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Posted on 09/01/2007 6:24:54 PM PDT by nwctwx
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,503959,00.html
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Thanks to jdm for the ping to this post.
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Spiegel Online
Three Islamist Terror Suspects Arrested in Germany
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According to information obtained by SPIEGEL ONLINE, the three men were Daniel S. from the state of Saarland and Fritz G. from Neu-Ulm in Bavaria, both of whom are German converts to Islam, as well as Adem Y., who is believed to be from Turkey. The three, who had apparently founded a terrorist cell, have been under intensive investigation for several months. All three men were considered radical Islamists and had contact to Islamist groups in Germany and Pakistan.
64 posted on 09/05/2007 5:24:25 AM PDT by jdm
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3446197,00.html
“North Korean FM meets Iranian counterpart in Teheran”
Published: 09.05.07, 15:03
Note: The following news brief is a quote:
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3446123,00.html
IDF uncovers 4 Qassam launchers in northern Gaza
Published: 09.05.07, 12:57 / Israel News
IDF forces operating in northern Gaza on Wednesday morning uncovered four Qassam rocket launchers ready to be fired.
The forces continue their counter-terror operation in Gaza. (Hanan Greenberg)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=worldcup
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=trains
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http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=d159b007-70e8-4761-8818-720efdf1939b
“Lebanon arrests fourth suspect in German bomb case”
Reuters
Published: Wednesday, September 05, 2007
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “BEIRUT — The Lebanese authorities have arrested a fourth suspect in connection with a plan to bomb two trains in Germany and have filed preliminary charges against five Lebanese and a Syrian, judicial sources said on Saturday.
Four of the Lebanese are in Lebanese custody, while one Lebanese and the Syrian are in Germany, they added.
They face charges of attempted mass murder in passenger trains in Germany and attempted arson, they said.
The sources named the fourth suspect as Khalil al-Bubbu but gave no details of his arrest. The others are Jihad Hamad, Khaled Kheireddin al-Hajj, Ayman Hawa, Youssef al-Hajj and Fadi al-Saleh, the Syrian. The last two are in Germany.
The latest legal step falls short of the formal indictment process, which comes at a later stage, and the investigations could turn up other suspects, the sources said.”
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=26917_Video-_Islamists_Rising_in_Pakistan&only
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLTnOrA0aZc
“Pakistan; Islamists”
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thanks for your close monitoring of the reports.
:o
:))
From www.lauramansfield.com: (note the link does not seem to currently work)
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As Sahab releases English version of Winds of Martyrs Part 1, with voice overs by Adam Gaddahn
This afternoon, As Sahab released an English translation of Winds of Martyrs, Part 1. The Arabic version was released earlier this summer.
This English version includes voice-over translations read by Adam Gaddahn, the Orange County native who has emerged as an Al Qaeda spokesman. (Subscribers to Strategic Translations received an English translation at the time the initial video was released.)
The video can be downloaded from http://www.lauramansfield.com/shuhada3e.rm.
You’re very welcome Godzilla.
Thank you nw.
I found a bunch of links to “Winds of Martyrs Part 1” but they seem to be slow loading right now.
Smiling at you...could it be the links are as DEAD as “the martyrs?”
Will try again later.
Laura’s links is still not working — I think I have the english translation somewhere, but I am interested in seeing it... wondering why they are choosing to release an English version right now.
I checked 7 jihadi-related sites and theirs a slew of links right now.
By tonight, I should post a link with translations.
Laura’s site is probably overloaded with hits.
Opinion - Speculation...The jihadi propaganda has been heavy on the lone jihadi, children in jihad, have you done enough for Allah whilte your brothers and sisters (pbuh) are fighting and dying and ad nauseum.
It could be the English translations are out to inspire jihadis/jihadi wannabes/jihad supporters to do it for Allah and of course, in remembrance of 9/11, but only a small segment of the propaganda (generally speaking) really addresses the 9/11/01 attacks.
/end of opinion/speculation
Time will tell.
http://www.danielpipes.org/article/4884
“Teach Arabic or Recruit Extremists?”
by Daniel Pipes
New York Sun
September 5, 2007
I agree, Cindy.
The continuing drumbeat and events around the world make me a little more nervous than usual lately... the anniversary falling on a Tue for the first time since 9/11 probably adds a little to that. This is their prime time for propaganda over the years and we all know they go when their ready so specific dates should always be discounted.
Yep.
Police have smashed a suspected al Qaeda terror cell nursing a "profound hatred of US citizens" plotting to bomb civilian and military jets.
