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26 September 2006
"www.saff.ba: representing radical Islam in Bosnia"
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=bosnia
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Opportunities and the Rise of Islamic Extremism in the North Caucasus, Balkans and Turkey
http://www.balkanalysis.com/2006/10/01/limited-opportunities-and-the-rise-of-islamic-extremism-in-the-north-caucasus-balkans-and-turkey/ ^
Posted on 10/02/2006 1:40:31 AM PDT by kronos77
The most recent concern regarding radical Islam in the Balkans is the fear that Al-Qaeda has begun a recruitment campaign of “white Muslims.” The arrest and pending trial of three young men in Bosnia, suspected of planning terrorist attacks on Western targets, has raised questions regarding Bosnia’s vulnerability of becoming a haven for terrorists. The suspects were arrested last October in the Sarajevo suburbs of Butmir and Hadzici.
Since their arrest, Bosnian police has appealed to Scotland Yard and the FBI for forensic assistance to strengthen the case against the men. Jamestown Foundation reports that this particular investigation has extended well beyond Bosnia, signifying the likelihood of a “white Al-Qaeda network” operating across Europe. Though it is highly unlikely that Bosnia would officially support Islamic extremism, it is nevertheless a home to several hundred Arab mujahideen warriors who came to Bosnia during the 1992-95 war to fight on the side of the Bosnian Muslim against the Serbs. Thus, the Jamestown Foundation speculates, Bosnia’s institutional weaknesses, primarily its decentralized power centers, and its wartime history of cooperation with Arab mujahideen could make it an easy and symbolic recruitment point for a new, “white Al-Qaeda” network.
The situation was aggravated by the recent decision by Bosnian authorities to deport 50 naturalized citizens, mostly former Islamic fighters. The Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) State Commission for the Revision of Decisions on Naturalization of Foreign Citizens began its work of reviewing the status of citizens who acquired BiH citizenship between April 1992 and January 2006 in March 2006. Around 1,500 people could potentially be affected by the work of this commission. However, the commission has yet to locate most of the people on its lists, as their coordinates are currently unavailable to the government.
(Excerpt) Read more at balkanalysis.com ...
JIHAD WATCH.org (AP): "U.S. MUSLIMS WARN OF THREAT WITHIN" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "This is the sort of thing we need to see on a much larger scale -- if and when it is sincere.") (September 1, 2006) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch Series - No. 1105: "EDITOR OF U.S. ARABIC NEWSPAPER: RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM IS SPREADING AMONG MUSLIM YOUTH IN THE U.S." (March 3, 2006) (Read More...)
the white Converts are Albanian recruits. I know this for a fact. The other converts are white caucasion women, Americans from the Western part of the country. There is a particular reason for this. From California to Oregon. It's easy.....long story and there are characterics and very clever recruiting going on.
http://www.casperstartribune.net/ap/headlines/d8kqn52o0.txt
Prosecutors Want to Question Shoe Bomber
By DENISE LAVOIE Tuesday, October 17, 2006
BOSTON - Federal investigators told a judge Tuesday that they want to question would-be shoe bomber Richard Reid because it was likely that he has "important information" about terrorist activities.
But prosecutors said in U.S. District Court they don't believe Reid is entitled to a public defender now that his criminal case is over.
Reid, a British citizen and self-described follower of Osama bin Laden, pleaded guilty in 2002 to trying to blow up a trans-Atlantic flight with explosives hidden in his shoes. He is now serving a life sentence at a maximum-security federal prison in Florence, Colo.
In April, a judge extended a 2003 order allowing Reid to continue to be represented by federal public defenders. At the time, Reid was expected to be called as a witness in the trial of al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui. Reid was never called as a witness.
U.S. District Judge William Young said he would keep in place the orders continuing Reid's representation by public defenders, noting that under those orders, the government can only contact Reid after giving notice to his lawyers and having them present for any interviews with him.
Assistant U.S. Attorney James Farmer said investigators want to talk to Reid without an attorney present to develop a "personal rapport," which would be difficult to do with an attorney or any third party in the room.
Farmer said federal agents believe Reid _ even though he has been in prison for nearly five years _ could have information on terrorism plots that could still be carried out. He said al-Qaida plots are known to "have long gestation periods."
Judith Mizner, one of Reid's public defenders, said Reid has repeatedly made it clear he will not talk to investigators without an attorney present. She expressed skepticism about prosecutors' claim that they only want to talk to Reid and do not plan to interrogate him for the purposes of charging him with additional crimes.
Young urged both prosecutors and Reid's lawyers to consider bringing the case to a federal judge in Colorado, where Reid is serving his life sentence...more...