Le Monde held an interview with Pierre de Bousquet, head of France's territorial surveillance, which included the following exchange:
You speak of the "adversary" where the Americans speak of the "enemy". Is the concept of "the war against terror" inapplicable in Europe?
Our response is judiciary, not military. To compare the antiterrorist struggle to a war increases the risks, for it gives the terrorists extra acknowledgement and rumor. Recourse to immoderate force fuels resentment and hate against democracies. In this respect, the Guantanamo dentention camp has doubtless been counterproductive, by rallying to our adversaries' cause individuals who indentified themselves with their Islamic brothers - brothers apparently chained and taken outside of all legal framework.
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