[Mb-civic] A Dwarf Known as Al Qaeda

michael at intrafi.com michael at intrafi.com
Tue Nov 30 12:23:37 PST 2004


This story was sent to you by: michael butler

A DWARF KNOWN AS AL QAEDA

--------------------
A Dwarf Known as Al Qaeda 
--------------------

The threat posed by the group is hugely overblown.

By Dirk Laabs
Dirk Laabs is a journalist based in Germany.

November 30 2004

The German federal police, the BKA, was once famous for its relentless, coolly efficient pursuit of terrorists. Hundreds of BKA agents eliminated the first three generations of the Red Army Faction, a terror organization that killed scores of politicians and civilians in the 1970s and 1980s. Then the hunt was on for the fourth generation. Hundreds of millions of dollars were invested; again, legions of agents were dispatched. 

The complete article can be viewed at:
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-laabs30nov30,1,693361.story 

Visit latimes.com at http://www.latimes.com


More information about the Mb-civic mailing list