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Somali Terrorist Group Targets Western Shopping Malls In Call For Lone Wolf Attacks
IBT ^ | Feb 21, 2015 | Angelo Young

Posted on 02/22/2015 5:59:04 AM PST by KeyLargo

Somali Terrorist Group Targets Western Shopping Malls In Call For Lone Wolf Attacks

By Angelo Young

The al Qaeda branch in Somalia released a video Saturday celebrating the September 2013 attack on the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, that killed 60 people in a four-day siege. In the 66-minute video, unleashed on Twitter in both English and Arabic, al-Shabab called for attacks on specific targets in the U.S., Canada and Britain.

“If just a handful of mujahedeen [militant jihadists] fighters could bring Kenya to a complete standstill for nearly a week, just imagine what the dedicated mujahedeen could do in the West to American or Jewish shopping centers across the world,” a masked gunman says toward the end of the video. “What if such an attack were to occur in the Mall of America in Minnesota? Or the West Edmonton Mall in Canada? Or in London's Oxford Street?”

The video raises concern it could help inspire lone-wolf attacks by radicalized individuals in these countries who are teetering on committing violent acts in the name of Allah. Online social media has helped widen the audience for Islamist propaganda despite efforts by Facebook and Twitter to weed out troubling broadcasts.

While social media sites are filled with militant Islamist propaganda calls for violence (such as how to make bombs in your mother’s kitchen or praising the usefulness of Honda motorcycles to commit terrorist acts), it’s unusual for terrorists to be so specific about civilian targets. News of the video was first reported by Bethesda, Maryland, SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors activities of extremist groups.

"The English-speaking narrator in this video sounds remarkably similar to the narrator from past Shabab releases,” SITE Director Rita Katz said in a report announcing the news Saturday.

(Excerpt) Read more at ibtimes.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; US: Minnesota; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alshabaab; attacks; banglist; homeland; isil; isis; islam; islamicterrorism; islamists; jihad; mallofamerica; malls; muslims; obama; politics; shopping; somalis; terrorists
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To: Lurkinanloomin

My home state of South Carolina seems more & more like an island of tranquility in these crazy times.

It teems with gun owners, hunters, CWP holders & laws that support the right of self defense. Several gun manufacturers are headquartered here. No CWP is required to carry a gun in the car glovebox. Who’s carrying? Nobody knows.

The local muzzies stay vewy vewy quiet & are seldom seen.

Wonder why........


21 posted on 02/22/2015 6:34:13 AM PST by elcid1970 ("I: am a radicalized infidel.")
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To: KeyLargo
No problem, Mall of America has a plan....

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22 posted on 02/22/2015 6:36:42 AM PST by Kozak ("It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal" Henry Kissinger)
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To: Kozak

Does “MOA” think the terrorists will read and adhere to that sign? Perhaps they will soon find out.


23 posted on 02/22/2015 6:38:32 AM PST by DaveA37
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To: KeyLargo

Muslim extremist terrorists, supported by moderate Muslims, have penchant for committing mass murders in crowded shopping areas that are gun free.


24 posted on 02/22/2015 6:39:08 AM PST by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: coydog

“And when someone with political or media links dies in one of these attacks, what then? Are they going to be covering for these freaks until the blade is at their own throats?”

Brian Williams’ journalistic jihad takes over the headlines

by Lisa Richards - Feb 6, 2015

To the MSM, it’s more Important than Islam’s 1400 Years of World-Wide Slaughter

HARTFORD, Connecticut, February 6, 2015 – Islam is terrorizing the world and President Obama is blaming 1400 years of Islamic slaughter on Christianity. And we all have our heads shoved in the sand over Brian Williams’ fake war stories .

Islam’s religious movement is mass murdering human beings across the globe in the name of its god and the main stream media, both left and right ring, is focusing on Brian Williams harrowing lie about an RPG striking and downing his helicopter during the 2003 Iraq invasion, proving once again that news networks are nothing more than reality TV shows with a slightly higher class of scripted actors.

Throughout the last 14 centuries, Islam has massacred 270 million human beings.
Since 9/11 alone, Islam has committed over 21 thousand attacks worldwide.
Islam is committing actual war and we are more interested in a fictitious attack on a phony journalist.

