December 19, 2003
THE WAR ON DRUGS IS THE WAR ON TERROR:
U.S. Navy seizes boat with drugs linked to al-Qaida (MATT KELLEY, December 19, 2003, Associated Press)
The U.S. Navy has seized a boat in the Persian Gulf carrying two tons of hashish and four people tied to the al-Qaida terrorist network, the military said Friday.Posted by Orrin Judd at December 19, 2003 12:23 PMThe guided missile destroyer USS Decatur intercepted the boat on Monday, U.S. Central Command said in a statement. On board were two tons of drugs worth an estimated $8 million to $10 million and 12 people, four of whom have suspected ties to al-Qaida, the statement said.
Comments
Amazing how idological movements like Shining Path and AQ always seem to morph, in the long run, to regular old criminal gangs.
Gee, I'd have thought their wonderful principled motives would have prevented that. Go figure.
Posted by: Amos at December 19, 2003 7:19 PMI guess purification is out the window. Any bets on how many fatwas there are against drug trafficking?
Would it even matter?
Posted by: jim hamlen at December 20, 2003 12:52 AM