TA-THREATS: Europe Fears Converts May Aid Terrorists

European security agencies fear a rising trend of Non-Arabic Islamic militants in world terrorism. Islamic terrorists have realized a need for terrorist agents more able to slip by relatively unnoticed by security forces. This coupled with the fact that Islam is Europe's fastest growing religion, has created an environment rife with opportunity for terror. Though only a small percentage of western convicts look upon terrorism in a sympathetic light, and an even smaller number are actually recruited, police forces have realized this to be a growing threat worthy of increased attention. Already a handful of cases have sprung up around the world and arrests have been made after terrorism attempts of varying degrees of success.

Western Islamic Converts



This article is precisely why the controversial concept of �profiling� is flawed. If we underestimate the intelligence of our enemies, security failure is imminent. People always say that since �We know who the terrorists are� we should focus solely on Arabs and not people from �harmless� ethnic groups. If the government were to do this, we would be opening ourselves up to a huge blind spot. Islamic conversion is also common here on the United States. I am sure most people are aware of the large population of Muslims in the American penal system. Many of the converts mentioned in the article converted after spending time in a penal institution, meaning Islamic zealots already have a huge ready pool of potential terrorists here in our own backyard. How hard do you think it will be for them to find people with a grudge against our government in that environment? I suspect we will soon be seeing a rise in similar activity here in the United States.

[edit on 7-19-2004 by Valhall]

Do you have a link?

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I wonder why the hell people have a sympathetic look at terrorism