Islam is not a culture of tolerance or intermixing (Muslim interbreeding); Muslims do not assimilate to any culture outside Islam, nor do they accept any religion but Islam. When Muslims invade Western countries, they pretend they are diverse and tolerant, but the opposite is true as seen throughout Europe, where butchering and raping non-Muslim Europeans is on the rise. Thomas Sowell notes in his 1994 book Race And Culture, that Muslims are responsible for the wholesale slave trade on the continent of Africa. 120 million African slaves died as a result.

http://www.commdiginews.com/entertainment/media-news-reviews/brian-williams-journalistic-jihad-is-more-important-than-islams-1400-years-of-world-wide-slaughter-34537/


25 posted on 02/22/2015 6:42:31 AM PST by KeyLargo
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To: BitWielder1

You keep using that word, (lone wolf) . . .


26 posted on 02/22/2015 6:42:55 AM PST by sportutegrl
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To: Mathews

Nah, don’t be so theatrical.

There will be an army of ACLU and CAIR lawyers falling all over themselves to protect these muzzies and the mayor will get on TV and radio telling Minnesotans that the terrorists represent only a “minute” portion of their esteemed Muslim population.

And the governor will publicly apologize to the Somalis for any harm done to them and a new mosque will be built as restitution and there will be an invitation to a multicultural prayer meeting.

And if you do not attend the meeting you will be branded an extremist.


27 posted on 02/22/2015 6:43:11 AM PST by 353FMG
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To: elcid1970; All

“Mall of America is next door to Somali-infested Minneapolis.

Al-Shabaab is the main Somalian terrorist group.

What could go wrong?”

Can not Happen. I saw the Gun Free Zone signs at the Mall of America with my own eyes.

That will stop those Jihadis!/S


28 posted on 02/22/2015 6:45:23 AM PST by marktwain
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To: KeyLargo

Before Islamic terrorists open fire on innocent civilians they must first yell, ‘’Allahu Akbar!’’ or they won’t go to heaven, which means patriotic Americans carrying guns in their vicinity will be able to pinpoint them and shoot back.


29 posted on 02/22/2015 6:45:55 AM PST by Bluestocking
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To: KeyLargo

They can call for a lot of stuff.

The Arabs are known for their bluster. The are perhaps the biggest loudmouths on the planet.

They are all talk when they wail about stuff outside their own home lands.


30 posted on 02/22/2015 6:49:27 AM PST by Vermont Lt (When you are inclined to to buy storage boxes, but contractor bags instead.)
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To: Kozak
This ain't the Mary Tyler Moore show anymore.
31 posted on 02/22/2015 6:49:38 AM PST by KeyLargo
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To: KeyLargo

The list of malls include three shopping areas.

Mall of America in Minnesota
West Edmonton Mall in Alberta, Canada
London’s Oxford Street

Current estimates of the number of Somali immigrants living in the United States vary widely, ranging from 35,760 to 150,000 persons. 2010 American Community Survey data indicates that there are approximately 85,700 people with Somali ancestry in the US. Of those, about 25,000 or one third live in Minnesota.

California, Washington and Ohio have the next largest Somali communities. Arizona has seen notable Somali migration in recent years, mostly to Phoenix and Tucson. Other states with significant Somali communities include Georgia, Texas, Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia, Illinois, Colorado and Florida.

In terms of cities, the heaviest concentrations of Somalis in the US are found in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and Saint Paul), followed by the Columbus, Ohio, Seattle, San Diego, Washington D.C., New York City, Portland Maine and San Francisco metro areas.


32 posted on 02/22/2015 6:53:56 AM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("Don't compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative." -Obama, 09-24-11)
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To: KeyLargo

Once the Third World invaders become sufficiently numerous inside Western nations the mass killings of unresisting Westerners will begin. The Third World peoples will form coalitions for purposes of killing, raping and plundering. Once again there will be no effective resistance.


33 posted on 02/22/2015 7:05:15 AM PST by AEMILIUS PAULUS
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

34 posted on 02/22/2015 7:05:54 AM PST by KeyLargo
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To: ExCTCitizen

In our town, there would definitely be more targets in Wal Mart.


