Sunday, May 1, 2011
Al Qaeda Terror Plot in Germany Linked To Training In Waziristan Area of Pakistan
Once again we see the importance of al Qaeda training camps in Pakistan in the world wide onslaught of islamic terror camps as it has now come out that the main member of the al Qaeda cell plotting the terror attack in Germany trained in the Waziristan area of NW Pakistan.
From the report at The Long War Journal:
The suspected ringleader, a 29-year-old college drop-out identified as Abdeladim El-K., was charged with planning a terror attack in Germany and being a member of a foreign terror organization. The other two suspects are still being questioned.
Griesbaum said the 29-year-old Moroccan had attended an al Qaeda terror camp in the Waziristan region of Pakistan near the Afghan border in 2010. He returned to Germany in May 2010 and was attempting to build a terror network here with an estimated seven to eight members.
"But it could also be more than that," said Joerg Ziercke, president of the Federal Crime Office (BKA), at the news conference at the federal prosecutor's office in Karlsruhe. "We'll learn more with our investigation."
The suspects had cheered Thursday's bombing in Marrakesh where 15 were killed, Griesbaum said.
NOT A SUICIDE BOMBING
The other suspects are a 31-year-old electrician identified as Jamil S., who holds dual German and Moroccan citizenship, and a 19-year-old with German and Iranian citizenship, Amid C., who was about to graduate from high school.
Okay, this article gives me a chance to address this whole aspect of al Qaeda training camps and their effect on world wide islamic terrorism. We see this German plot and like so many other al Qaeda plots, they follow one of the members' past dealings and they find that he was trained and the mission originally plotted in an al Qaeda training camp. For the past number of years those camps have been located in Pakistan ....why you ask? Well, because al Qaeda's preferred training camp home of Afghanistan is occupied by U.S. Marines and soldiers.
Let's not miss this very important point - al Qaeda doesn't want to have to hide their training camps in Pakistan - they are at risk from the Pakistani military, local issues with warring factions of the Taliban and local tribes and of course, some predator drone attacks from the U.S. At the same time Pakistan has such a dense population compared to the huge open spaces of Afghanistan.
So, when you discuss the fact that you want U.S. troops and NATO forces out of Afghanistan you best understand that this will come with a heavy price. In less than a year of our withdrawal, the Taliban will be back in power in Afghanistan. And with the Taliban back in power, you will have more al Qaeda training camps than you can shake a stick at and with al Qaeda camps in Afghanistan which offer complete protection, you end up with all of the masterminds of the islamic terrorist world settling in for the plotting of the major attacks like 9/11.
Are you sure you ready to pay this price?
Al Qaeda plot in Germany linked to Waziristan
Reuters has additional information on the three "al Qaeda" operatives arrested in Germany late last week:
The suspected ringleader, a 29-year-old college drop-out identified as Abdeladim El-K., was charged with planning a terror attack in Germany and being a member of a foreign terror organization. The other two suspects are still being questioned.
Griesbaum said the 29-year-old Moroccan had attended an al Qaeda terror camp in the Waziristan region of Pakistan near the Afghan border in 2010. He returned to Germany in May 2010 and was attempting to build a terror network here with an estimated seven to eight members.
"But it could also be more than that," said Joerg Ziercke, president of the Federal Crime Office (BKA), at the news conference at the federal prosecutor's office in Karlsruhe. "We'll learn more with our investigation."
The suspects had cheered Thursday's bombing in Marrakesh where 15 were killed, Griesbaum said.
NOT A SUICIDE BOMBING
The other suspects are a 31-year-old electrician identified as Jamil S., who holds dual German and Moroccan citizenship, and a 19-year-old with German and Iranian citizenship, Amid C., who was about to graduate from high school.
Jamil S. was tasked to arrange the financing of the attack and obtain identity papers for Abdeladim El-K. Amid C. was responsible for ensuring encrypted communication.
I put al Qaeda in quotes above because it would be interesting to know exactly which group (or groups) Abdeladim El-K, Jamil S., and Amid C. are members of. Given that they are Moroccans, could they be affiliated with the Moroccan Islamic Fighting Group or the Salafia Islamiyah? Or perhaps al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb? Or, since they are from Germany, is it possible they were members of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan or its offshoot, the Islamic Jihad Union (both of these groups are very active in Germany)? Or are they just plain al Qaeda? How would al Qaeda classify these three?
