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SWEDES RECRUITED BY SOMALI TERROR GROUP
THE LOCAL.se - Sweden's News In English ^ | Published: 5 May 10 18:31 CET | n/a

Posted on 05/06/2010 2:54:39 AM PDT by Cindy

SNIPPET: "An al-Qaeda-linked extremist group in Somalia has recruited more than 20 young people from Sweden to fight in the war-torn African country, the Swedish Security Service (Säpo) fears.

Somali Islamic insurgency group Harakat al-Shabab Mujahideen ("Movement of Warrior Youth"), better known as Al-Shabab, which is linked to al-Qaeda, is thought to have recruited dozens of Swedish youth to engage in terrorist acts, according to Göteborgs-Tidningen."

SNIPPET: "Gothenburg was identified by several sources as the largest recruitment base in the country, the report said. Sweden is also a fundraising hub for the group, according to Svenska Dagbladet editorial writer Per Gudmundson, who has written extensively about the issue."

SNIPPET: ""There are no supporters of al-Shabab here," mosque spokesman Abdi Fatah Shidane told Göteborgs-Tidningen."

SNIPPET: "Young men in Sweden are brainwashed, trained and recruited by terrorists on Somali terrorist movement al-Shabab, according to an informant who spoke to the paper."

SNIPPET: "Inspector Per-Olof Hellqvist of Säpo in Gothenburg confirmed to Göteborgs-Tidningen that young men from the Gothenburg area have traveled to Somalia.

"However, we do not know what they are doing there," he told the paper."

SNIPPET: "According to Gudmundson, the UN's special group on the Horn of Africa made a report on recruitment and financing that singled out Sweden as a hub for both recruitment and financing."

SNIPPET: "In addition, Gothenburg is home to Al-Shabab's largest online community, alqimmah.net, which was established by a former Nazi who converted to Islam, with information mostly in Somali as well as Arabic and one sub-forum in English that picks up the newest translations, Gudmundson told The Local."

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alqimmah; alqimmahdotnet; alshabaab; alshabab; arabic; cartoonjihad; computers; globaljihad; gothenburg; internet; jihad; jihadrecruiters; jihadrecruitment; somali; somalia; somalis; sweden; swedish; terrorismfinancing; terroristfinancing; youths
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To: Cindy
Something tells me these "Swedes" are not your typical blond haired blue eyed Swedish Natives.

Something tells me these "Swedes" are not exactly home grown stock.

21 posted on 05/06/2010 6:57:49 AM PDT by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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To: riri

Probably an Ethiopian. Ethiopia has a VERY long history with Christianity. However, Somali Christians come in only two forms: incognito and dead.


22 posted on 05/06/2010 8:54:36 AM PDT by TypeZoNegative (Pro life & Vegan because I respect all life, Republican because our enemies don't respect ours.)
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To: Cindy

It’s not funny. PC is killing the West.

That we count on a government saturated with Leftist sissies to protect us is terrifying.

You’d think this guy wouldn’t talk that way. He’d realize just how idiotic that sounds, but they’re in a power bubble and nobody’s thinking.


23 posted on 05/06/2010 9:00:27 AM PDT by 1010RD (First Do No Harm)
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To: TypeZoNegative
Probably an Ethiopian.

Probably right. A quick google search turned up quite a few Ethiopian Churches in the country. Interesting, thanks for the education.

24 posted on 05/06/2010 10:46:14 AM PDT by riri
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To: 1010RD

I know it’s not funny.

I look at jihad every day.

Your astuteness made me smile.


25 posted on 05/06/2010 12:43:41 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: Cindy

Sorry, my comment wasn’t really directed at you. You do a good job. That PC nonsense is murdering civilization, which is its basic intent.


26 posted on 05/06/2010 1:29:12 PM PDT by 1010RD (First Do No Harm)
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To: dennisw

My reaction... and I am not a Swede...


27 posted on 05/09/2010 2:57:58 AM PDT by Michel12
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