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...planned an attack on the U.S. embassy in Paris. According to a French police source, Beghal issues from the al-Qaeda-allied group Takfir wal Hijra (Anathema and Exile), whose members make a point of concealing their strict fundamentalism behind a Western fa?ade. "The goal of Takfir is to blend in to corrupt enemy societies in order to plot attacks against them better," said the French official. "Members live together, form businesses together, will drink alcohol, eat during Ramadan, become smart dressers and ladies? men in order to show just how integrated they are," says an investigator. Suspects like Beghal...
...Takfir," says Jacquard, "are the hard core of the hard core: they are the ones who will be called upon to organize and execute the really big attacks." French officials think that Takfiri beliefs have bred a distinct form of terrorism. "The goal of Takfir," says one, "is to blend into corrupt societies in order to plot attacks against them better. Members live together, will drink alcohol, eat during Ramadan, become smart dressers and ladies' men to show just how integrated they...
...that the viewer will find himself sitting on the edge of his seat, nails digging deeply into his palms. Furthermore, computer generated images are never overused, nor do they ever blatantly appear false. Rather, the special effects are seamlessly integrated into the whole, giving rise to an exciting, organic blend. Certain sequences are stunning for their imagination and their execution, such as the depiction of the hellish Stygian Prison in the Hades Universe. Furthermore, the final duel between Yulaw and Gabriel is picture-perfect, creating the illusion that Li is truly battling his clone. Special effects and wires are used...
...change. As a career prosecutor, Mueller gained some experience in terrorism investigations--he supervised the Pan Am 103 bombing indictments. But he has not said what he will do to improve the FBI's human-intelligence gathering to target Islamic radicalism; the bureau desperately needs informants who can blend into, say, Muslim communities...
...with the loner who has a Ph.D. in microbiology," says an investigator. "It doesn't look like someone who has been educated in the Middle East." The writing, adds another agent, "looks like what I learned with a nun beating my hand." But the hijackers had worked hard to blend in and hide in plain sight too. And no one was eager to underestimate their cunning again...