Posted on 09/21/2015 12:04:30 PM PDT by xzins
A 21-year old from Morocco has been arrested by German authorities at a refugee center near Stuttgart on suspicion of being an Islamic State recruiter. The man was sought under a European arrest warrant issued by Spanish authorities. He used a false identity to pose as an asylum seeker.
According to The New Observer, this is the first time German authorities have arrested a terror suspect masquerading as an asylum seeker.
At the same time it was reported the German government seized 10,000 fake Syrian passports, which are being sold to those seeking to gain entry to the EU for around $1,500 each. Possession of a Syrian passport makes claiming asylum a lot easier.
Out of 213,000 migrants who arrived in April, only 44,000 were from Syria, according to figures from Eurostat, the official EU statistics agency. Others come from a variety of countries including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nigeria, and across North Africa.
Clarion has previously reported on the delicate balancing act now required of Europe’s policy makers in response to the crisis. The Islamic State has said it is importing fighters into Europe disguised as refugees. These numbers will be compounded by the threat from returning European citizens who fought as jihadists in Syria.
ISIS is also profiting from the lucrative people-smuggling industry that has sprung up as the Syrian Civil War has worsened. Time magazine reported earlier this year it had seen intelligence reports saying ISIS had deliberately attacked refugee camps and created additional refugees to create more refugees – and thus more customers for its people-smuggling operation.
Queen Rania of Jordan, whose country has so far taken in 1.4 million refugees, called on Europe to take in more asylum seekers, warning that failure to do so "risks creating a defeated and disillusioned generation,' she said, 'who, at their most desperate, could be susceptible to extremists' ideology."
Yet Saudi Arabia and the other wealthy countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have slammed their doors, refusing to accept any Syrian refugees. Instead, Saudi Arabia has offered to construct 200 mosques in Germany for Syrian refugees who arrive there, something Oxford Professor and prominent atheist Richard Dawkins branded a “sick joke.” He asked on Twitter, “Is it conceivable that Saudi seriously thinks MOSQUES will contribute to the welfare of the migrants in Germany?”
This shows the intent of Saudi Arabia – not to help those fleeing the war, but to use them as pawns in their attempt to spread their Wahhabist form of Islam (the root of all Sunni Islamist movements) around the world.
Europe must be careful in balancing its humanitarian obligations with its security needs.
Fake passports, terrorists in disguise and the machinations of Saudi Arabia make the refugee crisis in Europe more complicated than it seems.
Tip of the iceberg.
How man thousands more were not caught, eh?
Move Along! Nothing to See Here!
Since the poor man doesn’t seem to have a name, how did they know it was him?
Awww... give him another chance.
They really need to have a “German Dream Act”
I’ll bet dollars to donuts that Team 0dunga had those fake passports made and distributed, too.
Is he the same guy who asked Berlin officials to cancel Oktoberfest?
The first of many.
He used a false identity to pose as an asylum seeker.
At the same time the German government seized 10,000 fake Syrian passports
Yes, the knowledge of how to scam the immigration and refugee systems of Western nations is widely known and widely practiced. And what will be done about those 10,000 fake Syrian passports? I’m guessing nothing. Maybe I’ll be wrong.
I’ve no doubt cells are in our country. The question will always be the level of havoc an individual can cause with conventional means.
I am completely and utterly shocked!!/s
Minefields work. A well marked minefield kills very few if any. Only fools and tools will walk across a minefield.
It is low cost and almost maintenance free. All it needs is the mines and many signs in many languages that say, if you walk here you will die a horrible death.
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