From left: IntelCenter, AP, Reuters-CorbisThe Coming Terror War -- Newsweek
Intelligence agencies have stepped up drone attacks in Waziristan, but the Taliban says they’re still plotting a big attack on the West.
For weeks now, as missiles from American drones have snuffed out their leaders and terrorized their recruits in the remote mountains of Pakistan’s North Waziristan area, Al Qaeda fighters have kept their spirits up by telling each other they were about to have their revenge. “It’s like they’ve just been waiting for news, as if they were all excited about something big about to happen in the West,” says an Afghan Taliban intelligence officer known to NEWSWEEK who operates as a liaison between his organization and Al Qaeda.
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My Comment: Everyone knows that there will be blow-back as a result of repeated drone strikes against Al Qaeda and Taliban leaders/soldiers. The only question is when.
The likely target(s) will be Europe. With its large Muslim populations, it will be easier for Islamic extremists to travel and to "set up shop". A Mumbai style of commando attack will be devastating to any Western city, with high casualties and political repercussions that will take a long time to heal. Western Governments have every right to be concerned, and as long as Pakistan acts and serves as a safe haven for these extremist groups, the threat will always hang over our head.