Report: Suspected al-Qaeda member planned to blow up Panama Canal... Developing...

www.drudgereport.com...




any thoughts or opinions of what results this would have?

[edit on 30-6-2004 by Banshee]

Any thoughts??? Obviously it would be devastating:

Panama Canal Statistics

A large volume of the world�s ships, cargo, and passengers travel through the canal every year. In 1996 more than 15,000 ships, about 42 per day, made the crossing. From 1985 to 1995 the number of ships, their tonnage, and the amount of tolls collected all increased. Tolls rose to $460 million in 1995, a 50 percent increase over 1985 figures. About 14,000 ships, 400,000 crew members, and 300,000 passengers traveled through the canal in 1995.

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Shut down the canal...shut down Western Commerce!

Don't worry, it's probably just more propaganda. Got to keep the war lovers happy 'til november.

to blow up a canal, especially a really big one like the one in Panama. Gee whiz, they'll be blowing up our rivers, lakes and swamps next (that last one was for Pogo).