Is it not a Victory for Al Qaeda?
PARIS–The Dakar Rally, the epic motorcycle, car and truck race across the Sahara Desert, was cancelled yesterday by organizers citing "direct" threats of terrorism from Al Qaeda-linked militants.
The race was deemed too inviting a target for the terror group's new north African affiliate. The roughly 550 competitors were to have left today on the 16-day, 9,300-kilometre trek through remote and hostile dunes and scrub from Europe to Senegal in West Africa.
The men that participate in this sport are used to risks and I am sure that they would not fear Al Qaeda.What does Osama bin Laden want?
Curtis Bowman: What Does Osama bin Laden Want?
The vexing question emerged again last week with the release of an audiotape on which the Qaeda leader seems to be speaking. ...
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