Celebrate diversity! The two victims are Americans. The Islamic State issued this call in September 2014:
So O muwahhid, do not let this battle pass you by wherever you may be. You must strike the soldiers, patrons, and troops of the tawaghit. Strike their police, security, and intelligence members, as well as their treacherous agents. Destroy their beds. Embitter their lives for them and busy them with themselves. If you can kill a disbelieving American or European — especially the spiteful and filthy French — or an Australian, or a Canadian, or any other disbeliever from the disbelievers waging war, including the citizens of the countries that entered into a coalition against the Islamic State, then rely upon Allah, and kill him in any manner or way however it may be….If you are not able to find an IED or a bullet, then single out the disbelieving American, Frenchman, or any of their allies. Smash his head with a rock, or slaughter him with a knife, or run him over with your car, or throw him down from a high place, or choke him, or poison him….
“Terror studied as possible motive for Amsterdam stabbings,” Belfast Telegraph, August 31, 2018 (thanks to the Geller Report):
Amsterdam city officials say a man who was shot by police after two people were stabbed at the main railway station is a 19-year-old Afghan citizen and investigators are including an extremist attack as a possible motive.
The city’s local government said in a statement issued late on Friday that the suspect is being questioned at the hospital where he is being treated under guard.
The people stabbed at Central Station around noon also were transported to a hospital. Police did not release details about any of the three’s conditions.
The city statement says the suspect had a German residence permit and Amsterdam police are in contact with authorities in Germany.
“The dramatic moment Dutch police shot knifeman after he stabbed two people in rampage at Amsterdam railway station,” MailOnline, August 31, 2018 (thanks to the Geller Report):
An Afghan man was shot by police after two people were stabbed at Amsterdam railway station.
Police detained the suspect after two people were injured in what they said could be considered an extremist attack.
The 19-year-old man has been questioned about his intent last night at the hospital where he was being treated for gunshot wounds while under guard, Amsterdam City Hall said in a statement.
The people stabbed at Central Station around noon also were being treated in a hospital. Their injuries were serious, but not life threatening, according to the city’s statement. Neither they nor the suspect were identified.
‘The victims were not chosen deliberately or with a clear reason,’ Amsterdam authorities said.
‘The investigation is still underway, and all scenarios remain open for the investigation team.’
The suspect has a German residence permit, and Amsterdam police were in contact with authorities in Germany to find out about his background, according to the city government.
The stabbings occurred shortly after noon (1000 GMT; 6 a.m. EDT) at Central Station in downtown Amsterdam when a man walked into a group of people.
‘Something happened, we don’t know yet what, but during that two people were stabbed and one person with a knife in his hand walked away and he was shot by police,’ police spokesman Rob van der Veen said during the afternoon….
duh swami says
The stabbings must have been tiring,,,Still, that’s an odd place to take a nap…
Phil Copson says
“….The stabbings must have been tiring,,,Still, that’s an odd place to take a nap…”
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Not for a “pillar of society” it isn’t….
Mary says
Finally my homeland may be fighting back.
The Crusader says
Amen to that.
gravenimage says
Hear, hear, Mary!
StellaSaidSo says
What a shame the cop wasn’t a better shot.
Guy Forester says
He needs a better round. Try a .40, .45, or .357 Sig. Not sure if a 10mm is superior to a 9mm. Any pistol gurus out there?
Steve says
As a former LEO Handgun Instructor here is what LEO’s know. The FBI many, many years ago ran the most extensive test of handguns using actual shootings that resulted in a causality that could be examined. To the point the 10mm/.40S&W 180 gr HP was found to have terminal ballistics equal to the .45 ACP will less recoil and therefore more manageable. The test resulted in the .40S&W Glock Model 22 being the most issued, carried, and used pistol for Law Enforcement in the U.S.
As for the 9mm I personally do not prefer it but in Europe it is very popular. And as for being lethal always give any firearm its due respect. It isn’t the caliber but the shooters aim that will put you down.
Guy Forester says
Thanks! Lots of factors go into the final result of someone using a firearm. Unfortunately, people have died from a BB gun wound. However, your points are well taken and appreciated.
boris says
I’m Dutch and I’ve seen Amsterdam changing in a city with high criminality, high muslim population, gays aren’t safe anymore on the Amsterdam Streets, gangrapes are common, blond girls get lot of harassment from the f*cking musliim boys. I long for the Amsterdam of the 1970’s when it was liberal and free for everybody. I’m more afr]aid for our lazy, non-valeur politicians who let this all happen in our city’s!
Merkexit says
In a hundred years, maybe, if your country is diligent and aggressive.
islam is not your friend and does not approve your freedom.
Time to get to work and actively support G. Wilders…
dumbledoresarmy says
At least you have Geert Wilders and the Party for Freedom.
Back them to the hilt in every way you can and encourage everyone you know to do the same.
