Enduring Freedom: Britain turned a blind eye to fanatics ; David Capitanchik is a terrorism expert at Robert Gordon Universityin Aberdeen. Here he tells why Britain is not a prime target Streets Edition
BRITAIN has escaped the worst of terror attacks from the Middle East because it has turned a blind eye to extremist groups operating here. Britain is still way behind both the USA and Israel in terms of being a target for bin Laden's organisation. Despite protest from a number of countries, inc...
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| Published in | Daily record (Morristown, N.J. : 1971) |
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| Format | Newspaper Article |
| Language | English |
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Glasgow (UK)
MGN Ltd
16.10.2001
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| Summary: | BRITAIN has escaped the worst of terror attacks from the Middle East because it has turned a blind eye to extremist groups operating here. Britain is still way behind both the USA and Israel in terms of being a target for bin Laden's organisation. Despite protest from a number of countries, including Algeria, Israel, Eygpt and India, in the past Britain has been a safe haven for fundamentalists. |
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