New al Qaeda front in China against US interests

LadyEagle · Jan 1, 2006

In mid-September, Al Qaeda diverted a small but potent force from Iraq to a new mission: the opening of a new front in China.

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The skirmishing between Washington, Moscow and Beijing over who should tackle the al Qaeda menace – if anyone – had the result of opening the door for al Qaeda to move a force across half the globe from Iraq to the Far East unhindered and plant it in western China and eastern Uzbekistan.

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The Chinese government was caught totally unprepared and did its best to tune out the loud alarums sounded by Chinese military and security chiefs.

However, on November 9, the Chinese police alerted the US embassy in Beijing to a possible attack by Islamic rebels on luxury hotels throughout China. The US embassy accordingly advised American visitors to “review their plans” to stay at four- and five-star hotels in China over the coming week.

A sharper notice was issued in the southern Chinese town of Guangzhou relaying “credible information” that a terrorist threat may exist against official US government facilities in the city. American citizens in south China were advised to remain alert to possible threats.

China’s Ministry of Public Security responded to these warnings, which were obviously sourced in Chinese police circles, with anger. A statement accused an unnamed “foreign citizen” of fabricating the so-called attack on four- and five-star hotels in China. The Chinese foreign ministry chipped in with, “Chinese public security has never issued such a warning for foreigners on the hotel issue,” its spokesman told reporters. “Chinese hotels are safe!” he added.

US officials diplomatically withdrew their terror alert notice.
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This is a long article, replete with a map.

http://www.debka.com/article.php?aid=1118

KenH · Jan 2, 2006

So it turned out to be a hoax, eh?

Interesting.

LadyEagle · Jan 2, 2006

Denial doesn't equal hoax, IMO. Time will tell.

KenH · Jan 2, 2006

Yeah, LE, anything that disagrees with your agenda is just made up according to you, regardless of what anybody says.

New al Qaeda front in China against US interests

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