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And details how they are still planning "mass-casualty attacks" in Britain. More on this story. "Report identifies UK terrorist enclaves," by Sean Rayment for the Telegraph, November 9 (thanks to Europe News):
Secret enclaves of al-Qaeda extremists based in London, Birmingham and Luton are planning mass-casualty attacks in Britain, according to a leaked Government intelligence report.The document, which was drawn up by the intelligence branch of the Ministry of Defence, MI5 and Special Branch, states that "some thousands" of extremists are active in the UK. They are predominantly UK-born and aged between 18 and 30, and many are believed to have been trained in overseas terrorist camps.
Under the heading "International Terrorism", the report, which is marked "restricted" states: "For the foreseeable future the UK will continue to be a high-priority target for international terrorists aligned with al-Qaeda. It will face a threat from British nationals, including Muslim converts, and UK-based foreign terrorists, as well as terrorists planning attacks from abroad."
The report states that the threat from the Islamist extremist community in the UK is "diverse and widely distributed" but adds that the numbers of terrorist in Britain is "difficult to judge".
The document does state, however, that the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre, which is based in MI5's headquarters at Thames House in London, estimates that there are "some thousands of extremists in the UK committed to supporting Jihadi activities, either in the UK or abroad".
A year ago Jonathan Evans, the director general of MI5, said in a speech that his organisation had identified that there were at least 2,000 individuals who posed a threat to national security and public safety....
The report continues: "The majority of extremists are British nationals of south Asian, mainly Pakistani origin but there are also extremists from north and east Africa, Iraq and the Middle East, and a number of converts. The overwhelming majority of extremists are male, typically in the 18-30 age range.
"The main extremist concentrations are in London, Birmingham, with significant extremist networks in the South East, notably Luton. Extremist networks are principally engaged in spreading their extremist message, training, fund raising and procuring non-lethal military equipment to support the Jihads in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq, and sending recruits to the conflicts.
"UK-based extremists, either under the direction of al-Qaeda, or inspired by al-Qaeda's ideology of global Jihad, have also engaged in attack planning in the UK."
Although the document specifically names London, Birmingham and south east England as areas of extremist activity, MI5 believe that the threat posed by Islamist extremists comes from across the UK. In an attempt to deal with the growing number of terrorists, MI5 now has nine regional offices and has almost doubled its staff numbers from 1,800 in 2001 to 3,500 today.
There are around 1.5 million Muslims in Britain, a million of whom live in London. There are 150,000 Muslims in Birmingham and a further 27,000 in Luton. There are also an estimated 10,000 Afro-Caribbean Muslims or white converts....
It is also made clear in the report that al-Qaeda cells are planning further attacks in UK with the so-called Government Security Zone (GSZ), an area which covers the Houses of Parliament, Whitehall, Buckingham and St James' Palaces, as a possible target. The threat level in the GSZ is described in the report as "severe".
Security officials are convinced that UK-based al-Qaeda cells will attempt to carry out another "spectacular" inside the UK with major transport termini, such as airports and train stations, being the most likely targets.
Patrick Mercer, the Tory MP for Newark, said al-Qaeda now had support in large parts of the country, especially around Luton which was the spot where the 7/7 terrorists assembled before travelling to London to mount the Tube bombings.
He added: "We know that subversion and support for al-Qaeda is taking place in campuses and prisons all over the UK. The fact that we have not been attacked for over two years should not be taken by anyone as evidence that the threat has gone away, in fact it is just the contrary."
The same, of course, goes for the U.S.
Posted by Robert at November 11, 2008 4:26 PM
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...Islamist extremist community...
That's a new one. Thousands will die because the befuddled bureaucrats cannot even muster up the courage to name the self-proclaimed enemy of our civilization.
