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kpete Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-24-06 09:38 PM
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UK Investigation - Suspected Terrorists Allowed to Escape Because Of US Interference
US interference 'allowed terror gang to escape'
By Jason Bennetto, Crime Correspondent
Published: 25 November 2006

A team of suspected terrorists involved in an alleged UK plot to blow up trans-atlantic airliners escaped capture because of interference by the United States, The Independent has been told by counter-terrorism sources.

An investigation by MI5 and Scotland Yard into an alleged plan to smuggle explosive devices on up to 10 passenger jets was jeopardised in August, when the US put pressure on authorities in Pakistan to arrest a suspect allegedly linked to the airliner plot.

As a direct result of the surprise detention of the suspect, British police and MI5 were forced to rush forward plans to arrest an alleged UK gang accused of plotting to destroy the airliners. But a second group of suspected terrorists allegedly linked to the first evaded capture and is still at large, according to security sources.

The escape of the second group is said to be the reason why the UK was kept at its highest level - "critical" - for three days before it was decided that the plotters no longer posed an imminent threat.

more at:
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article2013256.ece
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Demeter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-24-06 09:40 PM
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1. But Of Course! (Gallic Shrug, Wafting Smoke)
Ce la Vie! Ce la guerre! Ce la Drek! (What's Up, Doc?)
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annabanana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-24-06 09:41 PM
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2. IIRC, This is not the FIRST time we've screwed up a UK
operation. Didn't we out some bad guy that they had "turned" before he could be much help?
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deminks Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-24-06 09:44 PM
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3. Perpetual terra, just like perpetual war, or
perpetual poverty or perpetual oppression, Smirky has to keep the masses perpetually afraid.
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