Posted on 09/28/2009 12:29:33 PM PDT by Lorianne
The Taliban have a new target: beer and bratwurst.
In perhaps their most bizarre threat to date, Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan have threatened to bomb the Oktoberfest festival in Munich, Germany, which attracts millions of visitors ever year, along with several landmark buildings and government officials.
The threats, while perhaps farfetched, follow a series of warnings from the Taliban and Al Qaeda and underscores a concerted effort by the insurgents to weaken Germany’s resolve for the fight in Afghanistan.
Germany has responded by banning all air flights over Munich for the rest of the 16-day festival, which ends Oct. 4.
The threats were delivered in a series of videotapes issued by the Taliban on Friday, the Guardian reported. One features a German-speaking militant named Ajjub.
The videos coincide with a recent warning to Germany issued by Osama Bin Laden, delivered in Arabic with German subtitles, as The Christian Science Monitor reported.
In fact, for the past two weeks, in the runup to Germany’s elections on Sunday, the Taliban and Al Qaeda have issued several messages, as Germany’s Deutsche Welle news service reports.
(Excerpt) Read more at features.csmonitor.com ...
Germans didn’t just put a limp wrist in charge like we did this year...Merkel strengthened hers...don’t f*** with Germans and Octoberfest.
I’d like to see Merkel give a counter-offer:
Lay down your weapons and hand over Osama, and THEN we’ll stop bombing you.
Mess with our beer, we’ll kill you.
Love,
Germany
I know the politics in Germany have changed a bit in the past 60-70 years or so, but the Taliban would be wise to recall what happened last time Germany decided to switch to the more...energetic form of diplomacy. As an example, the US has nothing approaching the hardcore Bergmeister school, not even SEALs or Rangers.
At least they didnt insist that Germans beat all their beer drinking women with a cane.
Bomb OkToberFest?
everybody is already bombed.. duhh.
She ought to respond by sending MORE troops.
De’ Spreegen Durgen sneegen snurgen...
Oh...translated...F-U!
Elaborate on that please.
Elaborate on which part?
I believe it was the Baader-Meinhoff that set off a bomb by the entrance in 1980 and killed 13.
It could happen.
I believe it was the Baader-Meinhoff that set off a bomb by the entrance in 1980 and killed 13.
It could happen.
German Armed Forces training.
Why was my first posting removed?
There was a bombing by the fest entrance in 1980, Baader-Meinhoff I believe, that killed 13.
Ah-h-h yes ... a fine collection of healthy young lasses.
Germany should counter-offer with take all of the muslims out of Germany or else ... (something terrible!)
Seperate a German and his beer?....This is war!
I blew the name, it’s Bergfuhrer, not Bergmeister. The training is incredibly demanding, including a 90-hour cross country run, and other things. Germany has made a commitment recently to provide top-level special forces and military training. Their army is still quite powerful. Not to mention they did manage to turn the world upside down about 60 years ago.
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