The world is in denial over the threat from Islam. Bruce http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1863847,00.html Irish 'in denial' over threat by al-Qaeda
Henry McDonald, Ireland editor Sunday September 3, 2006 <http://www.observer.co.uk/> The Observer Irish society is in denial over the threat of Islamic fundamentalist terrorism on its soil, an expert in counter-terrorism has warned. Former US customs official Joe King has conducted a survey of the Dutch, UK and Irish police forces' responses to the Islamist terror threat for the John Jay Police College in New York City and concluded that the threat is not being taken seriously enough. In an interview with The Observer, King, associate professor at the college's department of law, said: 'During our last trip we tried to look at the wider community than just the Garda, meeting banking, tourism, legal and members of the literary community. I would say there was no fear or even awareness of a jihadist threat ... In casual discussions people are aware of the changing face of Ireland, but it is more the Polish plumber or the Nigerian on welfare assistance that raises concern.' King stressed that al-Qaeda is present in the Republic but said: 'I think most estimates are that the numbers are low and the activities are restricted more to support type operations. Charities, preaching and societies are ways the jihadist can function and stay within the law but still be useful to the mission. This doesn't mean they don't operate as a sleeper cell, but they can stay off the radar.' King said he was adamant that Ireland, despite its neutrality and history as a former colony, was not safe from an attack. 'As you saw in Germany lately, I don't think anywhere is immune.' However, King praised the role of the gardai in monitoring al-Qaeda suspects in Ireland, saying they had a 'good grasp' of the issues involved' and were in constant contact with intelligence and security services counterparts. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
