U.S. links al Qaeda to Persian Gulf drug boat

[spinbaby]

Pentagon: U.S. Navy intercepts boat loaded with drugs in Persian Gulf and seizes 12 crew members, three with "clear ties" to al Qaeda. Details soon.

http://www.cnn.com/

In the "breaking news" area on top.
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On edit: here's the story:

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/12/19/alqaeda.drugbust/index.html

"The U.S. Navy has intercepted a small vessel loaded with drugs in the Persian Gulf and seized 12 crew members, three of whom have "clear ties" to the al Qaeda terrorist group, Pentagon officials said Friday. "

[Rufus T. Firefly]

1. Uh, bad news, Mr. Limbaugh...

...your shipment has been delayed.

[Paulie]

2. How do they know they have clear ties?

I wasn't aware that al Qaeda issues passports or ID cards to their membership. Maybe they have tattoo's on the back of their necks???

Or do the three have names like "Feyed Mohammed"???

[no_arbusto]

3. Big picture of Osama on the side of the boat.

eom

[Cocoa]

4. t-shirts

I heart al Qaeda.

[bemildred]

5. The Usama Bin Laden secret decoder rings were a dead giveaway. nt

[MGKrebs]

6. 1-800-AL-QAEDA programmed into their cel phones?

[cosmicdot]

7. sure they weren't CIA operatives?

not related to this spin ... but, thought it would add to the Big Spin ...

2 weeks ago ... talk about late breaking news ...

heck, in that environment, its sounds like a typical day in the office

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- U.S. civil administrator L. Paul Bremer survived an insurgent attack this month on his convoy in Baghdad, U.S. officials said Friday.

U.S. military officials said that the ambush occurred December 6 as Bremer was traveling in an armored civilian vehicle. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was visiting the Iraqi capital that day but wasn't in the party.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/12/19/sprj.irq.main/index.html

[ET Awful]

8. They're trying to justify the "buying drugs supports terrorists" ads :)

[The Stranger]

9. "Clear ties" instead of "suspected links"?

Are clear ties the fashion these days? That's unusual. I thought it was solid colors or diagonal stripes.

[cosmicdot]

10. if 'clear ties' is anything like "Clear Skies"

... get out the hip boots and fan the smoke screens ...

[ameriphile]

11. Let's not doubt the Pentagon's assessment here.

I'm sure that crew's al Qaeda connections are just as strong as Saddam's.