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Minister: Terror suspects hiding in southern Africa

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (Reuters) -- Individuals with links to al Qaeda and other groups are hiding in southern Africa and could be setting up networks within the region, South Africa's intelligence minister said on Monday.

"There are groups in Africa that claim to be part of al Qaeda and other structures," Ronnie Kasrils told delegates at an African naval conference in Cape Town.

"They have been seeking refuge in this part of the continent, but it is not just a question of seeking refuge, it is also quite possibly attempting to set up networks," he said.

Africa, the world's poorest continent, has been hit by a series of attacks with the latest claiming more than 60 lives in Egypt last month.

The attacks have mostly been directed at tourist spots but have killed hundreds of Africans, as was the case in 1998 when bombings targeted U.S. embassies in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya.

Kasrils said individuals with links to extremist groups had been found in South Africa, Mozambique and other neighboring states and one person had been arrested in Zambia after visiting a number of southern African countries.

"Only alert security forces with community support can halt that [setting up terror networks]," he said.

He did not name the person arrested in Zambia. Briton Haroon Rashid Aswat, held on a U.S. extradition warrant and accused of plotting to set up a militant training camp in Oregon, was deported to Britain from that country earlier this month.

South Africa has been under international scrutiny after officials raised concern that forged South African identity papers were falling into the hands of extremists, who might find them easier to use than those from their home countries.

With developed financial and banking links with the West and a large, multi-racial population, South Africa is also seen by security analysts as possible base of operations for such groups.

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Originally posted by JudgeG:
A wise fellow who fought the wars in Angola, Rhodesia/Zim and Mozambique told me.. as we bumped along in a Land Rover and splashed beer around our faces as the driver tried to get back to camp before dark..

"Afican leaders truly believe not that they owe the country anything, but that the country owes them."

As long as a president and his henchmen have BMW's, trips to Paris for their wifes and honeys and a billion bucks here and there, there is no economic pressure (i.e., hunters dollars) that will influence them a bit. It is not as if they were weighing the effects of a loss of income against some foolish anti-terrorism scheme, but they simply pat each other on the back and agree on a way to disarm the populace.

Until the rest of the world quits propping up the thieving bastards with G-VI's, bank loans and a DisneyWorld called the U.N.... What is the incentive to use reason?

There are a couple of bright spots, however. For whatever reason, Tanzania had a GNP increase last year of 6.5% (explain that folks).. and Zambia exports foodstuffs. Botswanna allows some private ownership and long term leases and even has a U.S. sponsered pan-African police academy that tries its damnest to teach ethics along with proceedure.

Go while you can. The whole thing may close tomorrow.