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Extremism lingers after Balkan wars
Chicago Tribune ^ | 11/25/01 | Stephen J. Hedges

Posted on 11/25/2001 12:20:40 PM PST by joan

Edited on 09/03/2002 4:49:35 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

ZENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina -- Inside a simple two-story home with mustard-colored walls and a single phone, police found few personal belongings as they searched Bansayah Belkacem's half of the block-and-spackle house three weeks ago.

But officers found what they needed: a scrap of paper, folded into a book of Arabic text, containing a scribbled name and a 12-digit phone number in Afghanistan. The name and number belonged to Abu Zabaydah, who intelligence officials believe coordinates attacks for Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda terrorist network.


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TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: michaeldobbs

1 posted on 11/25/2001 12:20:40 PM PST by joan
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To: joan
"At the top levels of government they realize that they have to have better security in this country," one Western diplomat said. "There are people coming in here the last few years who have found that Bosnia can be a staging ground for operations in Europe."

Now, that's a surprise. Serbs have been telling for years about things like these, but I guess the West was too busy helping poor Bosnians and Albanainas.

2 posted on 11/25/2001 1:44:18 PM PST by Leonora
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To: joan
bttt
3 posted on 11/25/2001 2:10:16 PM PST by Freee-dame
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To: joan
Muslims are overwhelming Europe and the Euros are just accepting the influx. It won't be long before Europe will be peopled by Christians in name only and Muslims on the verge of inflicting Sharia. This scenario can be prevented only as long as the Euros wake up. So far, they have not.
4 posted on 11/25/2001 2:33:54 PM PST by eleni121
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To: Pericles
FYI. I wonder when we'll find out who was behind the Ron Brown hit.
5 posted on 11/25/2001 4:43:13 PM PST by aristeides
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To: aristeides
Why the mountain his plane ran into was behind that, dont you know that?
6 posted on 11/25/2001 4:50:32 PM PST by Pericles
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To: aristeides
check Alamo Girl's Ron Brown files
7 posted on 11/25/2001 4:58:43 PM PST by DTA
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To: eleni121
>>>This scenario can be prevented only as long as the Euros wake up. So far, they have not.<<<

Canucks are a little bit better, check this

8 posted on 11/25/2001 5:01:45 PM PST by DTA
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To: joan; *balkans; Fusion; Kate22; F-117A; Balto_Boy
Balkans Bump!
9 posted on 11/25/2001 5:04:57 PM PST by Incorrigible
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To: Incorrigible
Clinton's Legacy!
10 posted on 11/25/2001 7:43:58 PM PST by F-117A
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To: eleni121
Islam will become a majority religion in UK by 2013.
11 posted on 11/26/2001 1:45:03 PM PST by nikola
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