It seemed that for too long a time Europe didn't really have the heart to fight terrorism. If it was a fight they didn't want, that was understandable. But as the old saying goes, you might not be interested in war, but war is interested in you.
Anyway, it was interesting to read this article that appeared in the Wall Street Journal: Europe to Terrorists: It’s No More Monsieur Nice Guy. (I love that title!) Here's an alternate link if you can't get through to that one.
Among the procedures that are becoming routine are prosecutions of people who planned to run off to join a jihadist group. And it's easier now to shut down radical mosques and deport imams. (Whew, imagine the uproar if that happened in the U.S.) Furthermore, there's an increased willingness to use military force against jihadist groups outside Europe.
A few years ago the French citizenry were having spasms over allegations of atrocities by French soldiers in Algeria. So there may be a change of heart under way.
In any event, it's interesting news on the terror front.
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4:19 PM 11/19/2018
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