Posted on 05/11/2007 7:21:45 PM PDT by 11th_VA
A German newspaper reported this week that five men were detained but released for allegedly surveying a U.S. military installation in Hanau.
The group of men included two Germans who had converted to Islam and three Turks with German passports, according to a report Tuesday in the Frankfurter Rundschau newspaper. The report credited another publication, the magazine Focus, in stating that the men are part of an Islamic group that may be involved in jihad-type activities.
U.S. Army public affairs officials contacted Friday in Hanau and Heidelberg referred questions regarding the possible surveillance of the Hanau installation to the U.S. European Command in Stuttgart.
“Questions regarding host-nation law enforcement efforts are best answered by the host nation,” wrote Capt. Darrick Lee in an e-mail. “As you may know, we generally do not discuss specifics of such events because of security concerns.”
The Frankfurter Rundschau newspaper quoted the Hessen state minister of the interior, Volker Bouffier, saying that terrorism is always a “latent danger” in Germany, with particular concern about the airport. Bouffier recalled that in 2000, four Algerians who apparently planned an attack on a Christmas market were arrested in Frankfurt.
The men were released because there was no evidence they’d done anything illegal, the report stated.
On April 20, the U.S. Embassy in Germany posted a message stating that Americans in Germany face an increased threat of terrorism and warned them to be on the lookout. The next day, EUCOM officials announced security exercises would start immediately at a number of military bases throughout Europe, but the announcement did not say if the exercises were in response to the Embassy alert.
Less than a week later, on April 26, military officials evacuated Wolfgang Kaserne — a U.S. shopping center in Hanau — after a security guard reported hearing an explosion just outside the base. German and American police, bomb-sniffing dogs and a helicopter swept through the area in search of the cause. On April 30, U.S. military officials in Hanau said authorities were unable to find the source of the loud noise that was reported.
Any increased security at bases since then has been largely invisible, although shoppers on Friday at Heidelberg’s commissary noted that military police were checking IDs inside the store entrance.
Are Turks still doing KP in the bases as was the case back in the day?
There are so many holes in our security - it's really gonna suck if somebody gets hurt ...
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Another no connection to Al Quirda!
Just friendly Islamonutzies.
Another no connection to Al Quirda!
Just friendly Islamonutzies.
As I am sitting here watching Magnum Force it is a shame we don’t have some cops willing to administer some justice to these creeps.
This reminds me of certain Vietnamese nationals who worked on US bases in VietNam. Some of these VC sympathizers were caught pacing off distances from particular building to say a fence line or to another landmark. Some were caught in the act and were dealt with accordingly. Almost always, these “measurements” preceded rocket or mortar attacks. It certainly looks like someone is probing US bases in Germany.
Yes, this “crap has got to stop” and it has to be stopped by us.
These KP jobs are the lowest wage jobs on base...the Turks won’t even do them now. So its mostly Somali or Nigerian alien residents doing the job.
The interesting thing about this...the Muhammids who were caught and released...are sitting around the table laughing at how easy it was to get caught and then be released. And the BND (the combination of the FBI and CIA of the German gov’t) are sitting there in the little van across the street listening to every word and laughing too. These dimwits will continue planning for another year their “BIG” episode...involving various other cells...whilst names are gathered for a big German raid. This is how stupid they really are.
Well, they haven’t murdered thousands of infidels yet so why harass these poor Muslims?
Yes ... zotting them and their families.
Germany and most of Europe are going to regret letting muslims into their countries. Count on it.
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