Monday, May 02, 2011

U.S. Expects Rapid Al Qaeda Retaliation, US Recalls Marine Nuclear Biological Chemical Unit

U.S. Expects Rapid Al Qaeda Retaliation, US Recalls Marine Nuclear Biological Chemical Unit
Business Insider ^ | 05/02/2011 | Business Insider

Posted on Monday, May 02, 2011 4:55:25 PM by The Magical Mischief Tour

Al Qaeda militants are expected to strike quickly in response to Osama bin Laden's death, both as retaliation and to demonstrate that they will remain relevant even in the absence of their ideological leader. 

In a sign of the urgency of the threat, the elite Marine Corps' Chemical Biological Incident Response Force was called back last night from Japan, where they have been supporting radiation remediation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant site.

The unit is back in the U.S. and ready to respond to any potential emergency as a result of the attack, ABC News reports.


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