BERLIN, Sept. 8, 2007
Larger Terror Network Suspected In Germany
Officials Investigating Possibility Of 50+ Person Terror Ring After 3 Suspects Arrested
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German authorities are investigating whether the three Islamic terror suspects arrested on suspicion of planning massive bombings may have been part of a much larger network, an official said Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007. (AP (file))
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German Terror Bust
Three suspects with makings for "massive bombs" nabbed in terror plot against U.S. air base.
The three, arrested Tuesday in a raid on a vacation residence in central Germany, had allegedly stockpiled enough hydrogen peroxide to build bombs more powerful than those that killed 191 commuters in Madrid in 2004 and 52 in London in 2005. Officials said all three attended terror training camps in Pakistan last year.
German authorities believe two German converts and a Turk were only the leading tip of the planning, said Petra Kneuer, spokeswoman for the Federal Prosecutor's Office.
She said authorities were investigating seven more suspects inside and outside Germany as part of what could be a larger network, and that reports that about 50 people may be involved are "not unrealistic."
The two German suspects have been identified as Fritz Martin Gelowicz, 28, described as the leader of an Islamic Jihad Union terror cell in Germany, and Daniel Martin Schneider, 22. The third man has been identified as Adem Yilmaz, 29, born in Turkey but living in Germany.
Last New Year's Eve, one of the suspects was spotted studying a U.S. Army base at Hanau, near Frankfurt, and security officials say he may have been scouting it as a target.
Prosecutors have said potential targets might have included restaurants, pubs, discotheques, airports and other places frequented by Americans.
Joerg Ziercke, the head of the Federal Crime Office, said the arrests had disrupted the plan. "The peak of the danger has passed," he said.
Asked about a report in the news weekly Focus that the three men had obtained vans across the border in France, Kneuer said the purpose of the vehicles had not been determined.
"So far it hasn't been shown that there really was a link to the planned attacks," she told The Associated Press.
The three suspects allegedly belonged to the Islamic Jihad Union, an offshoot of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, which has origins in that Central Asian country. The union is marked by "profound hatred" of U.S. citizens, officials said.
The extremism that fueled the alleged plot was cultivated in the city of Ulm, on the banks of the Danube River in southwestern Germany, security officials said.
Ulm, the birthplace of Albert Einstein, has been known for its cathedral, which has one of the largest church towers in the world. But in recent years it has become a hotbed of radical Islamic activity. Security officials said Gelowicz attended an Islamic center that was later closed by authorities as a security risk.
German politicians called Saturday on Islamic groups and communities in Germany to step up their commitment to the fight against terrorism. Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and Justice Minister Brigitte Zypries said Muslims should report potentially violent extremists to authorities.
"I am certain that the peace-loving Muslims in our country want to keep violent radicals from discrediting their faith community," Zypries was quoted as saying by the weekly Bild am Sonntag.
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Re: "Larger Terror Network Suspected In Germany"
"Larger" than 3 guys who have been proven to have done nothing, so far?
Wooo!!! Allow me to change my shorts!!!
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you are in such a heavy state of denial that it is just amazingly reckless..
osama himself could be shoving a pipe bomb up your arse and, following your logic, he is innocent until he push the buttom and you guts are all 50 feet apart for the rest of your body???????????
typical liberal reactive mode..WHY NOT HUH??YOU CAN ALWAYS WHINE ABOUT IT AS SOON AS IT HAPPENS..
Hence, it follows that we don''t have anything to worry about from OBL, because George said so.
Hence, it follows that we don''''t have anything to worry about from OBL, because George said so.
Posted by ibsteve2u at 11:41 PM : Sep 08, 2007
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well are you knee deep in blood??? we are fighting 2 fronts here..one the isnurgency and the other are the cells...and you guys are working both fronts..
asking for troops to go home and giving these cells the rights and freedom to skulfu*ck you.
oh trust my..I would not be surprised if these europeans are violating rights left and right to make sure its own citizens are safe.
oh by the way..i thought the liberals said.."if we leaave them alone they would not bother us" well i guess you are wrong as well
Re: "Ulm, the birthplace of Albert Einstein..."
What more proof do we need of this really scary threat?
(Pfffttt!)
Whoops! There goes another pair of clean shorts!
Re: "So far it hasn''t been shown that there really was a link to the planned attacks," she told The Associated Press."
It does not matter to me. I just filled my pants again just thinking about the possibility of such a "link"!!!
Re: ""The peak of the danger has passed," he said."
That is easy for him to say. That''s not all that has "passed" (Pfffttt!)