It’s a shame Wilders backed down re his proposed Draw Mohammed exhibition… but it is *possible* that the level of security required, at present, to hold it *safely* for all patrons and artists, in the light of whatever threats were made from *within* the Netherlands, was not possible or affordable for himself and his party and that the Dutch authorities were not prepared to ‘stump up’ to cover it.
We don’t know what Dutch police, security, intelligence organisations said to him behind closed doors about the ‘threat level’ in-country. If the Dutch government wasn’t prepared to call out the *army* – with permission to shoot to kill – to visibly patrol the perimeter of the chosen venue during the whole time that the exhibition was being held, what choice did Geert have?
He should focus on staying alive, building membership and increasing his percentage of the vote, to the point where he *can* ultimately govern. He’s a lot younger than Trump; he has time. But I do hope he’s identifying and mentoring suitable persons who could step up to fill his shoes and continue the fight, if he *were* assassinated as Pym Fortuyn was.
gravenimage says
Hear, hear!
Alien Republican says
“Maybe” we will never know what the motive is but since so many “migrants” do the stabbing simply stop immigration from some cultures.
lebel says
To me this looks to be a jihad attack. Granted we do not have much evidence but the target does not appear to be completely random. Also we have police opinion which appears to lean towards extremism.
gravenimage says
This is, perhaps, the third time I’ve seen lebel admit that there might have been a Jihad attack–presumably, this is how he hopes to plausibly maintain the slight fiction that he is an Anti-Jihadist. Usually, all he does is try to sneeringly distract from the threat of Jihad.
Note two things, though, even here–firstly, he has nothing critical to say about this awful attack, which grimly should not surprise. Then, he characterizes Jihad as “extremism”–instead of what it is, which is mainstream Islam.
Renee says
It is terrorism. A refugee from Afghanistan. He was granted asylum because his knife (uh) LIFE was in danger. Wonder when The Netherlands will state that the terrorist is a traumatized victim of war.
Note: two US citizens are in the hospital with severe wounds.
dumbledoresarmy says
If US citizens are the victims then perhaps President Trump can leverage this.
A quiet, very pointed word with the Dutch government re the fact that by letting in large numbers of Mohammedans it has *recklessly endangered the lives* of peaceful, harmless *non-Muslim* visitors to their country.
One also hopes that Geert Wilders and other members of his party will be making the same point – loudly, publicly, and repeatedly.
Guy Forester says
Well, here we are Saturday Sept. 1. Yesterday, we had the two funerals for McCain and Franklin.
Meanwhile, yesterday, two Americans were brutally attacked by “refugees”. While that was occurring , the leftist horses arses were using the two funerals named above to attack the POTUS.
It may seem off topic, but here are some lessons I have drawn from the above three, seemingly unrelated events:
1. Trump was wrong about McCain’s war record, but not about his politics. Trump really should have apologized to McCain for that gaff, but skewer him for the failed policies like amnesty and open borders that endanger the US and our lives on a daily basis.
2. The attacks on the US citizens, while apparently unplanned and random, have not been mentioned at all by any of the sycophants out there that cannot get over Hillary getting her head and patooty handed to her on a platter. So I guess it is open season on US citizens, starting with the POTUS on down? I am surprised that Kathy Griffin was not invited to both funerals to help “celebrate” the lives of these two. More proof that for the left, ideology is everything and everything is political.
3. Limiting immigration and refugee status to carefully screened individuals, regardless of national origin or race is essential to save lives. Tell the perpetually offended that if they want an unscreened refugee from hell-hole-istan, we can arrange it if said refugee can live with the snowflake and all costs are the responsibility of the host.
J.W.K. says
WOW. Terror MIGHT be a motive.
It was no boquet of pretty flowers that Muslim was holding, and the wounds on my fellow US citizens didn’t happen spontaneously. That Muslim was not interested in joining hands in multicultural rainbowland to sing “Kum Ba Yah!” Wake up, Europe, you are strangling yourselves BY YOUR OWN STUPIDITY.
So sad that the Dutch police resorted to statements that would no doubt make Macron, Merkel and May grin for joy from ear to ear.
I pray the victims will receive the medical care they need, and that the perpetrator will be placed in a dank cell for a long, long time. Sad to say, Europe’s track record for punishing violent criminals is pitiful to say the least. He will likely receive a short trial, and a bit of “counseling,” while those who are appalled by his evil act are told we are “Islamophobic.”
Religion of peace? ON WHAT PLANET?!
Carol the 1st says
It was an act of JIHAD. Nothing personal other than to put the fear of the TRUE faith into one and all.
Giacomo Latta says
‘The victims were not chosen deliberately or with a clear reason,’? How do you know genius? Maybe the terrorist knows an American flag when he sees one or an Amercian accent when he hears one. Just one more reason to end this wretched socio-economic experiment known as the EU. Countries other than Germany have to suffer the idiocy of Merkel because there are no borders within the EU.
gravenimage says
+1