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| GSPC reestablishes operations cells in France |
| 2005-09-29 |
| After a decade, Al Qaida's leading ally has re-established operational cells in France. The Salafist Brigade for Combat and Call has set up cells in France as part of an effort to renew major insurgency attacks. Officials said the cells were formed in North African emigrant communities in France. On Monday, officials said nine suspected Salafist operatives were detained in Paris and Normandy. The operatives were charged with terrorist offenses, including plans to attack a range of targets in France. "They were believed to have established a network of logistic cells that would have enabled the execution of simultaneous attacks in France," a French security source said. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #2 I agree Annon, universities, especially elite universities, are hotbeds for these sorts of movements. I remember posters of Khomeini all over my (American) campus in the mid 1970's, long before anyone had ever heard of Khomeini. Also, universities in Paris were the training ground for many despots and dictators of the 20th century. |
| Posted by: jolly roger 2005-09-29 18:34 |
| #1 Dear Sir, I happened to be one from the mid west who worked for 5 years, ten years from now in Boston for the Harvard Medical School. My business was to do science for the Harvard but just for the curiosity, I kept my ears open to listen to the people who came there from all over the world. It was before 9/11, I learned that the brightest of the French christen scientists working there hated Muslims particularly those from Pakistan. Among the Pakistani’s, there was a horribly growing contempt towards the western countries. I realized then that the Islamic militancy is rising fast. It was a shock for me to know at that time that any one from any country could enter Boston any time from Canada completely unchecked. This was exactly what happened when the Islamist attacked USA on 9-11. Another thing I also learned at that time that white American MDs at the Harvard Medical School were scared of the Muslim co-workers from Middle East countries and from Pakistan. Well, All I want to say that the Home land security could learn a lot about the future activities of radical Islamists if they listen to the Islamists in Boston particularly those working at the Harvard. |
| Posted by: Annon 2005-09-29 08:22 |