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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: bijou on October 09, 2009, 03:10:21 PM
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French agents have arrested a researcher from Europe's top atomic lab on suspicion of links to al-Qaeda, fuelling fears that terrorists could be targeting the nuclear industry.
The 32-year-old man, who was detained along with his brother, works for the prestigious European Organisation for Nuclear Research (Cern) in Geneva, Switzerland, according to French police sources.
''The inquiry will doubtless say what were the objectives in France or elsewhere and indicate perhaps that we have avoided the worst possible scenario,'' said Brice Hortefeux, the French Interior Minister.
An intelligence source told Le Figaro that ''this is a very high level'' case. ...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6868246.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093
Thank goodness the French caught this in time.
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Thank goodness the French caught this in time.
Even if all he was doing was validating data for the Iranians, are you sure they did?
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We killed an AQ "nuke expert" with ties to the AQ Khan network in August 2008.
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At the risk of being non-PC...In this age of jihadist conflict, its probably a good idea not to place a muslim in any position where security interests could be compromised. and in my view that would include even simple policeman positions.
--Sure there are good muslims out there. But until the good ones start to rat out the bad ones then none of them need to work in a govt position.
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At the risk of being non-PC...In this age of jihadist conflict, its probably a good idea not to place a muslim in any position where security interests could be compromised. and in my view that would include even simple policeman positions.
--Sure there are good muslims out there. But until the good ones start to rat out the bad ones then none of them need to work in a govt position.
To hell with the PC BS.......and how dare you bring commonsense into play.