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November 28, 2005
Germany: CIA Wanted Muslim Drug Dealers To Be Moles
A report in Expatica states that an extraordinary claim was made in the Saturday edition of Der Tagesspiegel newspaper. According to this, the CIA asked German domestic intelligence agencies if they could assist in recruiting moles, who would then be used to infiltrate Islamist terror groups.
These requests were apparently made in 2003 and 2004, to offices for the protection of the constitution, in various German states. they particularly wanted Muslim criminals who could be transformed into informers.
According to Der Tagesspiegel, it was suggested by the CIA that drug dealers who were serving long sentences could be given early release should they agree to infiltrate al-Qaeda. The CIA offered financial incentives of more than 1m euros ($1.17m).
Tagesspiegel, who say they were quoting from un-named "security experts", did not reveal whether or not anyone had been taken up in this recruitment exercise
I checked on their website but found nothing in the archives of the online edition. The illustration here is of a real mole, not to confused with a Muslim mole.
I do not know how much credibility to give this story. In theory it is a feasible idea, especially as in Europe, a large portion of drug-dealing ultimately is connected with terrorist financing. But people who have broken the law for profit may be bold, but are they really of the right calibre for such risky involvements? What if they got stoned all the time? Would they be reliable?
Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at November 28, 2005 10:12 PM
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