Dec 31
2007

In the post 9/11 context , such precautions, enabled Al-Qaeda to establish training camps outside or Afghanistan . These were not always large facilities in Europe, camps can be located in private places where Al Qaeda instructors import mission specific training such as timing , dismantling and sorting weapons and concealing them about the person or in a safe house.

The media and communication committee disseminates Al Qaeda news or information in support of its military and political activities. Khalid al-Fawwaz , is alleged to have established an Al Qaeda press office for Europe in London in 1984 , operating under the name and ownership of the Advice and Reformation Committee (ARC). The committee at Al Qaeda headquarters published an Arabic daily Nashrat al -Akhbar ( Newscast) and a weekly report disseminating news about Al Qaeda , Islam in the world , Jihad and related issues. The newspapers were printed in Hayatabad in Showa City, Afghanistan and Abu Mussah nicknamed “Reuters” for his effectiveness as a journalist and propogandist, headed this committee.

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Dec 31
2007

Security measures for trainees are also applied to trainers , including a comprehensive security check before arrival, protection of location and locations and personnel , and very careful as well as selective selection of trainees- in groups of 7 – 10 for undercover terrorist operations and larger amounts for guerrilla  operations. Trainers do not reveal their identity to trainees or that of the group’s leaders: a small ratio of trainees to each trainer is carefully maintained : training team members did or do not know each other and those directly involved in training are allowed to remain in the training camp

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Dec 31
2007

Another feature of Al Qaeda’s specialized training for commanders and instructors is how to build and manage camps, and it also taught foreign Islamists how to establish training sites. The guidelines are most strict and include seclusion from view and observation, due to threats posed by police, informants and public curiosity and availability of day to day necessities , medical facilities , suitable accommodations and other buildings for fitness training , target practice and tactical rehearsal . The rules and guidelines are that all training camps should be guarded at all times as well as having numerous escape routes. Great care has to be taken in moving to and from these facilities : even senior leaders entering or leaving Al Qaeda camps at night in Afghanistan because of concerns over U.S. daylight surveillance satellites followed these security practices. “Need to know” principles are always in force.

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Dec 29
2007

Africa & Middle East – The Red Sea is a long, relatively narrow body of water, running between the Mediterranian Sea and the Indian Ocean.  It passes by several countries, like Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and Djibouti.  It pumps a huge volume of water out into the Gulf of Aden, near Somalia and Yemen, through a fairly narrow outlet.  And scientists looking at this natural form of renewable energy would very much like to put a dam up and capture its massive potential.

ImageScientists believe that 50 Gigawatts of electrical power could be extracted, helping to quell tensions related to regional oil supplies.  Detractors suggest that it could cause untold devastation and displace countless [millions] of people from their homes.  The idea is gaining momentum though, as scientists have published information about the costs and benefits in the International Journal of Global Environmental Issues of what is quite probably the most ambitious, attainable engineering project ever conceived of by man.

According to the researcher proponents, “[such a project] will also provide enormous reductions in greenhouse gas emissions as well as offering a viable, sustainable alternative to fossil fuels for future generations. The ethical and environmental dilemmas are on an international scale, while the impact on ecology, tourism, fisheries, transport and other areas could have effects globally.”

ImageBig divide
The narrowest part of the Red Sea’s opening into the Gulf of Aden, and eventually the Indian Ocean, is approximately 18 miles across.  There is an island block which would make the largest span about 10 miles.  If the engineering issues were resolved, and the dam could be constructed, then all of the water currently passing through the nearly 20 mile opening would be funneled through huge hydroelectric generators, producing the continuous 50 Gigawatts of electrical energy.

