Snip: Well, since 9/11, several jihadists in the U.S. and Europe have been arrested and charged with using paintball as a form of paramilitary training. One of the London subway bombers--Mohammed Khan--was an avid paintball player. Likewise, 17 Toronto Muslims charged this summer with plotting terrorist attacks in Canada used paintball to train. Another Canadian Muslim charged with planning terrorist attacks, Mohammed Khawaja, also played paintball.
Here in the U.S., two Georgia Muslims charged earlier this year with plotting attacks against U.S. targets played as well. The most notorious case, however, occurred in the Washington, D.C. area. A group of 11 American Muslims there have been convicted for plotting to wage jihad against U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Indian troops in Kashmir. They trained by playing paintball in the northern Virginia countryside. One of the men told a grand jury he considered paintball "a form of jihad."
Terrorism expert Laura Mansfield and anti-jihad activist Jeff Epstein have been tracking this disturbing trend. They supplied CBN news exclusively with a shocking al-Qaeda video that was posted on an online Muslim message board in the U.S.
The video begins with images of missiles taking out America. It then moves on to a speech by Adam Gadahn, an American-born member of al-Qaeda. Next come scenes of two men playing paintball. But that's not all. The men also conduct mock suicide bombings and practice explosives training. Most of the footage, however, shows them playing paintball.
Epstein believes al Qaeda is trying to send a message to its followers with this video. He says paintball is a relatively inexpensive way to target practice--as opposed to spending a larger amount of money on securing modern weaponry and ammunition. In fact, U.S. law enforcement and the military have used paintball at times to train.
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It was a good report, I caught it on the 700 club.