Exclusive: Interpol chief - close EU border loophole or risk attack

[dipsydoodle]

Alarm raised over gap in European passport security that could 'lead to another September 11'

A glaring failure by almost all European countries to check passports against an international database of lost and stolen travel documents is leaving the Continent vulnerable to a terrorist attack on the scale of the Madrid train bombings, the head of Interpol has warned.

In what he said he hoped would not be his "last interview", Interpol's Secretary General, Ronald Noble, told The Independent that nearly all EU members are failing to make crucial checks against the agency's database of 15 million suspicious passports – allowing potential terrorists to enter Europe and cross multiple borders undetected.

"So many basic steps aren't being taken, which could lead to another September 11, another July 7 [the 2005 London Underground bombings], another March 11 in Madrid," Mr Noble said.

Friday 30 December 2011
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/exclusive-interpol-chief--close-eu-border-loophole-or-risk-attack-6282991.html

[RC]

1. Yeah, like a booklet is going to stop a terrorist.

I hear Israel makes some pretty good fake passports.

[BeHereNow]

2. Are you referring to 2004? If so, I'm impressed!

Memories are not always so keen on DU.
Kudos!
BHN
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Israel_–_New_Zealand_spy_scandal

[RC]

6. Thank you.

I try to see things as they are, not as I am supposed to.

[BeHereNow]

8. A rare quality these days.

Seeing the world as it IS.
I'm always amazed at how many people can't, or wont.
It's all out there to read, but apparently so few do.
BHN

[dhol82]

3. did not post firtst time - will try again

how do you link up israel with this? how many european targets have they blown up?

[RC]

4. 'Compelling evidence' Israel was behind misuse of UK passports in Hamas hit

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/23/uk-expel-israeli-diplomat-passport

Foreign secretary confirms Britain has demanded withdrawal of Israeli diplomat following 'intolerable' use of identity papers

"David Miliband said today that there was "compelling evidence" that Israel was responsible for misuse of British passports as part of a plot to kill a prominent member of Hamas.

The foreign secretary confirmed that Britain had demanded the withdrawal of an Israeli diplomat following the "intolerable" use of 12 forged British passports by a hit squad that killed the founder of Hamas's military wing in Dubai.

Miliband attacked the "profound disregard" for UK sovereignty and said the apparent involvement of a friendly nation "added insult to injury"."

[BeHereNow]

5. Click on the link in the response I posted above-

It is from a press release from 2004 about
Mossad spies who were caught using fake passports.
BHN

[BeHereNow]

7. Sorry, for some reason the link did not paste entirely-

You'll need to copy and paste it in order to open it
in a new window.
BHN