Cern Physicist Admits Links With al-Qaida -- The Guardian
Frenchman of Algerian origin corresponded online with a contact in north Africa's al-Qaida branch.
A French physicist arrested last week while working at the world's largest atom smasher has told investigators he corresponded over the internet with a contact in north Africa's al-Qaida branch, a judicial official said today.
The exchange vaguely discussed plans for terror attacks, but nothing concrete was planned, the French official said, speaking on condition that his name not be used because the investigation is ongoing. The 32-year-old Frenchman of Algerian origin was one of more than 7,000 scientists working on the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland. He and his brother were taken into custody Thursday in south-eastern French city of Vienne.
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My Comment: Intercepts work .... and lives are saved (maybe). The Europeans have clearly made a decision that lives are more important than privacy issues .... but while the U.S. is going the opposite direction, it is still providing intelligence to our allies .... and our allies are grateful for it.