[Bald Eagle777]

Note

[Godwin1]

The Italians have always been pathetic at finding and jailing terrorists. On the rare occasion they catch one, they look for any excuse to let them go. Abu Abaas, the terrorist mastermind of the Achile Lauro hijacking during which terrorists murdered disabled American Klinghoffer, was released within weeks by the Italians on the flimsiest of pretexts. It took decades--and the invasion of Iraq--before Abass could be be brought to justice. (Democrat defeatists tell us Saddam did not harbor terrorists. Well,thanks to the Italians, he harbored this one, who died in US custody after capture by invading American troops. One hopes he faced sharp questioning before his death).

Italians will not fight terrorists. But they will apparently harass and disrupt those who DO fight them. The judicial system is notoriously corrupt. And infected with the kind of cowardice and lack of principle has has allowed the Mafia to survive.

The next time some US politician whines about the need for allies in the war on terror, remember this: as far as the Europeans are concerned, we are on our own. Worse than that: the Italian case shows that many officials are not merely "neutral" in the war on terror--they actually favor the terrorists.

[Godwin1]

The Italians have always been pathetic at finding and jailing terrorists. On the rare occasion they catch one, they look for any excuse to let them go. Abu Abaas, the terrorist mastermind of the Achile Lauro hijacking during which terrorists murdered disabled American Klinghoffer, was released within weeks by the Italians on the flimsiest of pretexts. It took decades--and the invasion of Iraq--before Abass could be be brought to justice. (Democrat defeatists tell us Saddam did not harbor terrorists. Well,thanks to the Italians, he harbored this one, who died in US custody after capture by invading American troops. One hopes he faced sharp questioning before his death).

Italians will not fight terrorists. But they will apparently harass and disrupt those who DO fight them. The judicial system is notoriously corrupt. And infected with the kind of cowardice and lack of principle has has allowed the Mafia to survive.

The next time some US politician whines about the need for allies in the war on terror, remember this: as far as the Europeans are concerned, we are on our own. Worse than that: the Italian case shows that many officials are not merely "neutral" in the war on terror--they actually favor the terrorists.