Thwarting two al Qaeda attacks in Europe
AP/Houston Chronicle:
It has been a bad year for al Qaeda plots. The doc plot debacle in the UK has to have been a spectacular debacle. The only coordinated attack that did go off was a rather weak effort in Yemen. The Red Mosque plot was a disaster for al Qaeda in Pakistan and has led to more attacks against its sanctuaries which chased hundreds of its supporters into a fight for survival at Tora Bora. Its Taliban ally is committing suicide by ambushing our forces in Afghanistan and its Iraq ally is desperately hoping the Democrats will bail it out of a losing situation in Iraq.
A pair of alleged Islamic terror plots uncovered this week in Germany and Denmark share some disturbing hallmarks: Officials link both to al-Qaida and have found tentacles stretching all the way to Pakistan, the likely hiding place of Osama bin Laden.While the date may be of some symbolic importance, it is more for the PR effect. Al Qaeda attacks are more for the purpose of manipulating the media and getting publicity for their evil cause and they are willing to engage in mass murder to do that. There are probably one or more plots that have not been revealed that were planned to be coordinated with the two that have been discovered.
The schemes — which could have caused massive loss of life — have been a chilling reminder to Europeans of the threat they still face because of porous borders, restive minorities and perceived allegiance to the United States.
Analysts and security officials warn that terrorists could be gearing up ahead of the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, with German authorities saying the investigation there was aided by the suspects' increased activity ahead of the anniversary.
"It is possible that a certain motivation (of the plotters) can be attributed to this anniversary," said German Federal Prosecutor Rainer Griesbaum — though he added there was no concrete evidence yet of a link.
Wolfgang Bosbach, a key member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's governing Christian Democratic Union, told N-24 television: "When you leaf through a calendar, it's only a matter of hours until Sept. 11."
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It has been a bad year for al Qaeda plots. The doc plot debacle in the UK has to have been a spectacular debacle. The only coordinated attack that did go off was a rather weak effort in Yemen. The Red Mosque plot was a disaster for al Qaeda in Pakistan and has led to more attacks against its sanctuaries which chased hundreds of its supporters into a fight for survival at Tora Bora. Its Taliban ally is committing suicide by ambushing our forces in Afghanistan and its Iraq ally is desperately hoping the Democrats will bail it out of a losing situation in Iraq.
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