Posted by: SaracensAtTheGates![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.jihadwatch.org/nav-commenters.gif)
at November 11, 2008 4:59 PM
The enemy within or the wolves in sheep clothing. Ah yes the Mohammedans lying in wait to slay the infidels as commanded by the war manual Koran. Yes follow the path of their first Islamic terrorist Mohammad the fake prophet. The psychopath and his ravaging minions waiting to seize the opportunity to kill the helpless infidel women and children and men. They love the scene of carnage and blood and terror. Pretty sick and demented. After all Mohammad was sick, demented and suffered psychosis and mental ailments; not to mention a pervert with abnormal sexual cravings with prepubescent girls and loved to have sexual power over women by raping them. No amount of medication or sedatives can relieve the barbaric and psychotic behaviors of Islamic Jihadis.
Posted by: savsiv at November 11, 2008 5:03 PM
After all Mohammad was sick, demented and suffered psychosis and mental ailments; not to mention a pervert with abnormal sexual cravings with prepubescent girls and loved to have sexual power over women by raping them.
-by savsiv
Say that today and it just excuses his actions. Mohammed wasn't sick. He was pure EVIL.
Posted by: PMK at November 11, 2008 5:19 PM
PMK,
Of course Mohammad was pure EVIL. No doubt. None. Yeah you are right today his actions would lead people to believe that he must be mad and that he made those actions and behavior because of some mental affliction or breakdown.
Posted by: savsiv at November 11, 2008 5:42 PM
Did you know that "kidnapped" BBC correspondent Alan Johnston was a Muslim all along?
He just got an award from Britain's dhimmi government, here:
Don't you think he should be locked up for fraud and deception?
Posted by: sheik yer'mami at November 11, 2008 5:58 PM
If they know who they are; and they know where they are; and they *know* that they are actively plotting rank treason and mass murder of British citizens; then why the hell don't they just swoop upon them without warning, grab the lot of them, strip them of citizenship if necessary, and boot them out of the Three Kingdoms on a one-way ticket to the Islamosphere?
If they have citizenship, they are traitors and rebels against the social order; such people in the past were either executed or exiled.
If they do not have citizenship, they are behaving like enemy aliens and Fifth Columnists.
Such people have no right to remain in the society whose non-Muslim citizens they fully intend to deprive of everything that we understand as Human Rights, the society that they desire and fully intend to transform - by force and by fraud - into a ghastly hellhole of slavery, repression, fear and death, like Saudi Arabia or Iran.
On the Denmark thread I posted Hugh's observations about the trouble, worry and - most notably - vast and unproductive EXPENSE inflicted on Infidels by Mohammedan colonies within the Infidel world.
Since the article posted here mentions in passing that:
"In an attempt to deal with the growing number of terrorists, MI5 now has nine regional offices and has almost doubled its staff numbers from 1,800 in 2001 to 3,500 today" (let's just reflect on how much all *that* costs!)
I will post Hugh's observation, again, for the benefit of any British persons who may have just come on board:
“The large-scale presence of Muslims in the Lands of the Infidels
'has created a situation,
both for the indigenous Infidels and other Infidels who have arrived, hoping to share the fruits of that Infidel nation-state, its political and legal institutions, its stability, its guarantee of individual rights,
'that is much more unpleasant, expensive, and physically insecure than would be the case without that large-scale presence.”
at November 11, 2008 6:50 PM
dumbledoresarmy
"Such people have no right to remain in the society whose non-Muslim citizens they fully intend to deprive of everything that we understand as Human Rights"
They are prepared and always have been prepared to sacrifice any number of ordinary people for an abstract idea. I believe it was a rule in the Mafia that they never "hit" politicians they bought them. As long as they do not start on our "leaders" they should be OK. The government has decided not many of us are going to be killed by muslim terrorists. That is a quote on BBC radio, if not from a politician from a "Security specialist" and the anticipated casualty level is "acceptable".
BTW Quite by chance tonight I saw part of a documentary on the 1982 Iranian Embassy siege and the following interesting detail emerged. The SAS had found a means of entering the Embassy silently and wanted to go in at 3.00am and kill the terrorists with silenced weapons as they slept. This was considered politically unacceptable so they had to storm the place at much greater risk to troops and hostages. We must play by gentleman's rules after all.
