Terror Plots Aimed At U.S., Europe, According To Confessions

Iraqi officials have warned that Al-Qaida is planning suicide attacks in the U.S. and Europe during the Christmas season, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Intelligence about the plans comes from confessions by captured insurgents, the Iraqi officials said.

The botched bombing in Sweden last week was among the plots revealed by the insurgents, said Iraqi Interior Minister Jawad al-Bolani.

Washington is said to consider the threat credible. "People are looking at this very...