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Police: Imminent terror attack on British Jews
Jerusalem Post ^
| Oct. 13, 2003
| DOUGLAS DAVIS
Posted on 10/13/2003 8:53:27 AM PDT by yonif
Scotland Yard has warned Britain's Jewish community that it faces the threat of imminent terrorist attacks, the US-based Newsweek reported on Sunday.
The report also said some State Department officials are considering issuing an official travel advisory to US citizens planning to visit Britain.
They say there have been no comparable threats against Jewish targets in America.
A Scotland Yard spokesperson said that while the terrorist threat level remains high in Britain, there is currently no intelligence of specific threats.
Newsweek reported that some of the concern about terrorist threats to Britain's Jews appears to relate to suspicious Iranian activities.
It quoted security sources as saying that police had questioned a carload of Iranian "tourists" in recent weeks after they were spotted covertly taking video pictures of obscure Jewish-community buildings in London.
It also quoted sources as saying that about a year ago, Swiss authorities traced a similar surveillance operation involving a Jewish target in Geneva to an Iranian diplomatic mission.
According to Newsweek, some US officials have said that the recent intelligence indicates backsliding in official Iranian attitudes toward Islamic terrorism and al- Qaeda.
It noted that earlier this year Teheran claimed to have arrested significant al-Qaida suspects, whom US officials believed to have been top aides to Osama bin Laden, including his son Saad and the al-Qaida military chief Saif al-Adil.
But recent intelligence, reported the newsweekly, suggests these suspects have been released and have returned to hideouts in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; Israel; News/Current Events; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: britain; holiday; israel; jews; targets; terrorism; uk
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posted on
10/13/2003 8:53:27 AM PDT
by
yonif
To: SJackson; Yehuda; Nachum; Paved Paradise; Mr. Mojo; Thinkin' Gal; Bobby777; adam_az; Alouette; ...
It quoted security sources as saying that police had questioned a carload of Iranian "tourists" in recent weeks after they were spotted covertly taking video pictures of obscure Jewish-community buildings in London. Sounds like those Iranians who terrorized the Jews in Argentina.
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posted on
10/13/2003 8:54:07 AM PDT
by
yonif
("If I Forget Thee, O Jerusalem, Let My Right Hand Wither" - Psalms 137:5)
To: yonif
Seems to me that Israel would use this as a justification to bomb Iran, big time!
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10/13/2003 8:54:59 AM PDT
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posted on
10/13/2003 8:58:20 AM PDT
by
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To: yonif
Yoni, I hope the UK is taking steps to protect the sites the Iranian "tourists" were watching.
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posted on
10/13/2003 8:58:46 AM PDT
by
Catspaw
To: yonif
Yonif can you put me on your ping list.........thanks!
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posted on
10/13/2003 9:00:17 AM PDT
by
Dog
To: yonif
But...but...Islam is a peacful religion?
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posted on
10/13/2003 9:00:50 AM PDT
by
TSgt
(“If I do my full duty, the rest will take care of itself.” - General George S. Patton)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
OCE........this tracks with what we discussed yesterday.
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posted on
10/13/2003 9:01:28 AM PDT
by
Dog
To: yonif
Eggszactly.
To: yonif
They say there have been no comparable threats against Jewish targets in America.We have our own home-grown neo-nazi anti-Semitic jew haters or wanna-bes, who occasionally vandalize temples or businesses. Fortunately, most Americans rally against such ethnic actions by these despicable few. As to whether the two groups (neo-nazi's and radical islamics) will join forces here in the US to take physical action against Jewish targets, I would consider that improbable because the neo-nazi types hate most non-white groups as well as Jews.
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posted on
10/13/2003 9:11:38 AM PDT
by
CedarDave
(I'm a recovering environmentalist - does anyone know of a 12-step program I can join?)
To: CedarDave
However, in France for example, the neo-nazis have allied up with the Muslim Jew Haters.
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posted on
10/13/2003 9:14:06 AM PDT
by
yonif
("If I Forget Thee, O Jerusalem, Let My Right Hand Wither" - Psalms 137:5)
To: yonif
A Scotland Yard spokesperson said that while the terrorist threat level remains high in Britain, there is currently no intelligence of specific threats
To: yonif
"With these rags on our heads the cops can't seem to find us."
"But I can't see"
Oh, quit your whining, we're invisible now.
To: yonif
Europe has gone the farthest into the diversity black hole. Now that they have, ain't diversity great? /s
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posted on
10/13/2003 9:56:40 AM PDT
by
Libertina
(Steadfast loyalty - The sign of a true friend and leader.)
To: yonif
Does anyone have the pic of Muslims hanging out a window (in Britain) w/ a banner that says:
"BRITAIN WILL BE ISLAM"
To: Libertina
Europe has gone the farthest into the diversity black hole. Now that they have, ain't diversity great? /sIn the name of diversity, we are all becoming exactly the same.
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posted on
10/13/2003 10:03:15 AM PDT
by
LayoutGuru2
(Call me paranoid but finding '/*' inside this comment makes me suspicious)
To: LayoutGuru2
Yes, except that some of "us" have special rights of speech, employment, education, and some of the "diverse" people fly planes into buildings and carry out terrorist bombings... er.. "freedom fighting activites," but those are small discrepancies...
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posted on
10/13/2003 10:06:36 AM PDT
by
Libertina
(Steadfast loyalty - The sign of a true friend and leader.)
To: CedarDave
We have our own home-grown neo-nazi anti-Semitic jew haters or wanna-bes, who occasionally vandalize temples or businesses. Fortunately, most Americans rally against such ethnic actions by these despicable fewYeah, it's kind of funny: if white supremists attack Jews, folks are outraged. But if Muslims attack Jews, that's different. It's like Jews are step two on the Whiteness continuum, and if they are attacked from "above," they are a beleagured minority, but if they are attacked from "below" they become part of the White Hegemony. Ditto Asians and Hispanics.
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posted on
10/13/2003 10:06:48 AM PDT
by
wizardoz
(Palestinians blow up over the least little thing...)
To: yonif
Keep us posted on this. Sounds legit, especially considering the attack on Syria and the information about Israel considering action against Iran.
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posted on
10/13/2003 10:23:36 AM PDT
by
Peach
(The Clintons have pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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posted on
10/13/2003 10:34:50 AM PDT
by
SJackson
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