Italian police foiled a terrorist plot to bomb London. {Drudge, Developing]

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[MikeJ]

Italian police foiled a terrorist plot to bomb London. They arrested five Morrocan men, believed to have connections with al Qaeda, near Venice... Developing...

[freedomson]

(saftey snicked off)

standing by............

[johniegrad]

New European alliances develop as old ones dissolve away.

[Peach]

Time to roll.

[Humidston]

...And the queen has installed a panic room or some such in her palace. Loud explosions and heavy construction going on at Cheney's house in D.C. Hmmmmmm.

What are WE peons doing to prepare for the upcoming war?

[PistolPaknMama]

Awwww. Does he still get 72 virgins?

[VOA]

Italian police foiled a terrorist plot to bomb London.

Michael Ledeen of The American Enterprise Institute makes frequent visits to Italy/Europe.
In his appearances on the Dennis Prager show (www.smarttalk870.com; www.dennisprager.com)
he has said that Italy is one of the countries "on the continent" that has been with the
USA since 9-11.

Also, maybe six months ago, The Los Angeles Times had a major article about the
Italian police trailing and bugging Islamic terrorists operating in Italy.
Some of the transcripts of the surveillence tapes were almost a laugh riot...
basically the conversation was along the lines of "Italy sucks...Dear Allah
I hate this place".

When somebody hates a place with great pasta, beautiful babes, and lots of neat
Roman ruins...you know you're dealing with some VERY sick puppies...
(who might as well be "put down" before they harm any innocents)

[Larry Lucido]

It's good to see Italy on the right side in this battle.

[NormsRevenge]

How about a bunker in the backyard? Multiple themes available.

[Moonman62]

The Italians are really coming through lately. We should shift all of our aid for germany and france over to them.

Is it just me, or does it seem like all of the jihadis are coming from Morocco?

[goodnesswins]

DAY of SUPPORT…Tues, 1/28/03....FLY your flags (U.S., British, Hungarian, Polish, Czech, Spanish, Quatar, Kuwaiti, Australian and Japanese one, too if you have them)....and put up your BUSH/CHENEY signs, (and the BIG W's on your SUV's) for the STATE of the UNION next Tuesday, Jan 28th, if you support the President, our MILITARY and the United States of America. PSST....pass it on.

[VOA]

Time to roll.

I think the appropriate verbiage is something like:

ANDIAMO!

I don't know Italian, but my brother said this (at least phonetically) was something
like "Let's Go!" in Italian...

Surely someone can help us out here...

[NormsRevenge]

Backyard bunkers

[judgeandjury]

Awwww. Does he still get 72 virgins?

Sure, as long as they are 72 ugly virgins.

[NormsRevenge]

Italy battled the Red Army for years. Hats off to Italy for all their effort fighting the mob, terrorists and decadence across Europe.

[Humidston]

LOL!!! I'll take the red white and blue thingy, thanks!

[GirlShortstop]

 
Earlier news:  Moroccans in Italy arrested on suspecion of terrorism

Yup, each news item makes me a bigger Italia fan. Stay safe paisans!!

On October 22, 2002, Oriana Fallaci addressed an audience at the American Enterprise Institute. Following are short excerpts from her talk. Ms. Fallaci, a native of Florence, Italy and a life-long journalist, caused turmoil across Europe with the publication of her book The Rage and the Pride, calling the West to stand up to the Islamic world.

"If we continue to stay inert, they will become always more and more. They will demand always more and more, they will vex and boss us always more and more. 'Til the point of subduing us. Therefore, dealing with them is impossible. Attempting a dialogue, unthinkable. Showing indulgence, suicidal. And he or she who believes the contrary is a fool."

Western society superior to Islam, says Berlusconi ~FR
...he declared that he and his host considered that the September 11 attacks "are attacks not only on the United States but on our civilisation, of which we are proud bearers, conscious of the supremacy of our civilisation".

"We should be conscious of the superiority of our civilisation, which consists of a value system that has given people widespread prosperity in those countries that embrace it, and guarantees respect for human rights and religion."   As if to rub salt in the wound, he added: "This respect certainly does not exist in the Islamic countries."

[VOA]

The Italians are really coming through lately. We should shift all of our aid for germany and france over to them.

A relative of mine ran off to Germany with "an older woman"...actually
his German language instructor in college.
They had plans to find jobs in Germany.

After about three weeks they returned.
My brother found he despised just about every German he met (except in the countryside)...
and he fell in love with Italy.

As he said "There may be soot in the cities and they might short you on change
at the restaurant...but Italy is the place, dude!"

[VOA]

Just pinging you, as this thread might be of interest