Posted on 08/27/2012 11:09:26 PM PDT by ScaniaBoy
Fearing additional attack on German soil, Germany offered Black September political upgrade of PLO, 'Der Spiegel' reports.
BERLIN – For years, Germany’s government had contact with the organizers of the Black September terror group that was responsible for the murder of 11 Israeli sportsmen and a German police office at the 1972 Olympic Games, German newspaper Der Spiegel reported Sunday.
Several months after the murders, the West German government proposed a secret meeting between one of the organizers of the Palestinian terrorist group and then-foreign minister Walter Scheel. The aim of the clandestine meeting was to create a “new basis of trust,” according to Der Spiegel.
Germany’s government demanded a quid pro quo.
The PLO would cease attacks on German soil in exchange for a political upgrade. In addition to granting political legitimacy to the PLO, the government would pull the plug on any criminal charges for the murders in Munich.
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But it does remind me about a warning I received regarding Air France in the mid 80s. A man who was knowledgeable in these things mentioned that he never flew with Air France. Why? Because they had paid "ransom money" to the Arab terrorists for years, and as a customer you will never be told if and when they stop their payments!
Germany & France have had agreements w/ terrorists for yrs. which is why you NEVER see a Lufthansa or Air France plane bothered by terrorists anymore...
Can we stop defending them yet?
Black September got a lot of mileage out of that attack. It’s amazing how the size of the attack doesn’t always matter. Blowup a few airliners and nothing. Kill a few Israeli atheletes and entire Countries knuckle under. So sad. Clearly Competitive Strategies favor the terrorist.
Germany & France have had agreements w/ terrorists for yrs. which is why you NEVER see a Lufthansa or Air France plane bothered by terrorists anymore...
If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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Seems like nazism dies hard in German, islamist and American democrat.
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