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...Middle East security expert at London's Royal Services Institute for Defense and Security Studies--but no one has verified its role in those attacks. Even so, there is no question that the November bombings of the British consulate and a British-based bank in Istanbul showed that bin Laden's disciples were able to target Western interests at Europe's doorstep. If Madrid turns out to be the Islamists' handiwork, it means al-Qaeda has blasted open the door and stormed inside...
...last May. Government sources in Morocco are more emphatic, telling TIME there was evidence that all three had connections to the extremist groups believed to have directed those attacks, Salafia Jihadia and its offshoot cell Assirat al-Moustaqim (Straight Path). These groups, Moroccan sources say, are associated with Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda network. The Casablanca operation loosely resembled the Madrid massacre: there were well-orchestrated blasts in five locations, and in each instance the explosives were carried in bags or rucksacks. One important difference, though: the Casablanca attacks were all suicide bombings. So far, Spanish investigators have found...
...saying Aristide's return to the region might disturb Haiti 's "fragile order." MEANWHILE IN FRANCE ... I See Dread People A court in the southern city of Montpellier handed a three-month suspended jail sentence to a man who tried to run over a man he mistook for Osama bin Laden. Convinced he had spotted the al-Qaeda leader, the motorist skipped a red light and drove into a pedestrian zone in pursuit. His victim, who was on foot, escaped harm when the car crashed into some steps. The driver later claimed to be delirious as a result...
...TIME.com: If they do have Ayman al-Zawahiri, how far can bin Laden...
...McGirk: I think he's very close. After all, in every al-Qaeda video, he's right by bin Laden's side. Even if they are hiding in different places, Zawahiri will have better idea than anyone else where bin Laden...