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Milan's Duomo: possibly a target
Several imams have been arrested on suspicions of terror plotting in Italy. The spectacle of religious teachers being arrested for this kind of activity has become so commonplace as to escape notice. But it points up vividly the problem that Muslims face globally: radicalism is coming from those who should be most familiar with the supposedly peaceful teachings of the religion. Global reform is needed, but it is not at all on the horizon. From the BBC, with thanks to Jean-Luc.
Italian police have arrested three North Africans suspected of plotting to bomb Milan's metro and a cathedral in the north of the country. Arrest warrants had been issued for five men from Morocco and Tunisia, who served as Muslim religious leaders in the city of Cremona.The suspected cell members are under investigation for conspiracy to commit "international terrorism". . . .
The crackdown targeted an alleged cell linked to a mosque in the city of Cremona.
Investigators believe the men planned to blow up the Milan metro stop below the cathedral in December 2002 and also to bomb the Cremona cathedral.
"The subversive cells have maintained themselves over time, working out of the mosque of Cremona and led by the successive imams," Brescia's attorney general said.
Another ex-imam of the Cremona mosque was arrested last October, after being accused by Morocco of links to the suicide bombings in Casablanca that killed 45 people in May.
Posted by Robert at February 26, 2004 6:53 AM
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"Duomo" is Italian for "Cathedral". So saying, "Milan's Duomo Cathedral" is saying, "Milan's Cathedral Cathedral". There was a time I'd have expected the BBC's editorial staff to catch things like that... but then there was also I time a once believed in Santa.
Posted by: Chad at February 26, 2004 12:15 PMJoseph isn't nervous about these things. He doesn't pray in cathedrals, he is a card-carrying athiest. Oh wait, but maybe he rides the Milan metro? Still not nervous Joseph? just checking...
Posted by: basil at February 26, 2004 1:52 PMImagine the SCREAMING by Muslims if it came out that a bunch of Westerners were planning to bomb a mosque.
Lili
Posted by: Lilith at February 26, 2004 3:15 PMYes the Hypocrisy of that religion is mind boggling to say the least. Imagine the screams from the Muslims and news media coverage if a Christian or a Jew decided that turn about was fare play and started bombing the mosques.
We are held to a higher standard and rightfully so. The world understands our religion is real, and our God is real.
Muslims get away with it because nobody believes they are right just crazy. The news media covers it not because they believe in struggle of Islam, but because they love blood and gore. They think it is news. The same as when we slow down to look at a car crash. It's human nature.
Is God the Uber-Terrorist real, that is not the question. Is he benevolent? Read your bible, God killed 10s of 1000s of innocent men, women, and children. That fiend which stalks our planet and seeks nothing but destruction for all that breathe! Be you in the Ku Klux Klan, Kach, or Al Qaeda, there is one teacher you can learn terrorist tactics from and that is the Vile 'Father' himself!
Posted by: Zyler at February 26, 2004 10:47 PM
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