Posted on 09/27/2009 2:38:48 AM PDT by Cindy
Travel Alert
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Bureau of Consular Affairs This information is current as of today, Sun Sep 27 2009 02:36:27 GMT-0700 (PDT).
Germany
September 23, 2009
The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens that Al Qaeda has threatened it will conduct terrorist attacks in Germany immediately prior to and following the federal elections on September 27. This Travel Alert expires on November 11, 2009.
Al Qaeda recently released a video specifically warning Germany of attacks. German authorities are taking the threat seriously and have taken measures to enhance the level of security throughout the country.
The Department of State urges U.S. citizens to maintain good security practices at all times, and to maintain a heightened situational awareness and a low profile. Americans are advised to monitor news reports and consider the level of security present when visiting public places or choosing hotels, restaurants, and entertainment and recreation venues.
We encourage U.S. citizens to read the Department of State’s current Worldwide Caution. It provides additional information on potential threats to U.S. citizens overseas, along with advice on how to reduce your vulnerability to such threats. Additional general information on residing and traveling abroad, including the latest Country Specific Information for Germany, may be found on the Bureau of Consular Affairs website.
Contact information for the U.S. Embassy in Berlin and U.S. Consulates in Frankfurt, Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Munich, and Leipzig may be found on the U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Germany’s website. All U.S. citizens traveling to or living in Germany are urged to register with the U.S. Embassy through the State Department’s travel registration website.
Travelers may also obtain up-to-date information on security conditions by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll-free in the United States or outside the United States and Canada on a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444.
LONG WAR JOURNAL: "THE ABU TALHA AL ALMANI REALITY SHOW" by Nick Grace (SNIPPET: "....is a 29-minute-long personal narrative in German about his devotion to Islam and the ultimate sacrifice of martyrdom.) (September 21, 2009) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "AL QAEDA WARNS GERMANY" by Nick Grace (SNIPPET: "A senior al Qaeda leader has threatened to attack Germany just days before the nation will go to the polls to choose a new Chancellor. Bekkay Harrach, alias Al Hafidh Abu Talha al Almani, resurfaced Friday in a chilling new video produced by al Qaeda's al Fajr Media Center and distributed across the major jihadi Web forums. Dressed in an ill-fitting black blazer, blue tie, and shoulder-length greased hair - looking more like a teenager dressed for his first job interview - he slammed Germany for its military presence in Afghanistan and warned that if Chancellor Angela Merkel is reelected on Sept. 27, Germany will be directly attacked.") (September 19, 2009, 8:24 am) (Read More...)
A bit off thread topic, but fyi:
Eliminate the muslims.
Careful. That kind of talk could put you in a re-education camp.
But I agree 100%.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,651688,00.html
09/27/2009
“Boost for the FDP
The German Election’s Biggest Winner”
By Severin Weiland and Philipp Wittrock
SNIPPET: “Angela Merkel has managed to stay on as German chancellor and has kept her party in power. But the biggest winner of Sunday’s election is Guido Westerwelle, leader of the newly self-confident FDP.”
ADDING this link to the post no. 2 link set:
blog:
http://www.jihadica.com/al-qaida-and-the-german-elections/
“Al-Qaida and the German Elections”
Thomas Hegghammer
September 25th, 2009 | Bin Laden, Germany, Strategy
Taliban to Germany: Leave Afghanistan or lose Oktoberfest
(I just came across this article while searching the subject).
UPDATE:
Blog:
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/198995.php
September 28, 2009
“Islamist Suspects Detained at Oktoberfest”
#
http://www.thelocal.de/national/20090928-22203.html
“Islamist suspects detained amid tightened Oktoberfest security”
Published: 28 Sep 09 11:00 CET
SNIPPET: “Munich authorities on Monday tightened security checks at Oktoberfest and detained two suspected Islamists just days after terrorist threats led them to declare airspace above the festival a no-fly zone this weekend.”
SNIPPET: “According to the paper, increased security began on Sunday with bag checks, and increased video surveillance.
Herrmann stressed that the checks were “precautionary measures,” and there has been no concrete threat – despite there being two of four recent terrorist videos from al Qaida and the Taliban which specifically mention the Bavarian capital. The videos threatened Germans with terrorist attacks unless they elected a government on Sunday that would withdraw the nation’s troops from Afghanistan.
Meanwhile Munich police announced on Monday morning that they had arrested two suspected Islamists in connection with the videos. Both suspects allegedly had contact with al Qaida member Bekkay Harrach – who threatened Germany in one of the videos, police said.
The two men, who come from the Middle East, will be held until after the festival ends, they said.”
ADDING to post no. 2:
www.nefafoundation.org/featured-area-Europe.html#harrach0909
www.nefafoundation.org/miscellaneous/nefa_harrach0909.pdf
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http://counterterrorismblog.org/2009/09/nefa_foundation_english_transc_1.php
“(NEFA Foundation) English Transcript of Bekkay Harrach (”Abu Talha the German”): “Security is a Mutual Interest””
By Evan Kohlmann
(September 28, 2009,01:59 pm)
ADDING to post no. 2:
http://www.memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=subjects&Area=jihad&ID=SP256509
Special Dispatch - No. 2565
September 27, 2009
“An Overview of Al-Qaeda’s Recent Threats against Germany”
SNIPPET: “Al-Qaeda and related groups have launched a campaign of threats against Germany in the lead-up to the German parliamentary elections being held today, September 27, 2009. This concentration of coordinated messages is highly unusual. One of the messages was distributed through a jihadi media group with connections to the Uzbek Islamic Jihad Union, which has been tied to attempted attacks in Germany in the past. For these reasons the threats against Germany should be taken seriously.”
http://counterterrorismblog.org/2009/10/video_german_and_american_mili.php
“Video: German and American Militants Training for Terror in Pakistan”
By Evan Kohlmann
(October 9, 2009)
http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/006636.html
12 October 2009
“NOT AS CATCHY A TUNE AS DEUTSCHLAND UBER ALLES...”
SNIPPET: “...but very popular in certain circles in Germany these days. The lyrics to a nasheed auf Deutsch, brought to you by the brothers on a jihadi forum:”
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