Let’s Recap.
Germany is on heightened alert (See my prior posts on Threat Matrix.).
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Since we were speaking about Lebanon earlier, let’s recap this, too.
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http://osint.internet-haganah.com/archives/001037.html#001037
April 23, 2007
Trial of Germany bomb plot suspects postponed
Associated Press, THE JERUSALEM POST Apr. 18, 2007
The trial of four suspects in a failed train bombing in Germany was postponed Wednesday until May 10 after the judge rejected a defense request to move the proceedings to the suspects’ northern Lebanon home region.
The defense decided to appeal the ruling, according to a defense lawyer.
At a hearing a week ago, the defense sought to move the trial to the northern port city of Tripoli, arguing that the suspects’ families couldn’t afford travel expenses to Beirut, a two-hour drive away.
Posted on 23 April 2007 @ 18:20 GMT
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1658085.ece
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http://osint.internet-haganah.com/archives/001030.htm
April 23, 2007
MI5 ADOPTS PAEDOPHILE-TRACKING TACTICS FOR MUSLIM EXTREMISTS
Michael Evans, Defence Editor The Times April 16, 2007
MI5 is adopting tactics used by the police to keep tabs on paedophiles and other sex offenders to monitor the activities of known or suspected Islamic extremists, The Times has learnt.
The threat from radicalised young Muslims is growing at such a rate that MI5 has realised that it needs the help of police officers on the streets to help it keep a check on extremists in their areas.
The police keep track of known paedophiles by collating sightings of them and noting whom they meet and which areas they frequent - a tactic that MI5 sees as ideal for keeping track of the movements of Islamic extremists.
Thousands of police officers on the beat in areas with large Pakistani communities - such as Birmingham, Leeds and London - will be expected to keep a lookout for young Muslims known to have become radicals.
The information gathered from day-to-day observations will be used to compile a comprehensive database of lower-level extremism. This register will help both MI5 and the police.
Posted on 23 April 2007 @ 18:13 GMT