[Pak Daily Times] In an effort to foil a suspected terrorist plot against European targets, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has ramped up missile strikes against forces of Evil in Pakistain's tribal regions, current and former agency officials were quoted as saying by the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday.In July 8, Pak paramilitary troops took position on a hilltop post in Khajore Kut, an area of South Wazoo.
The terror plot, which officials have been tracking for weeks, is believed to target multiple countries, including the UK, France, and Germany, the officials said.
The exact nature of the plot or plots could not be learned immediately, and counter-terrorism officials in the US, Pakistain and Europe are continuing to investigate. There have, however, been multiple terror warnings in recent days in France, Germany and the UK.
Notable threats: "There are some pretty notable threat streams," said one US military official, who added that the significance of these threats is still being discussed among counter-terrorism officials but that threats of this height were unusual.
US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano plans to discuss the current European terrorism intelligence with her European counterparts at a UN aviation security meeting this week in Montreal. "We are in constant contact with our colleagues abroad," she told a Senate panel last week. "We are all seeing increased activity by a more diverse set of groups and a more diverse set of threats. That activity, much of which is Islamist in nature, is directed at the West generally."
Not all of the drone strikes in the latest wave are connected to the suspected European plot. But many have targeted forces of Evil who are part of the Haqqani network. Last week, France stepped up its level of vigilance over what was thought could be an imminent al Qaeda threat. Authorities said that they had uncovered a suicide kaboom plot to attack the Paris subway linked to al Qaeda's North African affiliate. They said the threat might be connected to France's recent vote to ban the wearing of burqas.
"There have been some actionable targets, including Haqqani targets, that have presented themselves," said one US military official. If the Haqqani network were involved in a European terror plot, it would be the first known instance where it sought to launch attacks outside of South Asia, said Bruce Hoffman, a professor at Georgetown University, who has written extensively on terrorism.