Dutch worried about Islamic extremist recruitment

alertnet.org ^ | 10 Mar 2004 18:55:06 GMT | Reuters

[Destro]

10 Mar 2004 18:55:06 GMT

Dutch worried about Islamic extremist recruitment

AMSTERDAM, March 10 (Reuters) - Wars in Iraq and Chechnya, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and alienation of immigrants are helping Islamic extremists find willing Dutch recruits for "holy struggle", the Dutch secret service said on Wednesday.

In a report prepared for parliament and published on its website, the Dutch secret service, AIVD, said it saw an increase in the recruitment of young Muslims, some of them minors. It estimates "a few dozen" are willing to engage in violence. "Young Muslims in the Netherlands are attracted to these radical ideas and are even willing to give their lives for jihad (holy struggle)," an AIVD spokesman said. "We see that these people are getting younger and better educated."

The AIVD report said wars in Iraq and Chechnya, the Middle East conflict and attacks by Islamic extremists against the United States and the West garnered much sympathy from young Muslim men in the Netherlands.

"The AIVD sees a growing risk that the fascination of Muslim young men -- Moroccan young men in particular but also other youths -- for jihad could turn into their participation in jihad," the report said.

The secret service also noted a growing number of Muslims who did not feel welcome in the Netherlands, particularly young men from the second or third generation of immigrants.

The report said recruiters were active in and around mosques, but also worked through the Internet and in prisons.

"These developments pose a substantial threat for Dutch society and the international rule of law," it said.

[Destro]

"Ye shall reap what ye sow"

[Rutles4Ever]

Too late, too late. Europe should have heeded our warnings about the Islamofascists. My heart breaks for Spain...

[Starve The Beast]

The Dutch are starting to fight against the Islamic tide that is killing them (remember Pym Fortuyn), but I fear that it may be too late. There may still be time for the French and Germans, but alas, they show little sign of taking the necessary action.

All of our prayers should be with Spain today. If this was indeed an attack by Islamic extremists, it may be later for them then we thought.

[Jack Black]

It's not too late. Perhaps too late to avoid bloodshed, as Spain demonstrated. But not to reclaim European society from savage Islam. Perhaps it will take mass expulsions, or even smal scale civil war, but it can be done. If there is a will.

The strangers in the midst are very obvious, which makes it easy to remove them if there is a decision to do so. One of these countries just ejected 40,000 mostly moslem asylum seekers. Think about that! The equivelent in the USA would be kicking out 400,000 people!!

[bjcintennessee]

ping

[Jack Black]

Europe may go the way of Civil War 2, as described in Tom Chittums book, while we escape it. Certainly more of the warning signs are true in France, by far, than in the USA.

[Savage Beast]

They should have started worrying long before now.

The handwriting was on the wall...and it was written very clearly.

[joesnuffy]

Well... when you let them build their mosques, Islamic centers and buy up huge chunks of rural real estate for 'Islamic summer camps'....when you let them grease your politicians with petrol dollars...when you give them access to your educational systems...your military and your main institutions...when you give them special protected status as 'minorities' along with all rights and privileges...

And this even after they let you know in no uncertain terms ..just exactly what they intend..for your people and your nation...and then you let your leaders sell you out....

Shiite Happens

[doberville]

Succinctly put!