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What a Surprise :
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2004/11/5/83946.shtml
Friday, Nov. 5, 2004 8:29 a.m. EST
Canadian Intelligence Warns of bin Laden's Nuclear Intentions
Canada's intelligence service has concluded that Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaida network have one priority: obtain briefcase-sized nuclear weapons.
The Canadian Press reports this week that a newly published intelligence report is not sure if bin Laden has obtained such weapons. But the Islamic terror group is clearly trying to do so.
"The assessment revives concerns that emerged as early as 1992 when Stanislav Lunev, a former Russian military intelligence officer, claimed his country's intelligence services had lost many of the portable, backpack-style devices, which weigh about 55 kilograms."
The Candian report, issued in June 2004, was headlined "Al-Qaida Possessing Russian Nuclear Briefcases: Fiction or Fact?"
The CP said the briefing document was compiled by Canada's national security threat assessment center, part of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.
The heavily censored document offered some chilling statements.
"Al-Qaida is interested in acquiring nuclear capabilities in order to expand its attack arsenal," the report claimed.
The CP said there is also anecdotal evidence that al-Qaida may have obtained such weapons.
"Earlier this year, Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir said al-Qaida may already possess portable nuclear weapons. He attributed the claim to a 2001 interview with bin Laden's second-in-command, Ayman Al-Zawahri, in which the al-Qaida figure said the group had purchased such bombs on the black market in central Asia for $30 million U.S."
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2004/11/5/83946.shtml
Friday, Nov. 5, 2004 8:29 a.m. EST
Canadian Intelligence Warns of bin Laden's Nuclear Intentions
Canada's intelligence service has concluded that Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaida network have one priority: obtain briefcase-sized nuclear weapons.
The Canadian Press reports this week that a newly published intelligence report is not sure if bin Laden has obtained such weapons. But the Islamic terror group is clearly trying to do so.
"The assessment revives concerns that emerged as early as 1992 when Stanislav Lunev, a former Russian military intelligence officer, claimed his country's intelligence services had lost many of the portable, backpack-style devices, which weigh about 55 kilograms."
The Candian report, issued in June 2004, was headlined "Al-Qaida Possessing Russian Nuclear Briefcases: Fiction or Fact?"
The CP said the briefing document was compiled by Canada's national security threat assessment center, part of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.
The heavily censored document offered some chilling statements.
"Al-Qaida is interested in acquiring nuclear capabilities in order to expand its attack arsenal," the report claimed.
The CP said there is also anecdotal evidence that al-Qaida may have obtained such weapons.
"Earlier this year, Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir said al-Qaida may already possess portable nuclear weapons. He attributed the claim to a 2001 interview with bin Laden's second-in-command, Ayman Al-Zawahri, in which the al-Qaida figure said the group had purchased such bombs on the black market in central Asia for $30 million U.S."
