Terrorism 'radiating' from Iraq - German spy chief

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Terrorism 'radiating' from Iraq - German spy chief

BERLIN (Reuters) - German intelligence fears terrorism is "radiating" from Iraq around the Middle East and expects further attacks across the region, its spy chief said on Monday.

"We fear developments in Iraq are radiating outwards," foreign intelligence chief August Hanning said in brief comments to Reuters.

He said it was possible that an intensification of insurgent attacks on Iraqi security forces and the U.S.-led coalition was encouraging like-minded militants to step up attacks in the wider region as well.

Hanning cited bombings that killed 64 people last month in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, and security alerts in recent days forcing cruise liners carrying Israeli tourists to divert from Turkey to Cyprus.

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[Lecky]

1. Is that Germany's nice way of implying that we should get out of Iraq?

"And Australia and Britain warned on Monday of imminent attacks in Saudi Arabia, where the United States has closed its diplomatic missions for two days in response to threats.

Asked earlier at a news conference if Germany had its own intelligence on a threat to the kingdom, Hanning said: "We see the situation in Saudi Arabia in connection with developments in Iraq, Egypt, and not least Pakistan and Afghanistan."

We are really making a huge mess over there, and the danger keeps escalating for us and our allies.

[Straight Shooter]

2. We're fighting them over there so we can procrastinate fighting them here.

It's like a plague, and bush is the mad scientist who turned it loose.

[bribri16]

3. We are fighting them over there so we can fight them EVERYWHERE!!

Before the Bushes (papa included) Iraq was a prosperous, first rate, dictatorship with most of its people better off than the people of the nations under the rule of our puppet dictators across the globe. Now Iraq is the seed of terrorism everywhere and we have only ourselves to blame.