Editor’s note: Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin is an online, subscription intelligence news service from the creator of WorldNetDaily.com – a journalist who has been developing sources around the world for the last 25 years.
Islamists in Morocco are planning to bring the country to the verge of total chaos with the goal of toppling the monarchy, according to sources close to the Interior Ministry.
According to the latest issue of Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin online intelligence newsletter, Minister of the Interior Mustafa Sahel was reprimanded by King Mohammed for the failure of police, military and intelligence in preventing the May 16 bomb attacks in Casablanca.
A well-informed source in Rabat said the minister was reprimanded by the king and commanded to find the culprits and
destroy any militant cells. The minister requested more resources, mainly manpower to strengthen police presence in key areas. The request is based on the plan to enlarge the overall size of the
Moroccan army from 130,000 to 200,000 men.
Islamist plans have been revealed in the past during the arrest and trials last February of 27 militants. Three of the suspects were tried for a plan to attack American and British warships crossing the straits of Gibraltar. Their plan was to use rubber or fishing boats to execute attacks similar to the one on the USS Cole in Yemen. Security officials in Spain, France and Portugal expressed concern
al-Qaida offshoots and even home-grown Moroccan militants are using Morocco as a base for infiltrations by sea into Europe.
Meanwhile, German authorities hinted they were amazed that Mohammed Heidar Zammar, a German citizen of Syrian origin and a close associate of Sept. 11 terrorist Mohammed Atta, was released by the Moroccans before he was thoroughly interrogated. Zammar spent some time in a German jail, but was released and allowed to leave to Morocco. The German Intelligence Service warned Morocco ahead of time Zammar had ties in the kingdom and that he should be interrogated.
However, the Moroccans opted to follow a U.S. request and sent Zammar to Syria, where he underwent a harsh interrogation. During this procedure FBI and CIA agents participated by proxy.
The method was by submitting written questions to the Syrian interrogators and receiving written replies. This was done to avoid accusation U.S. officials were part of the alleged torture of
Zammar.
