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To: Letitring
"Mahdjoub's arrest was a minor victory in a major war being fought, bitterly and secretly, in cities from London to Warsaw, from Madrid to Oslo. It pits the best investigative officers in Europe against a fanatical network of men dedicated to the prosecution of jihad both in Europe and overseas. It is a war security officials know they cannot afford to lose - and that they know they will be fighting for the foreseeable future.

Previously seen as a relative backwater in the war on terror, Europe is now in the frontline. 'It's trench warfare,' said one security expert. 'We keep taking them out. They keep coming at us. And every time they are coming at us harder"

Find more here:
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,1120629,00.html
679 posted on 01/27/2004 10:43:49 AM PST by Letitring
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To: Letitring
An older article, but enlightening.

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/waronterrorism/story/0,1373,864446,00.html
683 posted on 01/27/2004 11:02:38 AM PST by Letitring
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To: Letitring
Important article, and one I had missed. Thanks for posting that.

We can only hope most of the Euros are waking up finally.
701 posted on 01/27/2004 12:06:38 PM PST by texasbluebell
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