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At the time of their arrest, "it had looked like an isolated plot because they declared they had been radicalized by the row over the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in European newspapers." Indeed, it often turns out that while one pretext is invoked as the immediate cause for a jihadist action, the fundamental motivation is the ideology of Islamic supremacism that seizes upon any and all pretexts to advance the cause. The problem is that Westerners continue to be fooled into thinking that if they address the pretext of the moment, the jihad will go away. Those who postured piously about respect for religious figures in the wake of the Muhammad cartoon controversy should reflect on the case of Jihad Hamad and Youssef el Hajdib.
"Terrorism In Germany: Failed Bomb Plot Seen As Al-Qaida Initiation Test," by Andreas Ulrich in Spiegel Online (thanks to all who sent this in):
Germany narrowly escaped what could have been its worst-ever terrorist attack last July when two bombs placed on trains failed to detonate. The case comes to trial in a Lebanese court this week with German police suspecting that the attack was an initiation test for potential al-Qaida recruits.German authorities believe that the two Lebanese studentswho tried but failed to detonate self-made bombs in two German trains last July may have done so to qualify themselves for al-Qaida missions in Iraq.
The trial of the two alleged would-be bombers, Youssef el Hajdib, 21, Jihad Hamad, 20 and four other men starts on Wednesday in the Lebanese capital Beirut. Youssef al-Hajdib, who is in custody in a Berlin jail, is being tried in absentia.
Youssef and Jihad had made crude bombs from gas canisters filled with petrol and diesel and deposited them on two German regional trains hidden in large suitcases on July 31. They both boarded trains at Cologne's main train station and got off after depositing the bombs.
The devices, fitted with alarm clocks for timers, failed to detonate. If they had, they would have created a fireball up to 15 meters wide and hurled deadly shrapnel up to 100 meters, explosive experts said. It could have been the worst terrorist attack on German soil in the country's history.
They were arrested a few weeks later after being recognized from Cologne station's security camera footage. Youssef was detained in Germany and Jihad turned himself in to Lebanese authorities after hiding at his parents' house. At the time, it had looked like an isolated plot because they declared they had been radicalized by the row over the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in European newspapers.
But eight months on, after analyzing computer hard drives, mobile phone data, DNA traces and interrogation records, German authorities have reached a different conclusion -- that the attacks were commissioned by a man with links to al-Qaida as a test of courage to qualify them for attacks on US-led forces in Iraq.
Posted by Robert at April 10, 2007 5:52 AM
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...there have been other "tests", the flying Inmans, the babes in burkas photographing airports, muslims seeking to drive hazmat trucks, muslims seeking flying instructions (only to fly, not to land), Muslims photographing shipping terminals, leaving backpacks or packages in bus terminals, airports, train stations, and sporting arenas causing delays and panic as bomb personnell are called out to investigate the packages....other tests include crossing the US borders undetected (a relatively easy test), getting a job a baggage handler or security guard in an airport, train station , on a school bus, even a test in joining the US Military and securing a job dealing with sensitive issues...there are many Al-Qaeda tests....
....all that remains is the final exam....
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at April 10, 2007 7:07 AM
I believe that these Jihaditrons are everywhere. Small-minded Islamofascist-types are so infused with their higher calling, of course not to do good to their fellow man but purge infidels through horrendous acts of violence, that they'll happily sacrifice their relgious standards to blend in among the unwashed. Like the 9/11 scumbags who drank, partied and hung out at bars they had to become indoctrinated into the vileness of freedom so they could understand why it must be destroyed. Any maggot-infested type that decrys what we have here in American--the good, the bad and the ugly--no doubt has it worse in their own hell-hole existence and should be observed very closely. Now that I think about it, this would include most democrats.
Posted by: Schratboy at April 10, 2007 10:38 AM
The problem is that Westerners continue to be fooled into thinking that if they address the pretext of the moment, the jihad will go away.
I'm not convinced that Westerners like shapiro, pelosi, conyers, bush, ellison ... are at all fooled. These people are in the circles that do know; they just suppose that they can contain and manage the jihad so that it suits their personal goals and agendas.
Those who postured piously about respect for religious figures in the wake of the Muhammad cartoon controversy should reflect on the case of Jihad Hamad and Youssef el Hajdib.
They'll reflect alright, and invent ways to explain everything away.
Indeed there will be several final exams to come thanks to the people who are supposed to be protecting their own people and civilizations but refuse to perform the tasks they took an oath to perform.
"They" however, will not pay the price of their folly; innocents will pay high price in blood for the treason of their leaders
Posted by: witness at April 10, 2007 10:44 AM
I doubt they failed. There was an agent involved working for German intel who made them not to go off. That way you bag the bad guys and no one gets hurt.
Posted by: Lame Cherry at April 10, 2007 1:16 PM
So these sweet Muslim Boys failed their Test this time!And didn't get to go on Jihadi vacation in Iraq.Too bad.How sad.No doubt there will a plethora of dippy Infidel Lawyers representing their 'Interests' & 'Human Rights.'
And there's always a next time...
at April 10, 2007 4:02 PM
Witness:
Your edit was unnecessary and incorrect. There is already one negative in the sentence ("not convinced"), and the sentence is just fine as it stands.
On topic -- all groups have barriers to entry and status, so that the members will be loyal and value their involvement and activities, however pointless and banal or destructive.
Posted by: Brian H at April 11, 2007 2:53 AM
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