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| Iran planning strike on Europe: analyst |
| 2007-05-23 |
| Claude Monniquet's website (some material in english). HT No Pasaran! Iran is attempting to draw up plans to strike targets in Europe and has reconnoitered European nuclear power stations, a security analyst told a meeting at Britain's parliament. Claude Moniquet, president of the European Strategic Intelligence and Security Centre, a private think-tank in Brussels, said his organisation also had evidence Tehran has increased the number of its intelligence agents across Europe. "We have serious signals that something is under preparation in Europe," Moniquet said. "Iranian intelligence is working extremely hard to prepare its people and to prepare actions." The centre, which he said deals directly with European intelligence agencies, believes Iranian operatives have carried out "reconnaissance of targets in European cities, including nuclear power stations," Moniquet said. He mentioned no other specific targets. Preparations to target Europe's nuclear energy plants could be tied to the diplomatic standoff over Tehran's contested nuclear program, he told a meeting of MPs and analysts in London's House of Commons. Iran appeared to be preparing to target "British citizens on the streets of London," Moniquet said. "Just as they kill British soldiers in the south of Iraq." Conservative parliamentarian Patrick Mercer told the meeting that Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett, in a debate in December, had acknowledged worries about Tehran backing terrorist activity inside Britain. There were "concerns about the scale and nature of terrorism in this country, and about whether some of that is inspired or funded in any way by forces in and around Iran," Beckett told MPs. Parliament's intelligence and security committee, a panel of MPs which reviews the work of Britain's MI5 and MI6 domestic and foreign spy agencies, also warned last year of an "increased threat to UK interests from Iranian state-sponsored terrorism". A government security official said Iran was active in espionage and likely interested in compiling information on European military and industrial targets. However, the official could not verify Moniquet's claim that Tehran had conducted reconnaissance against power plants or increased numbers of agents in Britain. "There was a lot of anticipation the number of agents would increase when President (Mahmoud) Ahmadinejad came to power," the official said. "But I'm not sure whether that has actually been the case." |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #7 Europe is the natural next target zone for the Muzzie horde. They've struck lightly in Spain to great effect. Now they'll probably hit Germany or France next, because they see them providing small resistance to muzzie demands already. Al-Shiraq did threaten to nukem', though, if they damaged Frawnce didn't he ? |
| Posted by: Woozle Elmeter2970 2007-05-23 20:47 |
| #6 Nah, that's silly! Why would they attack their collaboraters? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2007-05-23 17:14 |
| #5 Iran is sounding more and more like Dr. Howard Dean every day. "We'll fight them in Milwaukee! We'll fight them in Ste Tropez! And Algiers! and Canberra! and Cape Town! Aieeeeeeee! |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2007-05-23 15:12 |
| #4 The Iranians are bigger dumbasses than I give them credit for if the above is true. Truly, mesmerized by delusions of grandeur. They may end up with their incinerated a*ses handed to what's left of them on a platter. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2007-05-23 14:55 |
| #3 At some point the Europeans are going to have to get up on their hind legs and deal with Islam. Unfortunately, about all we can expect of them is the usual slaughterhouse once things really have gone over the edge. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-05-23 14:39 |
| #2 And don't call us (U.S.) when the going gets harry. We've busy. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2007-05-23 13:58 |
| #1 I take this with a grain of salt, but just a note. This is what appeasing these monsters gets you. More hits. More death. More demanding you surrender. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-05-23 12:50 |