The force of the planned explosions would have been worse than the train bombings in Madrid and the Tube and bus attacks in London on 7 July, 2005, according to German security sources. Those attacks killed 191 and 52 people respectively.
Three men aged 22, 28 and 29 have been arrested in Germany days before they planned to strike, and bomb-making equipment and explosives have been seized.
The arrests come a day after Danish police conducted raids and took eight young Muslims into custody whom they suspect of plotting a bomb attack and having links with al Qaeda. No direct link has yet been established between the two plots.
Federal prosecutor Monika Harms said the three suspects had bought 700kg (1,500lbs) of hydrogen peroxide to make massive bombs. She said: "We have prevented what we believe would have been the worst terror attacks ever on German soil".
She declined to name specific targets but said the suspects had an eye on institutions and establishments frequented by Americans in Germany, including discos, pubs and airports.
Citing unnamed security sources in Berlin, the broadcaster Suedwestfunk said Frankfurt International Airport and US Ramstein Air Base were among targets.
Joerg Ziercke, the head of Germany's federal crime office, said the men had a "profound hatred of US citizens".
German security sources have reportedly said the men belonged to the Islamic Jihad, an Egyptain terrorist group that merged with al Qaeda in 2001.
Wolfgang Bosbach, an MP with Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats, said the plot may have been timed to coincide with the anniversary of the 2001 atrocities in the US.
Franz Josef Jung, the defence minister, said: "The attacks were planned for the near future. They presented a real threat to life."
The suspects are believed to have been planning simultaneous attacks on aircraft sitting on the ground. Security services had been watching them for six months until yesterday, when the investigators spontaneously made the arrests after the men were observed moving chemicals from one storage location to another.
As is customary in Germany, the suspects have only been identified by their first names and last initials. Daniel S comes from the Saarland, Fritz G from Ulm in Bavaria and Adem Y from Turkey, although there are reports that he holds a Pakistani passport. The two Germans are 22 and 28, while Adem Y is 29.
The men were arrested yesterday as two dozen raids took place across Germany. They are believed to have been detained in the Frankfurt area.
One of those held, Fritz G, put up a fight when police raided the men's house in the Frankfurt area. He escaped through a bathroom window and managed to reach an outer cordon of officers about 300 metres away before being aprehended. He was able to snatch a gun, which went off, from a policeman. No one was hurt.
A German network reported that shots had been fired when police raided a house in a town in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
The Germans are converts to Islam. At least one of the men is reported to have received terrorist training overseas.
The German intelligence service is said to have learned of the plot through emails.
The suspects are reported to have confessed. Security services are trawling their contacts to make sure there are no back-up teams.
Ramstein serves as America's main logistical base to service the war in Iraq. Germany has ground troops in Afghanistan.
"There are clear indications that at a minimum Ramstein and the Frankfurt airport were possible targets and that they would not have waited long to strike," leading conservative politician Wolfgang Bosbach told German television station N24, adding the attacks could have been timed to coincide with the anniversary of September 11.
Police believe that the men wanted to experiment in the coming days and weeks with the chemicals and possibly start building a bomb. They were, however, far away from making a bomb that could be detonated.
A "bomb factory" is said to have been found in the village of Oberschledorn in the Sauerland. Locals said undercover police had been watching the house from a caravan.
Captain Jeff Gradeck, a spokesman for the US European Command (EUCOM) in Stuttgart, said: "We don't have any information yet that US facilities were targeted."
There was no comment from Frankfurt airport, one of Europe's busiest. The Ramstein base in the nearby state of Rhineland-Palatinate, 130 km (80 miles) southwest of the airport, is one of the most important US air bases overseas.
Germany, which has forces stationed in Afghanistan, has been on high alert for attacks. The country has feared a re-emergence of militant Islamic groups since 2001, when the northern city of Hamburg was used as a base for planning the September 11 attacks.
Earlier this year, federal prosecutors charged a Lebanese man held in detention over an unsuccessful attempt to detonate bombs on two trains in Germany in 2006.
He and another suspect were caught on surveillance cameras wheeling suitcases containing bombs aboard trains at Cologne's main railway station.
Both men left suitcases on the trains, which they planned to detonate later in the day with a timed explosive device. Despite being activated, the bombs failed to go off because of a technical error, the prosecutor's office said.
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "U.S. SPONSORS ISLAMIC CONVENTION" by Audrey Hudson (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Justice Department is co-sponsoring a convention held by the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) -- an unindicted co-conspirator in an ongoing federal terrorist funding case -- a move that is raising concerns among the Justice's rank and file. Justice lawyers have objected to the affiliation with ISNA, fearing it will undermine the case against the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development in Dallas.") (August 27, 2007)
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