[Irish_Thatcherite]

A follow up from this story:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1537862/posts

[aculeus]

Authorities have admitted they are unsure exactly who he is. During his six-week trial, he appeared in court under the name Abbas Boutrab. He has used at least seven aliases since his first known arrest for stealing a bag in Paris 13 years ago.

Who cares what his name is?. Give him a number and a cellmate.

[elc]

Interesting discussion on that other thread. How is it that "the IRA is not Al-Qaeda" automatically equates to IRA and Al-Qaeda are not linked?

I wish I could remember the source, but there was a great article about 2 years ago. It discussed terrorist training camps in South America, somewhere near Paraguay/Uraquay...Anyway, long story short, you'd have Al-Qaeda in one camp, FARC in another, IRA in another, etc., and they'd all work together when necessary. I'll have to ask my dad if he remembers the source of the article.