Terrorists Proving Harder to Profile(Traits of Islamic Extremists Are Constantly Shifting)

washingtonpost.com ^ | Monday, March 12, 2007; Page A01 | Craig Whitlock; Washington Post Foreign Service

[Paleo Conservative]

ZUTPHEN, Netherlands -- On the surface, the young Dutch Moroccan mother looked like an immigrant success story: She studied business in college, hung out at the pub with her friends and was known for her fashionable taste in clothes.

So residents of this 900-year-old river town were thrown for a loop last year when Bouchra El-Hor, now 24, appeared in a British courtroom wearing handcuffs under an all-encompassing black veil. Prosecutors said she had covered up plans for a terrorist attack and wrote a letter offering to sacrifice herself and her infant son as martyrs

"We were flabbergasted to learn that she had become a fanatic," said Renee Haantjes, a college instructor who recalled her as "a normal Dutch girl."

People in Zutphen may have been surprised, but terrorism suspects from atypical backgrounds are becoming increasingly common in Western Europe. With new plots surfacing every month, police across Europe are arresting significant numbers of women, teenagers, white-skinned suspects and people baptized as Christians -- groups that in the past were considered among the least likely to embrace Islamic radicalism.

"We were flabbergasted to learn that she had become a fanatic," said Renee Haantjes, a college instructor who recalled her as "a normal Dutch girl."

People in Zutphen may have been surprised, but terrorism suspects from atypical backgrounds are becoming increasingly common in Western Europe. With new plots surfacing every month, police across Europe are arresting significant numbers of women, teenagers, white-skinned suspects and people baptized as Christians -- groups that in the past were considered among the least likely to embrace Islamic radicalism.

The demographics of those being arrested are so diverse that many European counterterrorism officials and

[Paleo Conservative]

The whole title wouldn't fit in the 100 character limit of Free Republic. Below is the whole title as published.

Terrorists Proving Harder to Profile

European Officials Say Traits of Suspected Islamic Extremists Are Constantly Shifting

It was necessary to excerpt the Washington Post, so you'll have to follow the link to read the whole article.

A woman in Brussels reads news of Muriel Degauque, 38,
a Catholic from the southern Belgian city of Charleroi
who converted to Islam, traveled to Iraq and blew
herself up in November 2005. The incident
still perplexes Belgians.
(2005 Photo By Geert Vanden Wijngaert -- Associated Press)

[knarf]

I sometimes wish I had never started watching X-Files.

[gogogodzilla]

European Officials Say Traits of Suspected Islamic Extremists Are Constantly Shifting

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Hmm, methinks the 'European Officials' are very stupid.

For the one abiding trait of Islamic 'extremists' is that they are Islamic.

Ban members of the Islamic faith from your country... and there is no possibility of Islamic 'extremists'.

But that is much too difficult a concept for a 'European Official' to understand.

[familyop]

Here's an interesting thing that most people aren't aware of, although it's nothing new among assassins (guerrillas) of the enemy. Yes, they'll shave, drink alcohol and agree with many things that they're against, until they do their missions. How much they do so in a given country depends on how resistant to their culture that country is determined in advance to be.

[American in Israel]

Also a dificult trait for American officials it seems. Funny, they didn't have such a problem when it was regular Nazis, just Sand-Nazi's. Time does change things.

When a once Christian Nation turns to Huminism, our rulers become liberal's. And Liberals are Fascists without the uniform. Funny, that is just like the Sand-Nazis.

Wannabee dictators without uniforms.

[Valin]

For the one abiding trait of Islamic 'extremists' is that they are Islamic.


This is true without being relavent.
Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad
Colonel Douglas Burpee
Khaled Abou El Fadl
Cpl. Mohammed N. Rahman
(To name but a few)
Are also Muslim

Ban members of the Islamic faith from your country... and there is no possibility of Islamic 'extremists'.

An idea that OBL would simply love.

[gogogodzilla]

Would he? I doubt he'd love the end of his ability to conduct operations inside the 'infidels' countries.

As for the others, when you cast a wide net, you do get the good with the bad...

...but you haven't addressed the main point - with no muslims in your nation, you cannot have muslim terrorism conducted inside your nation.

[daedalus94558]

"As for the others, when you cast a wide net, you do get the good with the bad...

...but you haven't addressed the main point - with no muslims in your nation, you cannot have muslim terrorism conducted inside your nation."

In addition, we should deport anyone who contracts an STD in order to prevent their spreading. /s

[M. Espinola]

I agree the Islamic crusading enemy is adapting their terrorist tactics.

That newspaper picture of the ex-nun who 'converted' to Islam is very alarming since the enemy will utilize these foolish traitors for their own jihadic plots against the West.

[Valin]

Would he? I doubt he'd love the end of his ability to conduct operations inside the 'infidels' countries

OBL expected two things to happen because of 9-11
1 America would start oppressing (see what happened to the Japanese-Americans after Pearl Harbor) Muslims in America, and start attacking Muslims around the world
2 Muslims would rally to him and his group.
When neither of these happened, he lost.

I doubt he'd love the end of his ability to conduct operations inside the 'infidels' countries.

Muslim) Informants in American Service
The Strategy Page ^ | June 4, 2006 | The Strategy Page

http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/1643576/posts
Posted on 06/05/2006 7:56:30 AM CDT by Little Ray


A recent terrorist trial, and conviction, of an Islamic terrorists in New York City brought out the extent to which police have infiltrated Moslem communities in order to uncover terrorist plots. While most of this counter-terrorist activity within Moslem communities is kept secret, enough information has leaked out to make it clear that it's no accident that the United States has not suffered another terrorist attack since September 11, 2001.

There is an extensive informant network within Moslem communities all over the United States. The FBI was pleasantly surprised right after September 11, 2001, by the number of calls they got from American Moslems, reporting suspicious events in their communities, or volunteering to keep an eye on things. It turned out that there was a substantial number of American Moslems, most of them recent immigrants (legal and illegal) that were pro al Qaeda. These attitudes had been causing distress among American Moslems since the 1990s. There had been violence, and even some murders, as the Islamic radicals tried to take control of Mosques, and other Moslem immigrant organizations.
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As to your last point, I don't address it because it's silly.