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excerpted from Washington Post, 2/14/07...
"French counterterrorism police arrested 11 suspects as part of efforts aimed at dismantling an alleged al-Qaida-linked recruiting network to send radical Islamic fighters to Iraq, police officials said Wednesday.
(Jean-Louis) Bruguiere, who spoke at the French-American Foundation in New York, has been instrumental in rounding up hundreds of suspected militants in France over 20 years and more recently earned a global reputation as having a key role in the fight against al-Qaida.
European countries are working closely together to prevent further attacks and international cooperation. He said that cooperation with the United States in particular has improved significantly in recent years."
US Dept of State, Nov '06...
"In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks in the U.S., France has played a central role in the war on terrorism. French forces participate in Operation Enduring Freedom and in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) for Afghanistan. Notwithstanding the difficulties in U.S.-France relations, cooperation between the U.S. and France in the intelligence and law enforcement dimensions of the war on terror remained strong."
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