Al-Qa'ida strikes on Europe set to spread

[ECH1969]

AS Abu Musab al-Zarqawi continues to wreak havoc in Iraq with his international band of jihadists, European governments are increasingly worried about his ability to inspire and organise terrorist attacks in western Europe.

Counter-terrorism experts meeting in Israel this week say the war in Iraq has given new impetus to Zarqawi's growing al-Qa'ida network in Europe.

Germany's director of intelligence co-ordination, Ernst Uhrlau, said the Zarqawi network had taken the place of al-Qa'ida as the avant-garde of Islamist terrorism. He told the conference the war in Iraq had allowed the Jordanian militant to establish an international network unlike anything European governments had encountered in decades of fighting terrorism.

"It is looser than al-Qa'ida, more diffuse and well-connected to Iraqi society, where it seems to co-operate with former regime elements on a wide scale," Mr Uhrlau said.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,16619201^2703,00.html

[despairing optimist]

1. Al-Qaeda and Zarqawi to the east, al-Bushda to the west

No hope for anyone anywhere.

[BlueJac]

2. GW has made Musab al-Zarqawi what he is today...

Europe can send GW a thank you note! The war on terra!

:sarcasm:

[ECH1969]

3. That is the right attack

And, it will work quite well in 2006.