France averted at least 1 terrorist operation per annum, since 1996
By Olivier Guitta
This according to an interview with French antiterrorist judge Jean-Louis Bruguière in L'Express summarized and translated by The Croissant
In 1994 i.e. way before anyone, Jean-Louis Bruguière :
· Noticed core of the terror threat moved towards the Pakistani-Afghan area:
- French individuals moved there to be trained in military camps
- Uncovered the Al Qaeda structure and understood that the USA was a direct target
- Alerted on several occasions the US State Department which did not believe him then
· To respond to the terror threat, France developed a proactive strategy:
- Priority of locating and neutralizing all the clandestine structures of logistical and/or financial support
- But also identify their contacts thus reconstituting the worldwide structure of these cells all now affiliated with Al Qaeda
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