Washington – New Troops in War on Terror: 80 Million Boaters

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    Washington – As boating season approaches, the Bush administration wants to enlist the country’s 80 million recreational boaters to help reduce the chances that a small boat could deliver a nuclear or radiological bomb somewhere along the country’s 95,000 miles of coastline and inland waterways.

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    According to an April 23 intelligence assessment “The use of a small boat as a weapon is likely to remain al-Qaida’s weapon of choice in the maritime environment, given its ease in arming and deploying, low cost, and record of success.”

    While the United States has so far been spared this type of strike in its own waters, terrorists have used small boats to attack in other countries.

    On Monday officials will announce the plan, which asks states to develop and enforce safety standards for recreational boaters and asks them to look for and report suspicious behavior on the water — much like a neighborhood watch program. [MSNBC]

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    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    So listen up campers and staff members:

    This summer while your enjoying row boating if you happen to see someone with a nuclear device blow your whistle and run to your bunks.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    this is what the rabbis meant …….. the whole war of gog u mogog will b on water …… its good news for me   least I know where almost there. : )