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Suspected Islamists targeted in 13 (German) states
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Germany) ^ | 12/12/03

Posted on 12/11/2003 10:39:46 PM PST by Pokey78

COLOGNE. A coordinated series of police raids described as possibly the biggest in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany took place on Thursday morning, when investigators in 13 states entered an estimated 1,170 homes, businesses and other premises belonging to suspected members of a banned radical Islamist organization.

But the only four reported arrests were of four men living in the Lower Saxony cities of Braunschweig and Peine: Local prosecutors said the four had not been charged but were suspected of planning attacks “on unknown targets.“

Most of the raids took place in North Rhine-Westphalia.

The German Interior Ministry said they focused on finding evidence that Metin Kaplan, the leader of the Caliphate State organization banned in December 2001 as a potentially violent “threat to the constitutional order“ under strict post-Sept. 11 security laws, has been attempting to resurrect the group by using a radical newspaper as a cover for its activities and a means of keeping track of members.

Among the homes searched was the Cologne apartment of Kaplan, the self-declared “Caliph of Cologne,“ who was released from prison in March for inciting the murder of a rival Islamist leader in Germany.

German courts have blocked efforts to deport him to face treason charges in his native Turkey, saying he faced possible torture there.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Germany; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: jihadineurope

1 posted on 12/11/2003 10:39:47 PM PST by Pokey78
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To: Pokey78
Raiding over 1,100 homes to arrest just 4 men suggest that a very urgent but vague tip was received...
2 posted on 12/11/2003 10:43:32 PM PST by Southack (Media bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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To: Southack
I agree; sounds like they're trying to at least disrupt something big; even if they don't know exactly who's involved in it
3 posted on 12/11/2003 10:50:52 PM PST by WackyKat
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To: Pokey78
Hmmm....Wonder what the tip was?

A link of interest:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1038286/posts

"Hamburg (Germany): Germans free Al Qaeda suspect Mzoudi"
http://www.faz.net/s/Rub28FC768942F34C5B8297CC6E16FFC8B4/Doc~ECD5FAED0ED164D3AB7F9A73A39D22416~ATpl~Ecommon~Scontent.html ^


Posted on 12/11/2003 4:04:53 AM PST by anotherGerman
4 posted on 12/11/2003 10:54:20 PM PST by Cindy
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To: Pokey78
Well, AQ and their ilk have been in Germany before 9-11, could it be those types are still there? LINKS OF INTEREST:


mitglied.lycos.de/BLCREW: "BIN-LADEN-CREW" (E-Mail Address: "bin-laden-crew@al-qaedah.org")

mitglied.lycos.de/BLCREW: "WWW.BIN-LADEN-CREW.DE"

mitglied.lycos.de/BLCREW: "BL-PHOTOS"

RAMADHAN.tk

www.oblcrew.tk: "MAKTAB AL JIHAD"

MAKTAB AL-JIHAD.com

5 posted on 12/11/2003 11:05:11 PM PST by Cindy
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To: Pokey78
If Germany is truly our friend in this War Against Terror, the German authorities will notify US authorities of the time and place of this muslim radical's release.

The US can then covertly follow, and if deemed best, detain him. By that time, many of his buddies will also be under watch.

And to drive home the point, a few of them could fall victim to strange fatal accidents. Germany should NOT be a comfortable operating base for muslim terrorists.

My view of the situation, ideally.
6 posted on 12/11/2003 11:13:19 PM PST by truth_seeker
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To: truth_seeker
Don´t you think that the CIA and NSA are already there?
7 posted on 12/12/2003 2:22:46 AM PST by Michael81Dus
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To: Pokey78
Who knows, maybe the Germans have really scored on this one. On the other hand, given their recent record, maybe they just wanted to try out their new Jackboots.

Glad my kin left there when they did.

8 posted on 12/12/2003 2:50:58 AM PST by Caipirabob (Democrats.. Socialists..Commies..Traitors...Who can tell the difference?)
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