How easy it is for jihadists to operate under the cloak of multiculturalism. "German Authorities Close Islamic Center," from AP, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist:
BERLIN - Authorities on Wednesday shut down an Islamic center once attended by a man who accuses the CIA of kidnapping him and sending him to a secret Afghan prison to be abused and interrogated.Posted at December 28, 2005 3:48 PMThe man's lawyer has linked the alleged kidnapping to the investigation of extremist activity at the center.
The state government of Bavaria said Wednesday it was shutting down the Multi-Kultur-Haus association in the southern town of Neu-Ulm after it seized material urging Muslims to carry out suicide attacks in Iraq.
Khaled al-Masri, a Kuwait-born German citizen who is suing the CIA for allegedly spiriting him to Afghanistan for interrogation, has said he visited the center several times before he was snatched....
Al-Masri has denied any connection to terrorism.
Bavarian Interior Minister Guenther Beckstein told The Associated Press on Wednesday that investigators had noticed al-Masri visiting the Multi-Kultur-Haus but called him "rather a marginal figure."
Beckstein's ministry said the association was promoting extremist ideas and armed "holy war."