"New Islamist Video Threatens Germany, Austria," from Deutsche Welle:
German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schäuble has said his government is taking seriously a new threat contained in an Islamist video demanding that Germany and Austria pull their troops out of Afghanistan.
In the video received by the Austrian broadcasting corporation ORF on Tuesday, Nov. 20, a previously unknown group calling itself the Global Islamic Media Front indirectly threatened attacks in Germany and Austria if the two states do not pull their troops from Afghanistan.
It also demanded that Austria release two Islamists held in detention there.
Austrian Interior Ministry spokesperson Rudolf Gollia said the roughly four-minute-long video was predominantly focused on Germany and that Austria was mentioned toward the end.
"The German soldiers still occupy Afghanistan and we repeat our call from the last video that Germany withdraw its troops from Afghanistan," the video's German subtitles say. "This only serves your own security in your country.
We've heard that before. But would it be... "A lasting peace?"
"The same applies to Austria too. The Mujahideen have spared you so far, therefore the number of dead soldiers is not particularly high. But this will now change..."
Germany has some 3,000 troops in Afghanistan as part of the ISAF mission. Three Austrian soldiers serve as part of ISAF in Kabul.
No immediate threat
"There is no identifiable, immediate threat, but nevertheless such a message needs to be taken seriously," the ministry's Rudolf Gollia said. Austria has not raised security levels for government members depicted in the video.
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Gollia said the video also mentions the arrest of two alleged Islamic militants in September in Vienna over another Online threat, calling their detention a "mistake."
The joys of Eurabia!!
Does the government of Germany require that the German troops make coffee and doughnuts for the real fighters in Afganistan, Americans Brits Canucks and Aussies ?
And this is the thanks they get from the koranics ?
Socialism lite has not saved you Europe, nor will it. Aint ya proud ?
The presence of a mere three Austrians in Afghanistan is enough to warrant a threat. Somehow, I doubt Austria is lucky enough to have only three Destroyers living in its midst.
These people truly are out of this world. I wish they would return to the world they originated from because we've had enough of them here on planet earth. They simply do not fit in.
Oh yes,that would be the same Austria whose Spokeswoman recently insisted 'Kosovo must become independent'.
Understand Germans in Afghanistan pack up at tea time, no night flying and the least danger for them, don't want to be Attacked by nasty Taliban,
do we.
NATO win the war in Afghanistan-not a hope!
Condensed from an article in the Mudville Gazette
November 28,2006
The Global Islamic Media Front has been called the "working paper for a media invasion of America"-made up of al Qaeda's "public relations" team. The group is well known to those who monitor terrorist web sites, but rarely reported on by the mainstream media. (Although the group's recent release of a video game in which the player's goal is to kill President Bush did get some coverage in the Washington Post.) ".
The Global Islamic Media Front recognizes the advantage - and relative ease - of turning as many Americans against President Bush as they can (dividing the enemy into opposing camps to be eliminated in turn being a primary goal of effective propaganda) GIMF points out what they consider the best locations for providing this material, and suggests dissemination via the world wide web, following efforts to ensure the origin can't be traced.
Targets listed:
- US discussion forums
- US chat rooms
- Well known newspapers and magazines
- American TV channels with web sites
- Famous US authors with email addresses such as Friedman, Chomsky, Fukuyama, Huntington, and others
- Famous US web sites like MEMRI, or those of the Zionist lobby (AIPAC), or research institutes like Rand
Whether we like it or not Mr and Mrs Average American are involved in a propaganda war, for the most it is the only battle of the war on terror currently being fought on U.S. soil - and those who choose not to be victims of that battle may wonder what the appropriate response should be. Perhaps just this - bear in mind the stated goal: "to throw fear into the American people's hearts", divide and conquer, weaken resolve, and defeat America. Be aware of the plan to reach that goal, and recognize it for what it is when next you see it in action, as you undoubtedly will. (And while you're at it, spread the word - this won't be on the evening news.
There's nothing shocking or earth shattering here - except perhaps an actual exoneration for mainstream media outlets that may have previously been accused of conspiring with the enemy. Many close observers and participants in the war on terror have accused the media of touting terrorist propaganda for years. But the Global Islamic Media Front, in calling for an actual organized effort to that end.
Read it all here
http://www.mudvillegazette.com/archives/006694.html
it's payback for the germans! they never got a thankyou from the grand mufti. this is their way of saying thankyou.
Socialism lite has not saved you Europe, nor will it. Aint ya proud ? posted by Dgene
I'm English and proud of it, although i am not proud of the way our government and media are dealing with this issue. Please don't tar us all with the same brush Dgene. There are a lot of people, almost everyone i know, that can see exactly whats going on. We won't go down without a fight.
Dem: Are you saying the spirit of Winston still lives ?
Good luck !