Monday, January 22, 2007

MUST READ: "THE BALKAN ISLAMIC JIHAD: THE PAN-EUROPEAN CALAMITY"

The Balkan Islamic Jihad: A Pan-European calamity
By Ioannis Michaletos

After the 9/11, a worldwide “War on terror” begun in order to disband and neutralize Islamic terrorist networks across the globe. The main focus of the largest anti-terrorist campaign in history is focused in the Middle East area, as well as in Afghanistan. The Balkan Peninsula is the European area where this campaign has also taken place, with numerous arrests and a continuous effort into riding the fundamentalist out of the area. The question arising though, is how did the extremists gain a foothold in South Eastern Europe in the first place, and what was the reaction of the international community over the previous years.

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Pertinent Links:

1) The Balkan Islamic Jihad: A Pan-European calamity

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