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Many analysts are surprised that liberal Dubai, with its high concentration of Western tourists, shoppers and expatriates, has so far escaped attack....

...[but] the area [which] many might find surprising, but which is alarming counter-terrorism officials, is Europe...

...Al-Qaeda's media arm, known as al-Sahab, has increased its annual output of audio and video messages from just 6 in 2002 to a record 94 in 2007, according to the US-based research institute, the IntelCenter

-- Frank Gardner on The global terror threat in 2008.