World News Briefs -- May 1, 2011
Libyan Rebels Celebrate Gaddafi's Grief, As Battles Continue -- Sydney Morning Herald
BENGHAZI: Libya's rebel capital erupted into an hour of revelry that sounded much like warfare as news arrived of the NATO strike on Muammar Gaddafi's compound that killed his youngest son, Saif al-Arab.
Residents set off bombs, anti-aircraft weapons, gunfire, tracer fire and explosives into the air and honked their horns. But the signals of joy were clear: amid the sounds rose cheers from residents who ran out into the streets to celebrate even as fireballs shot up into the sky.
Read more ....
MIDDLE EAST
Sweeping arrests in Syrian flashpoint towns. 'Tanks firing' in Syria protest city of Deraa.
Yemen unrest: Deal postponed as Saleh refuses to sign. Gulf official says Yemen deal postponed.
Israel tells UN of 'concern' at Palestinian unity.
April deadliest month for US in Iraq since 2009.
ASIA
Thousands march for May Day across inflation-hit Asia.
Afghanistan: Taliban announce spring offensive. Six killed in Afghanistan attacks on first day of Taliban offensive.
Cambodia's army condemns Thailand for 10 straight days of arms attacks.
Pakistani police foil attempt to burn church.
AFRICA
Gaddafi’s youngest son killed in NATO airstrike; Russia condemns attack.
Nigeria's ruling party wins in riot-hit states.
UN urges Uganda to stop using excessive force against protesters, top opposition leader.
Mubarak could face death penalty, Egyptian official says.
EUROPE
Germany braces itself for invasion of Polish workers as it follows EU immigration rules.
Pope beatifies John Paul II before 1.5M faithful.
Russia Islamists: 'Many killed' in Stavropol siege.
Royal wedding: security fears hit Prince William and Kate Middleton's honeymoon plan.
AMERICAS
Canada's Federal Election: Canadian Conservatives' lead narrows, NDP up - poll. Canada set for election, but result impossible to call.
Cubans mark May Day, await details of change.
Police discover hidden arsenal in Ciudad Juarez.
Census data puts Brazil population at nearly 191 million.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Moroccan police offer glimpse of terror bomb site. Moroccan official blames Al-Qaida for bombing.
Germans arrest three in 'home-grown' terror cell. Germany 'bomb plotters under al-Qaeda orders'.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Sony apologises for breach, boosts security.
China production data show slower growth.
US and China on collision course for trade war?
Gaddafi's youngest son hit by NATO airstrike - Video
The son killed in the airstrike was Saif Al-Arab, and not Saif Al-Islam who was more visible.
THE reported killing of the youngest son and three grandchildren of Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi in an air strike in Tripoli has fuelled a debate over the legitimacy of the NATO-led campaign.
The Libyan regime claimed the NATO missiles narrowly missed Colonel Gaddafi on Saturday night but killed four family members who had no ties to the government or military.
There was no independent confirmation of the deaths but the claims will complicate Western diplomacy and attempts to pressure Syria to stop its crackdown on protesters.
China, Russia and Turkey have already complained that NATO has exceeded its UN mandate to protect civilians. The West has been accused of backing the rebels to overthrow the regime.
Libyan officials said Colonel Gaddafi and his wife were at the Tripoli home of their son, Saif al-Arab, 29, during the attack, but were unharmed.
NATO confirmed it had staged air strikes in Tripoli, including on what it described as a command building in the Bab al-Aziziya neighbourhood, but declined to say if any Gaddafi family members were killed.
''All NATO's targets are military in nature,'' said Lieutenant-General Charles Bouchard, commander of mission to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya.
He said all targets had been linked to the regime's attacks on the civilian population. But regime spokesman Moussa Ibrahim condemned the strike as an attempt to assassinate the colonel, which he said was not permitted under international law or morally justifiable.
He said the family compound was in the Garghour neighbourhood. Reporters were taken to a house in an upmarket neighbourhood where one building was in ruins, with an unexploded missile in the rubble.
The regime has been notorious for staging journalist trips to sites it claims were struck by NATO, only for them to turn out to be concocted.
Another of Colonel Gaddafi's sons was reported killed earlier in the conflict but this was later proved to be incorrect.
