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Good grief - they're even in Scotland. Is there any country they haven't infiltrated?

List shows al Qaida suspects in Scotland

GLASGOW, Scotland, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- British security services have compiled a list of 20 suspected al-Qaida members living in Scotland, The Scotsman reported Sunday.

The dossier, compiled by MI5 and Special Branch, contains the names of more than 80 alleged extremists across Britain whom security services allege were involved in a plan to use the deadly poison ricin to commit mass murder.

The 20 suspects living in Scotland are all Muslims and based in the Central Belt. Some are said to be British citizens.

Nine are Algerians arrested and then cleared of terror-related charges following a massive police operation in Edinburgh in 2002. However, the identities of the 11 remaining suspects are known only to the security services.

The existence of the dossier has been revealed by lawyers in London and Glasgow who represent foreign nationals facing deportation and criminal charges. The lawyers argue the dossier is shared by British and Algerian security services, which means anyone on the list sent back to Algeria faces certain death, even if they have been cleared of the charges.