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To: michael97123 who wrote (153964)	12/14/2004 2:41:12 PM
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Another great US accomplishment: <Radical Youths Being Trained in Iraq 1 hour, 44 minutes ago Middle East - AP By RAF CASERT, Associated Press Writer BRUSSELS, Belgium - Radical youths from Europe and the Arab world are being trained in Iraq (news - web sites), Europe's anti-terror chief said Tuesday, warning that such clandestine camps could multiply in unstable or failed states anywhere in the world. "There are some who have gone to Iraq, as indeed there have been youngsters from outside Europe, from Arab countries, who have gone there to receive military training," EU counterterrorism coordinator Gijs de Vries said in an interview with The Associated Press. De Vries refused to elaborate on the specifics, such as the numbers or countries of origin of those training in Iraq, saying the information was classified. But he warned that action had to be taken to stop instability breeding terror. "This is incidentally not just the case in Iraq," he said. "Instability elsewhere in the world, in Africa for example, always makes it more difficult for the law to be upheld, for democracy to function, and therefore makes it easier for terrorists to hide and train." Bringing order to Iraq and reviving the Mideast peace process would undercut recruitment efforts, he said. "The absence of progress of peace in the Middle East is being used by radical Islamist propagandists to try to lure young Muslims into terrorist activities," he said. "It is important that these propagandist activities be made much more difficult by re-igniting the peace process," De Vries said, highlighting an oft-repeated demand of the European Union (news - web sites) In other comments, De Vries said Europe should not become complacent in spite of a lull in attacks since the March 11 train bombings in Madrid and the foiling of plots in several countries. "Overall, we can say that the threat of terrorism in Europe remains high," De Vries said. "We should take it very seriously indeed." Spanish and British authorities say they have averted major terror attacks in recent months. In October, 30 people were detained on suspicion of planning to drive an explosives-packed truck into Madrid's National Court. British police said last week they had prevented an attack in London on the scale of the Madrid bombings. "There have been other instances," De Vries said, refusing to give details. > news.yahoo.com