The transatlantic terror gap
13 September 2012
The Americans are watching their supply chains closely to guard against terrorism. But in Europe there’s a more relaxed attitude, as Elizabeth Barnes found out
Picture this: in the early hours of last 24 October, a US trucker pulls into a Maryland rest stop - 50 miles northwest of Washington DC - and notices a blue Chevrolet Caprice sporting New Jersey number plates. Two men are asleep inside. Having spent hours listening to the radio in his cab, the trucker suspects this may be the same couple police are searching for in...