocking over key US props within the Arab and Muslim world, it will undermine America’s strategic standing universally.
Their report also includes information about various anti-explosive technologies that would be very encouraging if deployed.
Posted by Alan at December 28, 2003 02:05 PM