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Germany’s spy agency finally admits that the Islamic State is infiltrating refugee groups to get into Europe

Nov 15, 2016 3:45 pm By Robert Spencer

I’ve been pointing this out for well over a year, but you know, it was a “racist” and “Islamophobic” thing to say. But now we hear this admission: “IS announced that it would send attackers to the continent through the route which refugees were taking. At the time, politicians denied this…Our leaders thought, if we now admit that there could be terrorists among refugees, then it would serve as fodder for right-wing populists and lead to more anti-migrant feelings. So they played it down, but ultimately that was not the right thing to do.”

No kidding, really?

Refugees-welcome-Brussels

“‘Islamic State’ reportedly training terrorists to enter Europe as asylum seekers,” by Manasi Gopalakrishnan, DW, November 14, 2016:

Germany’s spy agency has warned that the “Islamic State” (IS) is infiltrating refugee groups to get into Europe. Officials and analysts are now looking into methods by which potential terrorists can be spotted early.

On November 13 last year, three teams of militants from the so-called “Islamic State” (IS), armed with Kalashnikovs, stormed the Stade de France stadium, the Bataclan concert hall and several pubs in Paris. The rampage left 130 people dead, 85 of them in Bataclan, where the band, the Eagles of Death Metal, was playing.

Meanwhile, investigations have revealed that all nine men involved in the attacks had traveled to Europe together with the stream of refugees that entered the continent in 2015. According to German weekly “Welt am Sonntag,” the country’s spy agency, the “Bundesnachrichtendienst,” (BND) has warned that IS is specifically training terrorists to merge with asylum seekers looking for safer havens in Europe. The report’s authors say that the BND suggests that terrorists train potential attackers on how to answer questions during border interrogations so they can prove their credibility as refugees.

The spy agency has refused to comment on this matter. Responding to an email query by DW, an agency press spokesman said: “Basically, the BND communicates its information only to the German government or to responsible bodies of the German parliament in confidential sessions.”

Regardless, the fact that IS terrorists have slipped into the continent with hundreds of thousands fleeing from war in the Middle East is nothing new, says Susanne Schröter, expert on Islamic terrorism at Frankfurt University. “This was known since the beginning. I warned about such a possibility even before there were any examples of terrorists slipping in,” she told DW.

“This is because IS announced that it would send attackers to the continent through the route which refugees were taking. At the time, politicians denied this,” she added, referring to over 1 million refugees from Syria and Iraq, who landed in Europe last year. The situation in European countries like Germany, which took in over 840,000 refugees in 2015, was difficult. Border controls had to be given up and many of those coming in could not be registered by authorities properly, compounding the problem, Schröter said.

The steady flow of refugees at the time also unleashed a sequence of violent attacks against asylum seekers, especially in the states of former East Germany. “Our leaders thought, if we now admit that there could be terrorists among refugees, then it would serve as fodder for right-wing populists and lead to more anti-migrant feelings. So they played it down, but ultimately that was not the right thing to do,” the analyst said….

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  1. john spielman says

    Nov 15, 2016 at 3:51 pm

    better late than never, oh by the way; have they cancelled Christmas and New years celebrations in Hamburg yet?

    • Vlad says

      Nov 15, 2016 at 3:59 pm

      Yes, of course. We cannot offend our Muslim Overlords.
      Eid of course will be celebrated with lots of Halal slaughtered animals laying about and blood flowing into the gutters. What a beautiful sight in the eyes of Shaitan-allah. Halla-snackbar.

    • nicu says

      Nov 15, 2016 at 4:03 pm

      Not yet , but you never know ?

      When you said this 1 year ago you were in big trouble and still the goo doers support them !

  2. Angemon says

    Nov 15, 2016 at 4:22 pm

    Germany’s spy agency has warned that the “Islamic State” (IS) is infiltrating refugee groups to get into Europe.

    Well, DUH!!! The problem is NOT German Intelligence but German politicians.

    Officials and analysts are now looking into methods by which potential terrorists can be spotted early.

    Good luck with that…

    • Custos Custodum says

      Nov 15, 2016 at 9:19 pm

      Translation: “Our contact at the CIA just phoned to say we are now free to speak up about Muslims now that Obama is a lame duck.”

    • Bob says

      Nov 16, 2016 at 6:51 am

      British politicos’re just as bad – heads in the sand or wherever! Haven’t the guts to face up to the truth!!

    • A Harris USA says

      Nov 16, 2016 at 10:57 am

      I believe our President-Elect said something about a Trojan Horse?? Yep, this is example 1!!! How is the Nationalist movement doing there?? I hope the German people get their Trump on!!
      There may be riots, and cry babies like we have here. But the weenies will be a small minority, and if the Muslims start their crap, burning cars, riots, and so on, DEPORT!!! Where they go, is not your problem Germany!! Just get them out!!

