According to Iraq’s Foreign Minister and Interior Minister, members of the al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) cells captured during the past few weeks of operations revealed a myriad of bomb plots targeting cities in the US and Europe. Foreign Minister Zebari is said to have warned the US and European nations of the plots.
According to Interior Minister Jawad al-Bolani, the recent operations have netted some 73 suspects, and members of one of the cell claimed to have prior knowledge of the Stockholm bombing, though they only revealed this supposed knowledge after the fact.
Swedish officials said they were unaware of any ties between the suicide bomber and al-Qaeda, let alone AQI in particular, saying Bolani’s claims were the first they’d heard of it. Iraqi officials suggested Denmark might be a potential target but did not specify any other countries.
The US seems to be viewing the threats as credible, which is likely something of an embarrassment after officials railed against Iraq for arresting the AQI suspects without obtaining the permission of the Obama Administration first.
Are we paying the Iraqis a commission for information on 'terrorist plots', or are they on a regular salary?
On the other hand, they may simply be following the FBI playbook: create a 'terrorist plot', put all the actors in place, and then make a big show about taking credit for foiling said 'plot'.
hey i hear alot of people in america talking about attacking iran, and im sure if you torture them for a couple of days they would admit to being connected to the recent terrorist attacks there
Rah, rah, rah! Let's go. Let's keep the fear alive. A fearful population is so much easier to manipulate.
America can blame its foreign policy and Europe can blame its immigration policy.