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German police hunt for terror plot 'back-up team'(10 terrorists on the loose)
guardian.co ^ | September 6, 2007 | Staff and agencies

Posted on 09/06/2007 3:58:19 AM PDT by Dog

German police were today searching for around 10 more members of a terror cell suspected of plotting major bomb attacks, after the arrest of three men and the seizure of explosives materials. Officials have said the three men already in custody - two German converts to Islam and a Turkish national - were planning attacks which could have proved more deadly than those in London or Madrid, with possible targets including US military bases, discos, pubs and Frankfurt's international airport.

August Hanning, a senior interior ministry official who formerly headed Germany's foreign intelligence service (BND), said today that police were now seeking around 10 more people suspected of acting as a back-up team to the alleged plotters.

(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Germany; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaedagermany; foiled; frankfurt; gelowicz; germany; gwot; islam; jihadineurope; ramstein

1 posted on 09/06/2007 3:58:20 AM PDT by Dog
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To: Cap Huff; Southack

Its not over quite yet..


2 posted on 09/06/2007 3:58:57 AM PDT by Dog
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To: Dog
...'back-up team'

Their entire, muslim population is the back-up team.

3 posted on 09/06/2007 4:05:28 AM PDT by johnny7 ("But that one on the far left... he had crazy eyes")
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To: Dog

Yesterday’s reports suggested that around 40 other raids were made across Germany. I don’t know whether tip of the iceberg is quite what we’re seeing, but one would hope that there is a lot more going on to combat this stuff than comes to the surface.


4 posted on 09/06/2007 4:11:14 AM PDT by Cap Huff
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To: Dog

There aren’t too many places to hide in Germany, but they do have a huge number of Turks.


5 posted on 09/06/2007 4:15:59 AM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain And Proud of It! Those who support the troops will pray for them to WIN!)
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To: Dog
Its not over quite yet..

The WOT won't be over for a long time.

6 posted on 09/06/2007 4:25:21 AM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it!)
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To: Man50D

this is because of Germany’s head in the sand...and trading with Sadamm...thinking they won’t hurt us!


7 posted on 09/06/2007 5:10:29 AM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (We need a troop surge in Philly and Newark!)
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To: Dog
two German converts to Islam

You convert to a new religion and the first thing you do is blow some people up? Oooook......

8 posted on 09/06/2007 5:13:52 AM PDT by tsmith130
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To: Dog

My understanding is that they have asked for Jack Bauer to assist in this matter... has anyone else heard this rumor?

9 posted on 09/06/2007 5:41:38 AM PDT by davidosborne (http://DuncanHunter.meetup.com/1 - GrassRoots Organization(s-) to elect Duncan Hunter)
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To: Dog
Its not over quite yet.."

No. Two dozen raids, 300 cops, nearly a ton of concentrated peroxide... and three arrests? There's more going on, that is the only reasonable assumption.

And don't forget that a few days prior to this a major (multi-billion-dollar) short position against European equities was placed, in a chilling parallel to the runup to 9/11. See http://www.crusade-media.com/news88.html for more.
10 posted on 09/06/2007 9:00:38 AM PDT by RightOnTheLeftCoast ([Thompson 2008!])
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To: RightOnTheLeftCoast

This is so scary...my son leaves Saturday morning for a week’s business trip to Germany. ;( Prayers, please.


11 posted on 09/06/2007 4:10:53 PM PDT by greyfoxx39 (He really DID do it! Go, Fred Go!)
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie
this is because of Germany’s head in the sand...and trading with Sadamm...thinking they won’t hurt us!

The Romans also eventually discovered that 'making deals' with barbarians was not a substitute for security. The main problem with attempting to 'make a deal' with Islam, is which Islam are you dealing with ? Shiite or Sunni ? Which Imam from which Caliphate are you making a deal with ? Any Imam or Mullah can call a Jihad. Back in the Crusader days the Pope was the ultimate authority. You could ask the Pope for a Crusade, but in the end it was the Pope who called for the Crusade. So not getting heavily involved with the Sunni and Shiite rifts within Iraq, apparently offered the Germans no protection from the Turkish Islamists. A Cult of War is never satisfied.

12 posted on 09/06/2007 5:33:17 PM PDT by justa-hairyape
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To: greyfoxx39

the krauts will convince him he’ll die of global warming or melting ice caps before a terrorist attack.


13 posted on 09/07/2007 8:06:05 PM PDT by rogernz
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To: Dog

It won’t be over until Muslims restrain their radical fringe. That won’t happen until they have had a serious ass kicking, which is coming. Millions will die.


14 posted on 09/08/2007 4:06:06 PM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham (Elections have consequences.)
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To: RightOnTheLeftCoast

Interesting.


15 posted on 09/08/2007 4:21:13 PM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham (Elections have consequences.)
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To: RightOnTheLeftCoast

Since the episode occurred (and I actually live here in Germany)...this has been the starting news everynight on TV. The public knows alot about these two German idiots who joined up with the Muslims now...and you get the impression that most see them as “losers”. You also see a police force that had only one or two “hints”...and started watching these guys real closely...which most people see as a major plus on security within Germany.

While the two German Muslims may attempt to keep their mouth shut...I’m betting the cops place them at a prison with skinheads...and let them sweat a bit. Both will be talking a lot over the next month, and you will see secondary guys picked up for questioning. I also think the local mullah they come under...is going to be a major target. Wouldn’t surprise me if they’ve had that guy bugged the whole time.


16 posted on 09/08/2007 10:17:55 PM PDT by pepsionice
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To: davidosborne

My bets are on Jack..


17 posted on 09/08/2007 10:19:02 PM PDT by lndrvr1972
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To: pepsionice

Thanks. I travel to Germany several times a year and always enjoy it. I have great respect for it as a nation and what it has accomplished in the past half-century. This incident is a wake-up call that I am sure will be heeded.

Great to meet a fellow Freeper over there!


18 posted on 09/08/2007 11:28:39 PM PDT by RightOnTheLeftCoast ([Thompson 2008!])
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