German police raid Islamic group

German police have raided more than 30 sites believed to be connected to a banned Islamic organisation, al-Aqsa. The raids happened a day after the country's top administrative court upheld a 2002 ban on the group.

The German government alleges that the charity raises funds for the Palestinian militant movement, Hamas.

Al-Aqsa, which says it raises funds to alleviate poverty, had won permission to continue fundraising on a temporary basis last year.

The raids were conducted on 34 sites in Berlin, Bremen, Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia.

The German Interior Minister, Otto Schily, said the raids had targeted sites connected with two groups suspected of taking over from al-Aqsa in 2002.

On Friday, a German court upheld the original decision to ban the charity, saying there was evidence it provided financial support for attacks by Hamas on Israeli targets.

The group is not believed to be connected to the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade, which linked to the main Palestinian group, Fatah.

That's the funny thing about the European courts...

Most things are still top-down (or bribed/threatened) and the governments can usually nudge the courts where they want.

If they want to be tough, they can be tough. If they want to appease and stick their heads in the sand, they can.

"I think the cat is out of the bag now; the proverbial genie is out of the bottle for the Muslims with no putting him back in. Too late"

Too late for us - we know what's up. There is still a chance for them to tuck the genie back in, given the abject hatred for anything Christian their allies in the west have. Remember these are the same people who were convinced that the 20,000+ nukes the Soviets had did not threaten us - instead only Reagan was the threat.

But, overall, I think you're right. The Muslims in Europe will have to do some radical things now if they want to be left to multiply like rabbits, so that they can have a strong chance of succeeding in their insurrection. Among the things are:

1. Ending female circumcism (i.e., genital mutilation)
2. Allowing men to shave
3. Allowing women to marry after they're 16.
4. Wearing clothes where there's a top piece and a bottom piece.
5. Learning their host country's language
6. Getting rid of their RPGs
7. Getting rid of their Saudi imams.

The list goes on and on. So, given all of that, you're probably right, the Europeans are wise to them - finally.

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