Saturday April 24, 2010

I've Been Thinking:

The Jordanians have announced that Aqaba, their southernmost city, was hit by a GRAD missile on Thursday.
Very little information was offered, other than that the missile came from outside of Jordanian territory.

This is a deeply problematic issue.
Aqaba is situated on the Red Sea, bordering Saudi Arabia on one side and Israel on the other. Just across the port, only a few miles away, is the Egyptian part of the Sinai Desert. Aqaba is Jordan's only port and that makes it a significant strategic and economic target. Any terrorist wanting to disrupt the Jordanian economy would do well to hit Aqaba.

The Russian-made GRAD is the most sold and most used rocket in the world. It will be very difficult to trace this rocket because of the GRAD’s attractive resale value. Whoever shot the GRAD into Aqaba got it from someone who got it from someone.

Jordan is taking this very seriously.
My best guess is that the GRAD was shot from Saudi Arabia into Jordan by al Qaeda.

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