[Mb-civic] Terror Probes Find 'the Hands, but Not the Brains' - Washington Post

[William Swiggard]

Terror Probes Find 'the Hands, but Not the Brains'

Attackers Often Caught As Masterminds Flee

By Craig Whitlock
Washington Post Foreign Service
Monday, July 11, 2005; Page A10

LONDON, July 10 -- As British police searched for the bombers who killed 
at least 49 people in London last week, they faced the same problem that 
has stymied investigations into several other major al Qaeda-style 
strikes around the world: finding the masterminds in the background.

<>A clear pattern has emerged from attacks in Europe, North Africa and 
the Middle East in recent years that strongly suggests an element of 
central planning or instruction, according to counterterrorism officials 
and analysts. But so far, the people at the top have managed to cover 
their tracks by using a sophisticated cell structure that keeps their 
identities secret, even from the foot soldiers and mid-level operatives 
in their networks.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/10/AR2005071000987.html 

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