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To: mahler_one who wrote (8992)	3/24/2003 11:01:47 AM
From: Greg h2o	Read Replies (1) of 13797

Paris Isn't Safe-from the wsj Paris police discovered vials of the deadly toxin ricin in a train station last week, at about the time that German police were rolling up an alleged terrorist cell in Berlin. In Germany, the police said they had indications that the cell intended to launch retaliatory strikes to coincide with the start of the war in Iraq. Two lessons can be drawn from these most recent bits of evidence that terrorists remain active in France and Germany. One is that appeasement of Saddam Hussein in recent months has made those countries no safer than if they'd found the courage to oppose the tyrant openly. Even if American interests were the targets of one or both of the plots, choosing to carry them out on French and German soil can hardly be taken as a gesture of good will. The second lesson is that the war on terror still has a long way to go. The ricin in Gare de Lyon was found as part of a routine search of train-station lockers. Finding it was a lucky break. The French police have said that the amount found was small, but there's no telling whether the vials uncovered were a sample, an entire batch or the tip of an iceberg. One does not manufacture ricin or hide it in train-station lockers casually; there is no innocent explanation for its presence there. In Germany, the police have done some admirable work tracking down terror cells since September 11, but their success reflects in part the fact that for too long Germany served as a breeding ground for extremists who settled in Europe. So there was a lot of activity to be uncovered. We're not hopeful that close calls such as these will wake Europe's appeasers from their slumber. But if last week's apparent near misses show anything, it's that complacency is not in order. Updated March 24, 2003

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