Fog rises over the Atlantic Ocean as the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower conducts flight operations, 4 Jan 2010. Photo: U.S. NavyUS Navy Concerned About Alleged Al-Qaida Threat to US Ships -- Voice of America
The U.S. Navy says it is on heightened alert after receiving what it calls "credible" al-Qaida threats against American warships and commercial vessels in the Gulf of Aden, the Arabian Sea, and the Persian Gulf. The latest threat from Osama bin Laden's terror network calls on followers to gather intelligence about ships and their sailors so that they can be targeted for attacks.
The threat, made on December 31 in a message posted on an extremist Internet Web site, prompted the Naval Criminal Investigative Service to elevate the risk for all U.S. military and commercial ships sailing through an area stretching from Somalia to the Persian Gulf.
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My Comment: Is Al Qaeda a threat against the US Navy .... I always think of the USS Cole when this question is brought up.