Bin Laden Tries to poison Cocaine - Coca Cartels decline the offer.

[simon_marklar]

 

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Osama bin Laden tried to buy a massive amount of cocaine, spike it with poison and sell it in the United States hoping to kill thousands, according to reports.

 

The plot failed when Colombian drug lords decided it would be bad for business if they got involved in the deal.

 

An investigation by the US Drug Enforcement Administration has examined how advanced the plot became when it was hatched a year after the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington.

 

The Washington Post has reviewed a document detailing the DEA's findings in the matter, in addition to interviewing sources familiar with the case.

 

Osama bin Laden personally met leaders of a Colombian drug cartel to in 2002 to negotiate the purchase of tons of cocaine, saying that he was willing to spend tens of millions of dollars to finance the deal.

 

"They wanted to kill thousands of people - more than the World Trade Centre," said a source.

 

Although the drug lords would have reaped millions of dollars in profits by selling the cocaine to bin Laden, they knew that if his plan succeeded it might effectively destroy the market for their cocaine in America.

 

The other was their fear of retaliation from the US government once its citizens started to die from the drugs, according to sources.

 

In 2002, the then DEA Director Asa Hutchinson said: "The DEA [has] received multi-source information that Osama bin Laden himself has been involved in the financing and facilitation of heroin-trafficking activities.

 

"It is important we recognise that when money goes from the pocket of an American to buy drugs, it may contribute to the financing of unspeakable crimes of violence around the world."

 

Earlier this year, Afghan tribal leader Hajji Bashir Noorzai who was one of the most wanted drug dealers in the world and previously had been identified as bin Laden's major heroin supplier, was arrested in New York City on federal criminal charges.

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from http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,3020...3394997,00.html

Lots of FUD in this article. go rupert!

[ 06. August 2005, 05:12: Message edited by: simon_marklar ]

[devance]

Sounds bogus.

It might be by a writer with a gonzo take.

Simply fabricating.

But it sure isn't funny and it sure isn't of any worth to anybody for cocktail conversation.

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[Conan Troutman]

sounds bogus??

all the sellers would have snuffed it before they

had a chance to sell the gear :confused:

tip: don't buy your blow of anyone with a beard

[nabraxas]

we see things differently Bruce Sterling's first short story. published before 1989.

i recon Osama must be a fan ov Bruce's work

[tardistestpilot]

yeah is another pathetic plan which fortunately didnt work as well as .....(e11}

[tardistestpilot]

and hey this is ok very lol...

http://www.revolutionsf.com/fiction/weseet...ethings/01.html

and ive heard he works for these gentile men as well maybe? ....http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/przion1.htm

[tardistestpilot]

i reckon sth america will have wmds when the oil runs out