Of course, Sweden's Local identifies them only as "men" in its headline: "Three men 'planned terror attack on church'" (thanks to Fjordman for the link). But the Internet site that one of them established was called "Mujahedon.net." That is, mujahedin. But they are the enemy that most do not dare to name. At least the material about their interest in "militant Islam" is in the story, although buried down deep.
Three men have been charged with planning a terror attack against preacher Ulf Ekman's Word of Life (Livets Ord) evangelical church in Uppsala. The case is the first ever prosecution for terrorist offences planned to take place on Swedish soil, and only the second case ever under Swedish terror laws.The alleged plot was unveiled during the investigation into last year's failed firebomb attack against an Iraqi polling place in Stockholm. Police found references to plans to attack the church in a computer belonging to a 22-year old man of Iranian origin referred to as Mehdi.
The Swedish security police, Säpo, found information in the computer allegedly linking two other men to the plans. They were identified as Milan, a 19-year old of Bosnian origin from Trelleborg in Skåne, and Johan, the 25-year old son of Swedish professionals from Kramfors in northern Sweden.
The three men met on Terrorist Media, a website that promotes political violence. Medhi had also established his own Internet forum, Mujahedon.net. The strongest evidence against the men comes from Internet chatroom conversations and questioning.
"These men and their intentions must be taken seriously, but it is hard to say how serious their crimes are according to terrorism laws," said chief prosecutor Tomas Lindstrand, who said that the case was unusual and the law complicated.
Among the evidence presented by Lindstrand were pictures of the Livets Ord headquarters and a film showing two of the men studying the organization's website. In another film, Milan "warns the European people," which prosecutors interpret as expressing sympathy for Jihad.
"The motive for the plan is rooted in the fact that Livets Ord is pro-Israeli," said Lindstrand.
The controversial Christian movement, which has famous adherents including pop singer Carola, has expressed strong support for Israel, and actively encourages Russian Jews to move there....
Dagens Nyheter reports that Medhi had twice been convicted of smuggling a doping preparation and was sentenced in 2005 to four years in jail. He is also reported to have an interest in militant Islam.
He is charged with terrorism for carrying out the attack on the polling place in Kista, a Stockholm suburb, and for planning terrorist offences in relation to the alleged plot against the Word of Life.
He has admitted the attack in Kista, but has played down his role, claiming he was asked to sabotage the vote by an election official. He says he and two accomplices were payed 10,000 kronor. He is still being held by police, while his alleged accomplices have been released.
Milan is suspected of instigating terrorism, meaning he is suspected of encouraging others to commit terrorist acts. He refers to himself as a faithful Muslim, but speaking to DN he distanced himself from militancy or terrorism.
Johan, it is reported, stayed for three days at Mehdi's home in the Stockholm suburb of Vårby, after developing an interest in Islam. He denied to DN that he had converted. He is charged with assisting in an attempted terrorist crime and for conspiracy to commit terrorist offences. He has said in questioning that it was unlikely that he would have actually carried out the attack.
Since they were only planning on attacking Churches then it won't raise any eyebrows and certainly nothing will come of it. Just ask the 3 muslims who took over and trashed the Church of the Nativity (one of Christianity's holiest sites). Expect the pope to publicly kiss the Koran as a show of solidarity.
Snippets from the article:
The motive for the plan is rooted in the fact that Livets Ord is pro-Israeli," said Lindstrand.
"These men and their intentions must be taken seriously, but it is hard to say how serious their crimes are according to terrorism laws," said chief prosecutor Tomas Lindstrand, who said that the case was unusual and the law complicated.
I knew they didn't get it, but wow. If you jingle your keys at them, will they get distracted and forget the whole case?
Expect the pope to publicly kiss the Koran as a show of solidarity.
The pope who met with Oriana Fallaci? No way. Wrong pope, wrong time, just wrong in every way.
Things have been turning for the better in the information war. The opposition is getting even more shrill, insulting, and irrational. They're cornered and on the defensive.
Idiocy is still entrenched and putting up heavy resistance in academia, the EU, and UN.
