The London Telegraph reports that an Islamic terror cell has smuggled two surface-to-air missiles into Europe in a plot to shoot down planes in France:
French and Algerian extremists with links to al-Qa'eda bought the Russian SA-18 Grouse missiles from Chechens in 2002 and smuggled them via Georgia and Turkey, according to French anti-terror sources quoted in Le Figaro.
Both missiles and several of the extremists are reportedly still at large.
A Jordanian al-Qa'eda operative close to al-Zarqawi, now in Jordanian custody told French investigators
a sleeper cell "returned to France with the missiles and chemical and biological agents such as botulin, ricin and cyanide."
Before deciding on a target, most of the group was arrested in 2002.
At Captain's Quarters, Captain Ed posts that France being targeted by al Qaeda, shows the emptiness of the argument that al Qaeda only attacks America because of our policies in the Middle East:
If any country could have avoided attack because of appeasement, it would be the French; and yet, now they not only have to protect against two SAMs but also track down these deadly chemical weapons before they get unleashed against the French people.
Captain Ed is right on here. It's not just America the evildoers hate, they seek to conquer all freedom loving people. Appeasement is perceived as the weakness it is and only encourages the terrorists.
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