Islamic Extremism in Europe

[Ret10Echo]

I have lived in Europe, enjoyed the culture and people but after reading Tony Blankley's book "The Wests Last Chance" I tend to agree that our relationship with the EU presents the easiest point of entry. Most area studies do not get in to the cultural clashes that occur at a lower level.

Pulled this article from an English language Turkish paper:


http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=29484

[nmap]

Interesting article - and, given the current events with terrorism in Scotland - more important than ever.

[PiratesLife11]

The extremist problem in Europe is only likely to get worse because of the declining birth rates. As a result, in order to fill the labor gap, countries like France, Netherlands and the U.K. are having to let scores of N. African and Middle Eastern immigrants into the country. While most of them are honest, hard working people; not all of them are. Additionally, if they live in economically poor conditions, they're more inclined to adopt radical ideals, and less likely to assimilate. The European solution? Provide incentives for making more babies, and keep your immigrant population happy with a thriving job market. Of course, depending on which country we're talking (and they're sources of GDP), this is more easily said than done.

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[Ret10Echo]

http://wtop.com/?nid=105&sid=1259175

Attack at US Embassy in Vienna Thwarted
October 1, 2007 - 11:51am

VIENNA, Austria (AP) - A Bosnian who tried to enter the U.S. Embassy in Vienna with a backpack filled with explosives, nails and Islamic literature was arrested Monday after the bag set off a metal detector and the man fled on foot, authorities said.

Police sealed off the neighborhood as a precaution and shut down or rerouted nearby bus and tram lines. Officers patrolled the area with bomb-sniffing dogs.

The suspect was described only as a 42-year-old native of Bosnia-Herzegovina who now lives in the province of Lower Austria, which encircles most of the capital. Police said they made the arrest a short distance from the embassy building in a neighborhood where security is tight.

Vienna police spokeswoman Michaela Raz said explosives experts were examining the contents of the backpack.

"There were a lot of nails in that bag. Had it exploded, it would have had an enormous shrapnel effect," said Doris Edelbacher, of Austria's federal counterterrorism office.

The explosives resembled hand grenades, she told reporters, but that munitions experts were still working to determine whether the device had been properly rigged to explode.

The suspect spoke broken German and appeared to ramble during an initial interrogation, Edelbacher said.

It was unclear how far he made it into the embassy. Public broadcaster ORF, citing unidentified officials, reported that a metal detector sounded an alarm as the man was passing through security checks and that he fled immediately.

The nature of the Islamic material he allegedly was carrying also was unclear.

Embassy officials could not immediately be reached for comment.

Last month, authorities arrested three people _ all Austrian citizens of Arab origin in their 20s _ in connection with a video posted online in March that had threatened Austria and Germany with attacks if they did not withdraw their military personnel from Afghanistan.

One of the suspects was released several days later for lack of evidence.

On Friday, the Interior Ministry said it found a list of politicians circulating online as potential targets for attacks. The individuals were notified, but authorities said there were no indications that any of them were ever in danger.

[tom kelly]

In countries like France,Germany,Austria and The United Kingdom muslim radicals are not becoming a problem; They are the problem and they must be nullified and not appeased.In the United States they are waiting for the opportunity to inflict the maximum amount of destruction on us infidels, so be prepared for the worst possible event you can think of.Since we can never convert radical muslims,we must eliminate them one way or another.This is just my opinion...Regards,tom kelly

[CoLawman]

Originally Posted by tom kelly

In countries like France,Germany,Austria and The United Kingdom muslim radicals are not becoming a problem; They are the problem and they must be nullified and not appeased.In the United States they are waiting for the opportunity to inflict the maximum amount of destruction on us infidels, so be prepared for the worst possible event you can think of.Since we can never convert radical muslims,we must eliminate them one way or another.This is just my opinion...Regards,tom kelly

And my fear is a Beslan made in the USA! And no... I do not think local, county, state, and federal LE are prepared for such an occurrence.