35 posted on 02/22/2015 7:13:23 AM PST by JimSEA
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To: JimSEA
For years I’ve wondered why our malls haven’t been attacked.

The time is just not yet right.

36 posted on 02/22/2015 7:21:28 AM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: AEMILIUS PAULUS

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson was reacting to a video released by al-Shabaab appearing to call for attacks on Western shopping areas, specifically mentioning Mall of America, the West Edmonton Mall in Canada and London’s Oxford Street.

Asked specifically about the threat to Mall of America, one of the world’s largest shopping complexes, Johnson said: “Anytime a terrorist organization calls for an attack on a specific place, we’ve got to take that seriously.”

“I would say that if anyone is planning to go to the Mall of America today, they’ve got to be particularly careful.”

The Mall of America has more than 500 stores and attracts 40 million visitors a year, about two-fifths of them tourists, according to its website. It’s owned by Triple Five Group, an Edmonton, Alberta-based development company.

http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/terror-threat-shopping-malls/2015/02/22/id/626173/


37 posted on 02/22/2015 7:24:25 AM PST by KeyLargo
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To: JimSEA
This is why concealed carry/open carry of firearms is essential in a new and dangerous world. It would allow the average Joe to defend themselves and their families. Carrying of firearms would facilitate an end to an attack inside a shopping mall or a large retail store such as Walmart.

The very reason Texas lawmakers allowed concealed carry of handguns with a license is because of Killeen, Texas Luby’s massacre. Crazy fella drove his vehicle through the glass of a Lubys restaurant while families were enjoying their meal, got out of the vehicle and began to shoot innocent folks at random. Walking methodically through the dining area killing unarmed citizens...one after another.

Before the Killeen massacre, legislation sat on then Democrat Gov. Richards desk without signing into law and died a slow death. Shortly after the shooting, George Bush was elected Texas Gov. and the legislation sailed through to passage.

Apologize for the length of the post, but thought it was essential folks understand the history behind concealed carry in Texas and the difference between democrats “gubbamint will come to your aid” and republican “you have a right to defend yourself”.

38 posted on 02/22/2015 7:26:13 AM PST by servantboy777
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To: 353FMG

“Not to worry — these Somalians have been thoroughly westernized after arrival in Minesoooooota.”

Exactly. They’re too busy making a Hot Dish to pass in the church basement after Sunday service! ;)

(I’m a Lutheran; I know of which I speak!)


39 posted on 02/22/2015 7:27:14 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: Vermont Lt

Walid Shoebat EXPOSES how Obama’s policies are part of MASTER PLAN to revive GRAND CALIPHATE

Posted by Walid Shoebat on Feb 21, 2015 at 5:43 PM in Featured Politics | 97 Comments
By Walid Shoebat

Years ago, hints on questioning Obama’s loyalty to the U.S. was considered conspiracy theory. Today Americans are becoming increasingly more suspicious struggling to find rhyme or reason for Obama’s latest Middle East policies. Rudy Giuliani seems to attribute Obama’s policies to be influenced through his affiliations with radical socialists like Frank Marshall Davis. But serious questions will prove that Obama’s policies are not different than a Muslim who supports the revival of the Muslim grand caliphate.

Was Obama influenced only by a Marxist-Leninist agenda or did he also not grow up Muslim, having learned how to recite the Muslim call to prayer in the classical Arabic tongue as he clearly admits? Can anyone even deny that Obama’s Middle East policies mimics Erdogan’s, especially when it comes to the two most powerful secular Arab states, Syria and Egypt?

Such policies stem from a Muslim mindset, not Marxist or even an American apple pie. To go against secular governments like Egypt and Syria is something ingrained in Muslim Brotherhood psyche. The history to be repeated eschatologically is the pride of Erdogan when the Ottoman Sultan Selim I turned against Syria and Egypt, conquered them and ruled the Middle East.

http://therightscoop.com/walid-shoebat-exposes-how-obamas-policies-are-part-of-master-plan-to-revive-grande-caliphate/


40 posted on 02/22/2015 7:28:39 AM PST by KeyLargo
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