Reply #13: see my edited link above

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This is the paper I was READING that mentioned the al-Queda link(s) and also that the plan is now in the works for ID cards for Irish citizens.

You "hear" many things in Washington, D.C. btw. Fact or fiction, who knows?


From the Sunday Business Post of July 10, 2005:

<< “These are serious matters, and issues such as whether the nationalist population in Northern Ireland want to have British ID cards, whether the Irish state would provide them with alternative cards and whether the two systems would be integrated are ones where considerable discussion and thinking have yet to be done.”

The minister said he was considering the issue.

Meanwhile, more than 50 Islamic extremists with links to al-Qaeda and fundamentalist Iraqi groups have been identified by the Garda Siochána. These activists and another 200 supporters are under increased surveillance following the London bombings.

The Garda Middle East Section has been overhauled in the last year, with a dedicated unit now operating with specialist skills, including a working knowledge of Arabic dialects. >>

http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2005/07/10/story6360.asp

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