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:
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
UPDATE:
Blog:
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/198995.php
September 28, 2009
“Islamist Suspects Detained at Oktoberfest”
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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.”