Western officials have been divided over whether Colonel Gaddafi is a legitimate target under the UN resolution. US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said last week that NATO was ''not targeting Gaddafi specifically'' but that his command centres were legitimate targets.
But US officials rejected an assertion last month by British Defence Secretary Liam Fox that assassinating Colonel Gaddafi was ''potentially a possibility''.
Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd deflected the Libyan claim that Colonel Gaddafi had been targeted, a spokeswoman stating Australia regretted the loss of innocent civilians.
Saif al-Arab previously lived in Germany and had been suspected of arms smuggling. He was considered the least problematic of the Gaddafi family, with no ties to the government or military.
In a confidential March 2009 cable, released by WikiLeaks, US diplomats in Tripoli described him as a ''ne'er-do-well''.
Reports of his death sparked excitement among rebels in Benghazi who began an uprising against the regime more than two months ago. But there may have been confusion that Colonel Gaddafi's other son, Seif al-Islam, had been killed.
Earlier on Saturday, Colonel Gaddafi appeared both calm and defiant in a television speech, describing NATO's intervention as a ''massacre''.
Meanwhile, Britain is investigating reports that its embassy in Tripoli has been destroyed.
SMH
Pope John Paul II: Why the Pope is Far from a Saint
The Vatican has brought out the coffin of the late Pope John Paul II in the crypt under St Peter's Basilica in the presence of high-ranking Catholic clergy. The coffin is now placed near St Peter's tomb, and will be on display before the main altar. A beatification ceremony is being prepared for Sunday, May 1. Beautification is the first step towards declaring the late pontiff a saint. [1]
As Pope John Paul II has been idolized by the faithful Catholic followers of the world, there are major details intentionally overlooked in the mainstream media. Even if the information was disclosed, only a select group would understand its implications.Let's take a look at how this information could blow his beautification out of the water.
Darwin, Pierre Tielhard de Chardin, and Pope John Paul II
Through the ministry of Pierre Tielhard de Chardin, his false scientific study did much to cast doubt on Biblical Christianity. He was one of the key individuals promoting Darwin's Theory of Evolution, and was at the ground floor of being accepted by the Catholic church. This Jesuit priest was involved in many missing links cases around the world, all based on false scientific proof. Teilhard ran into serious problems with the Roman Catholic Church, because of his unorthodox beliefs. He was censored by the Church, and he could no longer teach or publish his theological and philosophical views. He was even 'exiled' from France by the Jesuit order.
Tielhard became the hero of some elite Protestants. Then on October 23, 1996, Pope John Paul II issued a statement to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences in which he endorsed evolution as being "more than just a theory" and claims about the origin of this universe and the appearance of life forms on Earth.[2]
Pope John Paul II giving the occult A-Ok hand sign
The Church that once rejected evolutionary thinking, accepted its hypothesis - largely do to the Pope. His acceptance, consequently, caused Pope John Paul II to create code changes to the Vatican II constitution in 1983, which would enhance ecumenical outreach.[3] It launched a movement that would go hand-in-hand with his plan to create a universal faith.
Chris Pinto goes on to explain that Ecumenism plays a key role in the pagan religions of the world, and are largely based on its unity precepts. These pagan beliefs fit nicely in with the New Age movement, since they also long for the world to be at peace as one. Many New Agers claim that Pierre Tielhard de Chardin did more to influence them than any other figure, and he has become known as the Father of the New Age Movement. It was his desire to bring about final spiritual unity, and reconstruct the Christian faith.
Other Violations of the Christian Faith
Pope John Paul II kissed the Koran, took the mark of Shiva on his forehead, and allowed the Dalai Lama to remove the cross from a Catholic altar to set up an idol of the Buddha for him and his monks to worship. These things are all well documented, and widely published. It was John Paul II who met with religious leaders from all over the world at Assisi, Italy in 1986, with Muslims, Hindus, snake charmers, American Indian shaman, witchdoctors, Voodoo priests, and a whole host of pagans with whom he prayed for “peace.” At one point, he said to them, “We are all praying to the same god.”[3]
"But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death." Rev. 21:8
Teilhard's evolutionary teachings parallel Eastern Mysticism and Pagan theology. He also taught that the god to be worshiped is the one who will evolve out the human race. When Pope John Paul II accepted the teachings of evolution and Tielhard, he thereby accepted the teachings of the Antichrist.
"Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ." Col. 2:8
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