How much power?
To put the 50 Gigawatt number into scale, the Palo Verde nuclear power plant, the largest in the United States, generates 3.2 Gigawatts.  The largest hydroelectric dam in the world is the Itaipu Dam in Paraguay/Brazil.  It generates 12.6 Gigwatts, with a theoretical max of 14 Gigawatts.  The Three Gorges Dam in China will be completed in 2009, and displaced 1.2 million people.  Today it generates 13.4 Gigawatts, and will generate 22.5 Gigawatts when completed and fully operational in 2011.  The Guri Dam in Venezuela was completed in 1986.  It generates 10.2 Gigawatts.  In the United States, the Ground Coulee dam, completed in 1942, refit in 1980, is the largest, generating 6.8 Gigawatts.  Niagara Falls generates a relatively small 2.5 Gigwatts, consuming 90% of the water which used to flow over the falls

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Dec 18
2007

Similarly in covert operations , discretion in the use of vehicle should be maintained. traffic rules obeyed , and care taken to avoid being tailed by police and other agencies. To prevent tracing the driver , vehicles should be purchased using forged/ adapted documents , they should be parked securely but with exit routes available, and the vehicle’s color should be changed for an operation and thereafter returned to its original color. Licence plates should be altered and large petrol stations avoided , again to minimize surveilance by CCTV. Finally all vehicle purchases and sales are to be carried out by experienced operatives.

Al Qaeda’s training program is designed to create self contained cells that operate independently of a central command. When an Al Qaeda member left Afghanistan on a mission he was not expected to take weapons or explosives with him, instead he was taught to be self sufficient , to manufacture explosives from commercial products , and to procure , transport and store munitions nearby his targets. When acquiring weapons in small quantities , Al Qaeda has a four stage security plan- pre purchase, purchasing ,transport and storage, In pre purchasing , test whether the seller is a security agent , acquire familiarity with the site of the transaction and check for informants and security personnel. While the seller and buyer should not be visible from another location, they should be able to see the surrounding area. The purchaser should be suitably attired to match his cover story and he should practice counter surveillance techniques. Al Qaeda operatives followed such operational security techniques. Al Qaeda operatives practice counter surveillance security procedures in Europe and South Asia.

During purchasing , verify the weapons , and pay only after inspecting and testing them. Limit the time spent with the seller , depart immeadiatly after the purchase, and exercise extreme caution in the event of untoward behaviour by the seller and those around him. While transporting weapons , carefully determine the route in advance – avoiding main roads , and choose a suitable time for the operation, with observers travelling ahead of the main vehicle and giving the all clear only after confirming that the storage facility is free of surveillance.

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Dec 18
2007

Al Qaeda members follow different guidelines for the use of public transport ( trains buses) and private ( cars , motorcycle) transport. They tend to select public transport that is not subject to frequent or constant checking. An operative’s cover , including his appearance should match his mode of transport ( tourist bus , first of second class train compartments etc.) Important items should be placed among other passenger’s luggage or in a different compartment: night arrivals are to be avoided , so is too speaking to cab drivers , many of whom are informers. When using cars and motorbikes in overt activity , the driver should posses proper registration and documentation , secure the vehicle to prevent confiscation and theft , ensure that the model of vehicle used matches the operative’s cover , and unless the organization has no other alternative , ensure that is own vehicle is not used in attacks and operations.

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Dec 2
2007

Iraq is a secular regime. Although intelligence services have added Islamic terrorist groups that target Western interests, there is no evidence to indicate that Iraq has supported Al Qaeda . Iraq’s support for Islamist and other secular terrorism as well criminal organizations increased during and after the Gulf War. Through their various intelligence agencies , using diplomatic facilities such as the DPL mailbag , they moved money , arms and explosives to countries ranging from Thailand to the Philippines and Sri Lanka with the intention of attacking U.S. and allied targets. It is believed that Osama approached the Iraqi government twice in Turkey and in Egypt before Baghdad responded. Although it was suspected that meetings between Al Qaeda and Iraqi intelligence officers took place in Prague ( between Mohammed Atta and Ahmad Ibrahim Samir al0Ani, a veteran espionage practitioner who operated under diplomatic cover) this had now been denied by the Czech authorities. Atta’s last deperature point for the U.S. before 9/11 was Prague which he left on June 3, 2000. After failing to enter the Czech Republic, through Prague’s Ruzyne airport on May 30, 2000 due to inadequate documentation , he entered by bus , this time with correct papers on June 2 . A year later , in June 2001 , the Czechs expelled al-Ami for keeping in regular contact and perhaps sponsoring Islamists planning to blow up the Prague headquarters of Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty.

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