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> [...]suggests the challenges in identifying would-be terrorists and preventing further attacks in the fluid, digital and transnational world of today, especia
by jmnicolas 11y ago
> [...]suggests the challenges in identifying would-be terrorists and preventing further attacks in the fluid, digital and transnational world of today, especially when they are European citizens.
> Likewise, Mr. Abaaoud exploited Europe’s porous border system,[...]
> [...]where he and another man took a ferry to Patras, Greece, Italian officials said. “We are talking about citizens with regular European passports and with the right to travel freely,”[...]
I guess they're trying to explain us that Europeans have too much freedom ... better take it from them, for the children you know.
> Rental companies in Belgium don’t vet clients as long as their driver’s license, government identification and credit cards are valid.
Of course every rental company should ask their customers if they plan to commit a terrorist act before renting a car ... lying will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law !
> [...]Appart’City hotel, where clients have access to a secondary stairwell that leads directly to a parking lot without ever passing the front desk. The two-star hotel doesn’t require guests to register their cars to use the parking lot. Nor does it have security cameras.
A pity, with cameras and registration they surely could have thwarted the attacks (do I really need to put a sarcasm tag here ?).
This is not journalism, it's pushing a political agenda and a shitty one at that. You don't need to watch all EU citizen to prevent terrorism.
By the way, I'm French but I refuse to be guided by fear.
- gsnedders 11y agoAnd coming from the WSJ I'm even more surprised: you can argue that the US has a porous border system, given you can get a ferry from New Jersey to New York City, talking about citizens with regular American passports and with the right to travel freely.
- DanBC 11y agoThe problem is supposedly with people getting into Europe, via the poorly resourced Greek islands, using false passports. Once they're in they can travel across the Shengen area. For your US example to work you'd need terrorists to travel from Mexico through a poor and overworked US border town.
- gph 11y ago>And coming from the WSJ I'm even more surprised Well given its current owner, not all that shocking even if he insists they maintain independent editorial integrity.