Islamist Muslims seek WMDs for jihad

Al-Qaeda Islmist Muslims seek weapons of mass destruction for jihad, specifically chemical gasses

Stemming from a U.S. air strike two years ago, Pakistan’s president Pervez Musharraf announced this week an elusive Egyptian chemical weapons expert has been a prime target for counter-terror efforts in the region.

Musharrag and his intelligence officials said the Egyptian had been among several senior al-Qaeda operatives killed, but he most likely got away.

U.S. Homeland Security Department reports from the National Terror Alert Response Center confirm the belief the chemical weapons expert got away and continues efforts to empower Islamist Muslim terrorists with chemical weapons.

Current and former U.S. intelligence officials now believe that the Egyptian, Abu Khabab Masri, is alive and well — in charge of resurrecting al Qaeda’s program to develop or obtain weapons of mass destruction.

Given the problems with previous U.S. intelligence assessments of weapons of mass destruction, officials are careful not to overstate al Qaeda’s capabilities.

They emphasize there is much they don’t know because of difficulty getting information out of the mountainous area of northwest Pakistan where the network has reestablished itself.

Reports indicate Al Qaeda has regenerated at least some of the robust research and development effort that it lost when the U.S. military bombed its Afghanistan headquarters and training camps in late 2001.

They believe it is once again trying to develop or obtain chemical, biological, radiological and even nuclear weapons to use in attacks on the United States and other enemies.

The NTARC report added anti-terror experts emphasized beliefs that efforts are focused on development, concentrating on cyanide, chlorine and other poisons unlikely to cause mass-casualty results usual for weapons of greater mass destruction.

They base their assessments on anecdotal evidence from electronic intercepts, informants, captured al-Qaeda members and by tracking money and militant websites.

For instance, one official said some operatives apparently received immunizations to protect against biological agents.

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