And they wonder WHY we are protesting the huge Mosque in NYC? I still say UNTIL all Muslim's loudly boldly renounce terrorism AND the terrorists their Mosques are creating, we are right to remain leery of all of Islam. ( That's MY opinion only)



Europe terror plot 'foiled'
Spy agencies disrupt an al-Qaeda linked plot to launch attacks on major European cities, media reports say.
Last Modified: 29 Sep 2010 10:37 GMT

Intelligence sources reportedly said an al-Qaeda-linked plot targeted attacks against major European cities [EPA]

Western spy agencies have foiled an advanced plan linked to the al-Qaeda terror network to attack Britain, France and Germany, British and US media have reported.

Citing intelligence sources, Britain's Sky news said on Tuesday that Pakistan-based fighters were planning simultaneous strikes in London and major French and German cities, but the attacks were not imminent.

The broadcaster said that spy agencies had been tracking the suspected plotters who were planning attacks similar to commando-style raids seen during the 2008 in Mumbai.

The BBC added that arrests were not immediately expected, and that there had been no change to the UK's current threat level.

The plot was uncovered after intelligence-sharing between London, France, Germany and the United States. The source of the threat information was a suspected German suspect captured on his way to Europe and now being held in Afghanistan, the US broadcaster ABC reported, citing intelligence and security officials in the US and Europe.

Germany 'analysing' intelligence

The US military helped its European allies track down the suspected plotters in Pakistan after investigators uncovered the plan.

Germany said on Wednesday that it was aware of the "long-term" al-Qaeda aim to attack Western targets, but that it had no evidence of any "concrete" plans.

"Accounts, particularly in US and British media, saying that al-Qaeda has long-term plans to launch attacks in the United States, Europe and also in Germany are known to the (German) security services," an interior ministry statement said.

"This information, which comes from the intelligence services, has been and is being analysed and assessed by the German intelligence services with the appropriate sensitivity and intensity, and in co-operation with international partners.

"At the moment there are no concrete indications of any imminent attacks on Germany resulting from this. The current information does not change our risk assessment."

Sky said the concerted effort by the spy agencies would explain the increase in drone attacks in Pakistan in recent weeks.

"I am led to believe a number of these attacks were designed against the leadership of this particular plot," Tim Marshall, the foreign affairs editor at Sky, said.

Marshall said that the plot "had an al-Qaeda and possibly some sort of Taliban connection projecting into Europe".

The report came on the same day the Eiffel Tower in Paris was evacuated following a bomb threat for the second time in a month, and amid official warnings in France of an imminent attack.

Meanwhile on Tuesday the Wall Street Journal said the CIA had stepped up drone attacks against fighters in Pakistan's tribal region to try to foil a suspected terror plot against European targets.

The Journal cited current and former CIA officials as saying the exact nature of the plot could not be ascertained except that it targeted several countries, including Britain, France and Germany.

Drone attacks

Pakistani security officials have reported around 20 drone attacks in Pakistan's tribal belt along the Afghan border this month, the latest on Monday killing four fighters.

Phil Rees, the author of Dining with Terrorists, indicated that there could be a link between the suspected potential attacks on Europe and the increase in drone attacks in Pakistan.

"It's not unnatural that when somebody's home country is being bombed in such a way, that some people might feel they have a right to respond," he told Al Jazeera from London.

"What we've seen is a transformation of the Pashtun Taliban rebellion. The Pashtun people don't really care about the outside world, but [the attacks] have turned a number of them into transnational-jihadists, who now feel because of these drone attacks that maybe they have a right to respond with violence against Western targets."

Last week a top US security official said "increased activity" by fighter groups signalled a heightened threat against Western countries, including European states.

"We are all seeing increased activity by a more diverse set of groups and a more diverse set of threats," Janet Napolitano, the US homeland security secretary, told a senate hearing.

She said the growing threat, which prompted warnings in Europe, was "directed at the West generally".

French authorities gave the all clear late on Tuesday following the evacuation of the iconic Eiffel Tower, sparked by a phone call to the tower operator at 16:40 GMT warning of a bomb.

A major Paris train station was evacuated on Monday after a bomb alert that later proved to be a false alarm.

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/eu...819317720.html

**** these are related links:
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/eu...333369777.html

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/eu...156584896.html

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/eu...311783467.html

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/eu...532649871.html

My question is why are we getting LIMITED coverage here in the US? Is it because Obozo wants to "shield" us from this disturbing news?