Posted by: Fred at November 11, 2008 7:19 PM
Its hard to have sympathy for the Brits, they have allowed this to happen under their noses under the banner of embrassing muti-cultralism, no matter the cost. Viewing themselves as so much more a highly civilized society they have allowed those who are not civilized at all to fester in the bowels of their own country with the intent of destroying them.
Posted by: Shimshon at November 11, 2008 7:45 PM
Patrick Sookhdeo stated possibly 4-5 years ago that there were 5,000, mostly British born, overseas trained, jihadis in Britain. Sookhdeo is one of the advisors to British Intelligence, govt & military, so his figures can be relied upon. The official govt & intelligence spokesmen have consistently under-represented the numerical threat to the British people. From my reading they hit a high of 4,000 last year but now seem to have dipped down again. Call me a pessimist but I doubt very much that the numbers have done anything but steadily grow over the time since Sookhdeo published his figures.
Furthermore, Sookhdeo's Barnabas Fund has pegged the real number of Muslims in GB @ >2 million, possibly 3 million, in its latest edition of "Barnabas Aid". Again much higher than the "official" figure. Why, its almost like Britain's leaders are preventing unsettling news from reaching their people's ears isn't it?
If you haven't found it, I highly recommend the Barnabas Fund website for articles and info, particularly pertaining to Muslim persecution of Christians:~ http://www.barnabasfund.org/
Their newsletters are here:~ http://www.barnabasfund.org/news/news_01.php although they lack the paper version's pull-out supplements on Islam which are extremely informative.
Also have a good look around Sookhdeo's associated site: The Institute for the Study of Islam and Christianity:~ http://www.isic-centre.org/home.html?f3adf1a5ef7c4227495916afa78f4b3e=86d2835efe4beabfaf3757da80540f25 for excellent articles.
Posted by: Liam1304 at November 11, 2008 7:52 PM
As long as they do not start on our "leaders" they should be OK. The government has decided not many of us are going to be killed by muslim terrorists.
by Fred
And that's the long and the short of it. As long as the leaders are untouched, all is right with the world. When the islamists finally come for them no one who is left will care one way or the other. They have betrayed us all.
Posted by: PMK at November 11, 2008 8:06 PM
I know chaps, hire more culturally sensitive staff (at least MI5 will know where half the camel fu'en bastards will be when the bombs go off). This is always a pleaser. I mean why be nasty with someone who wants to kill you.
What is really disturbing is that MI5 seem surprised as to the large number of extremists. Given this, the reference of intelligence would seem a contradiction and its use in any case unecessary when dealing with pommy beuracrats and politicians.
Posted by: Will at November 11, 2008 8:29 PM
Ref Alan Johnston,
Posted by: sheik yer'mami [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 11, 2008 5:58 PM
That one surely needs it's own thread. I always thought there was something fishy about him.
Posted by: km at November 12, 2008 2:25 AM
Posted by: km
Ref Alan Johnston,
Posted by: sheik yer'mami [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 11, 2008 5:58 PM
That one surely needs it's own thread. I always thought there was something fishy about him.
I have already alerted RS on this one.
It will be interesting to see how far it goes.
It is disgusting that the real Jew haters in Britain are honored and awarded.
Posted by: InfidelK9
at November 12, 2008 4:33 AM
Say that today and it just excuses his actions. Mohammed wasn't sick. He was pure EVIL.
PMK
Maybe you have noticed this but the young people of today cannot recognize Evil when they see it. When I was a young man, everyone could identify Evil when they saw it.
This I believe goes to the heart of our problem with Islam. Evil is "out" so Islam moves "in". Secular people have no natural defense against Islam and are willing to engage them in ridiculous debate, day after day, even when they know their lives may be in danger.
Posted by: Spot on at November 12, 2008 7:38 AM
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