<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"><title>HotAir</title><link>https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/10/04/russian-security-chief-al-qaeda-is-behind-european-forest-fires/feed/</link><description>HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.</description><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:22:45 -0400</lastBuildDate><item><title>Russian security chief: Al Qaeda is behind European forest fires</title><description>&lt;![CDATA[&amp;#8220;One should note that setting fires to forests in the countries of the European Union is a new tendency in al-Qaeda&amp;#8217;s strategy of a &amp;#8216;thousand cuts&amp;#8217;,&amp;#8221; Alexander Bortnikov said, according to state news agency RIA Novosti, at a meeting of heads of security agencies.]]&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:10:24 -0400</pubDate><creator xmlns="dc">&lt;![CDATA[Allahpundit]]&gt;</creator><enclosure url="" type="image/jpeg" length="123" /><link>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/10/04/russian-security-chief-al-qaeda-is-behind-european-forest-fires-n280225</link></item></channel></rss>