Expect the pope to publicly kiss the Koran as a show of solidarity.
Maybe not this Pope, but John Paul II, who I thought poorly of anyway, did in fact, KISS THE KORAN!
Check out my blog for the photo. Scroll down.
www.islam-watch.blogspot.com
We can add Johan of Sweden to the "Johnny Taliban" list.
Mahdi Al-Dajjal, Don´t mix the things, the kiss of the Koran happened before 9/11 and the things happened in basillica were in 2002.
In addition how do you seem that Bush says that "islam is a religion of peace", please being more sincere, the politics are the guilty of this situation and none dares to break with Saudi Arabia for example.
The protestant pastor, he is a brave person.
"Mehdi has twice been convicted of smuggling a doping preparation and was sentenced in 2005 to four years in jail" Hmmm, you've got to wonder why he was out and about, and not in the slammer serving that 4 year sentence. Also will his criminal ass eventually be deported back to Iran, or will he continue to live free at the expense of Swedish citizens?
They were just going to start a business called"Three Guys and a Detergent". oops, thats been used before.
Actual blurb from the front of Mujahedon.net (emphasis added by me):
Disclaimers
The postings in the discussion forums do not undergo monitoring, and do not necessarily reflect Mujahedon.net views
Mujahedon.net claims NO responsibility or liability to third party links or images contained within users’ posts.
We do not encourage any kind of "terrorism". And we follow Swedish law and order.
i.e. freedom of speech
That's brass ones for you. Freedom of Speech is great when it WORKS for Islam, right?!
Damnit. Can we commence with the mass deportations and the interrogation bitch-slapping now please? I'm really reaching my boiling point with the entire jihad mentality.
"The three men met on Terrorist Media, a website that promotes political violence....
He [Johan]has said in questioning that it was unlikely that he would have actually carried out the attack."
Let me see. This is the famous "I didn't inhale" defense. Maybe Johan was looking for a different website, and just spelled it wrong.
Several of these fellows, Hayat, Johan etc are as full of lame excuses as a dog of fleas.
Happy Yom Ha Atzma'ut (Israel Independence Day).Hopefully, the Swedes will wake up.
http://www.mujahedon.net/forums/index.php?act=quran
Notice the menu at the top right: Quran.
Notice the graphic at the top center: AK-47's on horseback and the typical covered face of a jihadi.
Reminds me of a quote:
'Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into the hearts of the enemies, of Allah and your enemies, and others besides, whom ye may not know, but whom Allah doth know.' -Qur'an 8:60
The symbolism you see on such websites is often a direct reflection of the Koranic teachings, as I just illustrated.
Yeah, they are all about "peaceful" discussion on these forums, I am sure.
Seems our jihadi webmaster isn't too bright. He left this in the source code of the front page:
http://www.alhesbah.com/v/index.php
I can't read a thing there since it's in Arabic, but you'll notice an almost identical "disclaimer" in ENGLISH at the bottom of this new page.
I'm willing to bet that if you dig long enough you'll follow a trail of websites right back to Iran or Syria or somewhere in the heart of the Middle East. Just call it a hunch. LOL.
I know that the current pope hasn't kissed the Koran (yet!) but the previous pope set a very bad precedent by having done so.
I know that the current pope hasn't kissed the Koran (yet!) but the previous pope set a very bad precedent by having done so.
Posted by: Mahdi Al-Dajjal at May 3, 2006 01:56 PM
As a Roman Catholic myself, I have often wondered about this.
Part of me is appalled that he could have done such a thing as it appears to endorse the execrable cult of Islam.
Rather than endorsing Islam however, I believe Pope John Paul II was sending a message of peace reconciliation to all mankind when he kissed the Koran.
My mother is a devout Catholic and recently told me of something she read somewhere...something about a 2000 year period of love, grace and reconciliation following the death of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ on the cross.
She believes that John Paul II was part of that era.
9/11 ushered in a new era.
Didn't we all feel it?
Something changed.
Maybe we can expect to see a return of the God of the Old Testament shortly.
Same God but perhaps our 2000 year period of grace is over.