Posted on 12/31/2007 11:05:16 AM PST by Dog
CNN) -- Dutch police raided five homes in Rotterdam early Monday, arresting three men suspected of planning an imminent act of violence, according to a spokeswoman for the Netherlands' Justice Department.
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They had to be very close to carrying out the attack for this rapid of a response.
Fyi..
similar issues in Belgium:
Brussels, Belgium (AHN) - Due to security threat, Belgians will miss their traditional New Year’s Eve fireworks in the capital of Brussels after authorities have called for its cancellation.
A spokesman for the Belgian capital had confirmed the cancellation of the festivities ushering in the New Year after police said they had uncovered a plot to free a jailed al-Qaeda suspect, Nizar Trabelsi.
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7009581622
I would guess they had something planned to have New Year arrive with a bang
“Dutch violence”. Right. It was all Van Gogh’s fault that he got his throat slit.
And there was the attack in Thailand today...
Thai Bombing Hits New Year’s Festivities
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1946358/posts
That how they want it to work. Ruin everything for the west so we slowly succumb to their wishes.....or nuke them.
I vote for nuking them. To quote Corporal Dwayne Hicks, “It’s the only way to be sure.”
Thailand?
I'm not the biggest fan of the Saudis, but something tells me they held the fellows who were plotting to blow people up last week overnight in the pokey, at least for some questioning.
He was stabbed in the heart by a Moslem fundamentalist.
““Dutch violence”. Right. It was all Van Gogh’s fault that he got his throat slit.”
Recommended reading about a nice country in decline due to their
open-mindedness about immigration policy.
[WARNING: Graphic Language/Imagery present in this book]
Murder in Amsterdam: The Death of Theo van Gogh
and the Limits of Tolerance
by Ian Buruma
http://www.amazon.com/Murder-Amsterdam-Death-Limits-Tolerance/dp/B000S1KZQU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199130614&sr=8-2
Wonder how long it will be before they’re released.
The Saudis fear the Wahabbis (who they aid) but they know that they need the US on their side (to defend against Wahabbi attacks in Saudi Arabia as well as preferring not being on the receiving end of US military strikes).
Hand them over to the Dutch Royal Marines. They know how to handle terrorists..........Just ask a Moluccan terrorist.....
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