[Wall Street Journal] Matthew Kaminski - France's anti-terrorism laws are the toughest anywhere in the Western world. French prosecutors can hold terror suspects for years without charge; the definition of "links to terrorism" is loose. Every mosque in France is monitored. Since 9/11, the government has cracked down on foreign financing and moved to train "French imams." All this may be the reason why France hasn't been hit by terrorism since a wave of subway bombings in 1995.
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