New Terror Threat By INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY

Terrorists are increasingly looking to Europe as both a target and a staging ground for U.S. attacks. Their ticket may be the Visa Waiver Program, a major security loophole.

"One of the things we've become concerned about lately is the possibility of Europe becoming a platform for a threat against the United States," Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff warned.

Most Europeans can come to the U.S. without visas — or background checks — under the waiver program.

"That means the first time we encounter them is when they arrive in the United States," Chertoff said, "and that creates a very small window of opportunity to check them out."

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