'' ... if one in my jurisdiction is going to starve, it will not be in a jurisdiction of non charity and taxation, it well be in one of charity and non taxation ... ''
'' ... success and survival depend upon one thing: the big empire must be no more big than the little empire: most market share must go to the poorest soul, it is no coin toss which soul is most poor: it is not the malnourished pauper, it is the trillion dollar war lord ... if the militant baby girl can have her market share and claim to all in the land, then that man too may rest easy ... ''
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'' ... don''t dance porno hike naked dance dressed get sick tax world get well feed world songs rallied round tens millions sick beds drifting tens millions studio cottage farm trail groups ... ''
'' ... eternal storyboards swimming infinite oceans of eternal storyboards ... ''
'' ... gathering wealth has little to do with harvesting at the neighbors and everything to do with assuring that the neighbors have plenty to harvest ... ''
'' ... if the war cannot be won with a song and dance, then the war cannot have been won even having won it: what tommorow all will take for granted they will take for granted despite the presence or absence of a war ... ''
Re: "Larger Terror Network Suspected In Germany"
Is it bigger than a bread box?
Re: "and that reports that about 50 people may be involved are "not unrealistic."
"Not unrealistic"?
Pfffftttt!!!
'' ... if i starve, don''t let it be in a jurisdiction of non charity and taxation ... ''
'' ... the more big empire must be no more big than the more little one: most market share must go to the poorest soul, not the malnourished pauper, but the trillion dollar war lord ... if the militant baby girl may have her claim to all in the land, then that man too may rest easy ... ''
'' ... giving away free advertising to many entrepreneurs for small tips from a few is the ultimate capitalist adventure ... ''
'' ... don''t dance porno hike naked dance dressed get sick tax world get well feed world songs rallied round tens millions sick beds drifting tens millions studio cottage farm trail groups ... ''
'' ... eternal storyboards swimming infinite oceans of eternal storyboards ... ''
'' ... gathering wealth has little to do with harvesting at the neighbors but with assuring the neighbors have plenty to harvest ... ''
'' ... if the war cannot be won with a song and dance, then the war cannot have been won even having won it: what tommorow all will take for granted they will take for granted despite the presence or absence of a war ... ''
'' ... people don''t throw themselves off the backs of dragon to break all their bones for fun, silly ... ''
Re: "Kneuer said the purpose of the vehicles had not been determined."
"Not been determined"???!!! That is truly horrifying!!!
(Pffffftttt!!!)
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you know you sound patethic and desperate trying to spin this one..
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maybe its just one of those canadian liberal comedian faux terrorist cell gig..
I am starting to suspect thier intentions and motives..
Re: "The three, arrested Tuesday in a raid on a vacation residence in central Germany, had allegedly stockpiled enough hydrogen peroxide to build bombs"
Right. Either that, or to open a beauty salon. What a farce.
Were they stockpiling "Just for Men", for the next fake Osama video, as well?
Bush''s actions have fueled this hatred, which now affects German citizens, and citizens all over the world. If we keep invading other nations and killing millions of their citizens, we can expect more such attacks directed against our citizens. Fortunately, I think the Bush cabal has finally gotten the message of how counterproductive their actions have been toward fighting terrorism (wish I could say the same of some of the neocons on this board).
The German police show, as the British police showed before them, how you REALLY combat terrorism: not through invasion of uninvolved nations, but through dedicated police work. Hopefully, BushCo will catch a clue from these successes in Europe.
Check your history davy jones:
The Persians DID overwhelm the Greeks, conquer their islands and install client states there. They did so with the APPROVAL of the Greek oracles (the religious elite). Why did the oracles give the OK? Cuz the Persians paid well, and (alone amongst ancient peoples) believed in complete religious tolerance and were anti-slavery to boot. So, their conquered subjects were able to worship who they wanted and (if they were slaves) were set FREE as well. Who wouldn''t want the ancient Persians to conquer them, given that system!
There''s a reason why the ONLY gentile deemed a ''messiah'' (a divinely appointed king) in the Old Testament is the Persian King Cyrus. This ancient Iranian FREED THE JEWS from the Iraqi''s (ie, the Babylonians).
Of course, that was LONG before the Persians were infected by the religion of the Saracens (Islam). Different story today.
Posted by xzavierbrown,
The funny part is that no one cares what you suspect, because we all know you are a fascist, hyper pro war,
and totally unwilling to do anything about it, except post hatred on these topics.
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by brianbwb-2009
September 9, 2007 5:22 AM PDT
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See all 18 CommentsAnd you simply hate everybody, yourself first.