Tuesday, February 5, 2008

US Plans to Tighten Border Security against Europeans

Europeans travelling to the US under the visa waiver program face closer scrutiny in the future if the proposed “advanced travel authorization” program comes into effect. See:

http://hstoday.us/content/view/1370/152/

The US is concerned that Europe is becoming a hotbed for launching terrorist attacks against the US, fuelled by stories such as that in The Scotsman newspaper last month that “As many as 1,500 white Britons are believed to have converted to Islam for the purpose of funding, planning and carrying out surprise terror attacks inside the UK, according to one MI5 source.” Details at:

http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/AlQaeda39s-white-army-of-terror.3667425.jp