In the space of just a few weeks, much of Western Europe would be put on alert for an imminent terrorist killing spree that some say had the blessing of Osama bin Laden himself. In an effort to stave off the attacks, high-tech British surveillance and pilotless US predator drones would be used to target al-Qaeda operatives of European origin in and around Miranshah and other parts of Northern Waziristan.
But just how, in such a secretive place, regarded by many in the West as the most dangerous region on Earth, was the plot discovered in the first place? And what, if any, are the connections between the European nationals, each of whom had taken up the al-Qaeda cause and were preparing for a return to their homelands to wreak havoc in a Mumbai-style commando operation?
Indeed, was the threat as potent as the CIA made out, or was the warning exaggerated and part of a cynical politically motivated attempt to justify Washington’s Afghan war strategy?
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