HMMM: IRAN ALLOWING AL QAEDA FREE MOVEMENT IN AND OUT OF IRAN

UPDATED - SCROLL DOWN!

JPOST:

Al-Qaida operatives who have been detained [SHOULD READ "detained"] for years in Iran have been making their way quietly in and out of the country, raising the prospect that Iran is loosening its grip on the terror group so it can replenish its ranks, former and current US intelligence officials said in a statements published Thursday.

This shift could indicate that Iran is re-examining its murky relationship with al-Qaida at a time when the US is stepping up drone attacks in Pakistan and weakening the group's leadership.

Any influx of manpower could hand al-Qaida a boost in morale and expertise and threaten to disrupt stability in the region.

US officials said the intelligence points to a worrisome increase in movement lately.

THIS IS BAD.

SOMETHING BIG IS UP.

A BIG ATTACK. SOMEWHERE. CAIRO/LEBANON/ISRAEL? PAKISTAN/INDIA? LONDON/NYC?

BRACE YOURSELVES...

UPDATE: Scooped Hot Air by 2 hours on this.

• SCOOPED ALLAPUNDIT BY 8 HOURS ON IT.

• SCOOPED WEASEL ZIPPERS TOO!

UPDATE #2:

AL QAEDA SILENCE.

IT'S ANOTHER BAD OMEN AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. THEY'RE GOING TO GROUND BEFORE A MAJOR ATTACK ON THEIR PART.

BRACE YOURSELVES...