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| Africa: North |
| 100+ al-Qaeda cells in Morocco |
| 2004-07-15 |
| Morocco, which is home to most of the suspects in the Madrid train bombing. is teeming with some 100 al-Qaeda-linked cells that are capable of suicide attacks and pose Europe’s biggest terrorist threat, Spain’s leading anti-terrorism judge testified Thursday. Each cell has five to 10 members, "so we are talking about 900 to 1,000 people who could be sought by police now in Morocco," Judge Baltasar Garzon told lawmakers investigating the March 11 attacks, which killed 190 people. Garzon cited police and intelligence data. Yeah, but haven’t the Moroccans jugged upwards of 1,000 hard boyz in response to the Casablanca booms? Granted, those aren’t all terrorists but also the support folks and accompanying holy men, but it still looks like they’ve done a pretty good job of cleaning up their own domestic mess. "In my opinion it is the gravest problem Europe faces today with this kind of terrorism," Garzon said, noting that many of those groups are in northern Morocco, with members who speak perfect Spanish and are able to slip easily in and out of Spain. The two countries are just a short ferry ride away from each other across the Strait of Gibraltar. The Tangiers cell at least appears to have followed this route in an effort to escape the Moroccan crackdown. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #7 AzCat, All I have to say is ACLU. |
| Posted by: Jaman 2004-07-15 6:22:04 PM |
| #6 My fear is that europe has become so weak in it's will that it will just roll over for Islam with out a fight. Funny thing is that I think a lot of Europe will be far less squeamish than the US in dealing with their internal problems ... once they actually admit to themselves that they have internal problems. E.g., look at the recent ban on Islamic headscarves in France. It may be mostly symbolic, but do you think we could get away with anything like that here in the US? Would our judiciary back it? Doubtful on both fronts IMHO. |
| Posted by: AzCat 2004-07-15 6:19:25 PM |
| #5 My fear is that europe has become so weak in it's will that it will just roll over for Islam with out a fight. They will find some reason to give in and up because they lack the will to fight. Look how they disparage the US because we will not compromise with the islamofacist movement and nations that sponsor terror like Iran. |
| Posted by: FlameBait93268 2004-07-15 3:32:33 PM |
| #4 Spain... hmm... well, they had to wait a few centuries last time they were overrun by the Islamonuts. In Spain's favor they freed themselves. If there is something that we just absolutely need to keep from get Mohammedized in Spain, then maybe a matter of months is better than years. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2004-07-15 3:11:47 PM |
| #3 "100+ Al-Qaeda Cells In Morocco" Seem like they're everywhere, infecting societies across the globe--like a virus or a cancer. Ick! : ( |
| Posted by: ex-lib 2004-07-15 1:52:40 PM |
| #2 When they holler and scream for help from the UN/US/or anyone else they perceive as their rescuer after they are attacked next time, how long should we wait to help (so that the necessary learning experience sinks in)? Two months? Six? |
| Posted by: jules 187 2004-07-15 1:01:30 PM |
| #1 The Moors are massing for a march on Spain. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2004-07-15 12:54:13 PM |