      • Taurus Caerulus says

        Nov 16, 2016 at 5:35 pm

        The muslims will learn to regret!

        • Taurus Caerulus says

          Nov 16, 2016 at 5:39 pm

          We germans stand behind Trump. Not as our MSM are propagating!

          We are fed up with muslimIc crap pretendings and crime!

    • MrMeeks says

      Nov 16, 2016 at 11:28 pm

      Obama was able to force the German chancellor to open the borders after intense surveillance was performed on her. Can there be any doubt?

  3. marina says

    Nov 15, 2016 at 4:27 pm

    I wonder what the refugee welcoming committee in the above picture thinking now.

    • Sam says

      Nov 15, 2016 at 6:42 pm

      Same. They don’t think.

      • Custos Custodum says

        Nov 15, 2016 at 9:21 pm

        They sure don’t look very cogitative in the picture.

  4. mccode says

    Nov 15, 2016 at 6:05 pm

    Thank you, Captain Obvious.

    • David says

      Nov 15, 2016 at 6:24 pm

      Actually the quote is :

      “NO SHIT SHERLOCK!
      WHO GAVE YOU THE CLUE?”

  5. Islam the religion of killers says

    Nov 15, 2016 at 6:37 pm

    “So they played it down, but ultimately that was not the right thing to do.”

    They had to play it down, their position as politicians are at stake, the right wing could shift them out,, but this is the problem, now it’s too late, the girls are getting raped, the families are being robbed, the mayhem is getting louder & the right wing are finally being listened to ..

    In the next round of elections any politician against the Islamisation Germany will get the people’s vote. and lets hope the right wing get really tough ..

    Tough on migrants, social welfare bludgers, and jihadists ………..

  6. gravenimage says

    Nov 15, 2016 at 8:19 pm

    Germany’s spy agency finally admits that the Islamic State is infiltrating refugee groups to get into Europe
    …………………………

    No sh*t–still, better late than never. Many are *still* in denial over this. “Comic”. Samantha Bee was sneering at the mere idea of this on her show yesterday.

    • Custos Custodum says

      Nov 15, 2016 at 9:25 pm

      Would pay good money to see what the NSA etc. have on all the top brass at “allied” spy agencies, but it will no doubt come out on Wikileaks before long.

  7. Michael says

    Nov 15, 2016 at 8:29 pm

    Dear President Trump,

    Could we please preempt at least some of this. Please Sir, please follow up. The United States and all the free peoples of the west need you and your staff to indeed, “drain the swamp”. And let it begin with Hillary Rodham Clinton.

    With all sincere prayers for your welfare,

    Patriotic, working, law-abiding, tax-paying, peace-loving, American Citizens

  8. davej says

    Nov 15, 2016 at 8:32 pm

    How competent is a “spy agency” that doesn’t hear it when the Islamic State is openly boasting about it?

    Brexit and Trump are precursors to the coming rout of stupid, cowardly European politicians.

  9. K. from Germany says

    Nov 15, 2016 at 11:23 pm

    The spy agency has been warning about this since long, they know their own business well. It’s the politicos who keep suppressing anything they find uncomfortable, especially if it contradicts their pet paradigms.

  10. Robert DuPaul says

    Nov 16, 2016 at 5:03 am

    What is the point of having a intelligence agency when politicians disregard the information and and put their own citizens in harm’s way.the citizens of Germany need to replace their current leadership or their country is lost!

  11. Taurus Caerulus says

    Nov 16, 2016 at 5:33 pm

    Giving up a civilisation for a bad feeling against prejudice?

    Sick and irresponsible.

  12. Dacritic says

    Nov 16, 2016 at 9:07 pm

    I was having this discussion with someone the other day regarding Trump, Europe etc. Here is what he said:

    “In an election speech, to sweep all muslims under the same carpet is a deliberate attempt to hoodwink the voters – that they are all bad at this point in time. He could have said banning the muslim Jihadist or the extreme muslims. Playing the right sentiments win election. I believe Brexit would likely not happened if not for the onslaught of muslim refugees coming into Europe and the opportunist creating the same fear of them taking local jobs and causing terror.”

    Again: “…Banning Muslim jihadist or extreme Muslims…” and “…Opportunist CREATING THE SAME FEAR of them taking jobs and CAUSING TERROR.”

    I am honestly dumbfounded.

  13. Michael Copeland says

    Nov 17, 2016 at 6:39 am

    The German border authorities explained that there were simply too many arrivals for them to deal with. They said they looked at 10% of the inflow and waved the other 90% through.

  14. Guest says

    Nov 17, 2016 at 2:20 pm

    Tell me something I don’t know.

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