From Times Live:SA accused of being slow to respond to warnings .
South African intelligence services have been accused of being slow to react to warnings of terror threats to the 2010 World Cup.
This week, the US Congress counter-terror caucus was briefed on threats to the tournament.
This corroborates what local intelligence sources have told the Sunday Times.
Ronald Sandee, director of the NEFA Foundation, warned the US Congress that:
* Pakistani and Somali militants are running terror training camps in northern Mozambique;
* Trainees from these camps may have crossed into South Africa to join or form cells planning World Cup attacks;
* Surveillance and strike teams planning attacks are well established in South Africa. Terror groups involved include al-Qaeda and their Somalian allies, al-Shahaab; and
* Simultaneous and random attacks are being planned during the World Cup.
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My Comment: Africa has a long and bloody history when it comes to this type of conflict. The idea of terror teams attacking events at the World Cup is an idea that is not at all far-fetched. Unfortunately, South African authorities do not share in these concerns.
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