| ...about its newest citizens. Why do they all seem to be so *angry* all the time? |
Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) chief Jørn Holme said the greatest anti-terrorism challenge facing Norway is its own citizens, particularly second generation immigrants. At a terrorism seminar staged by the Nordic Council on Wednesday, Holme argued that asylum seekers and immigrants are not the greatest threat to Norway, but rather possible discontent among its own citizenry. "The struggle against terror is not just waged in distant lands, but also through good integration policy involving dialogue and respect," Holme said. Specifically Holme said it was vital to gather those in the danger zone and find them employment, and pointed out that this applied just as much to Norwegian youth attracted to neo-Nazi groups as it did to second and third generation immigrants recruited to extremist Islamic circles. Holme said that the task of identifying the small group of extreme Islamists that use or encourage violence was far more difficult than the public imagined and that "sooner or later" Norway, like the rest of Europe, must be prepared for a terrorist attack.| "Yass, these extremists materialize from nowhere, and leave no clues. They have no identifying characteristics, no traits in common, and none of them ever ever ever visit Mullah Krekar's gazebo for coffee and jihad. Whoops, did I say jihad? I meant to say it's impossible for us to do anything. So you should prolly just kiss your wives 'n' kiddies goodbye right now; we're toast." |
"There are many extremist networks that are in fact waging a war against us. This is a very unusual situation that we must learn to live with," Holme said.Why?
If Denmark declared war on you, would you "learn to live with it?" When Russia parks tanks nearby do you roll over and go back to sleep? |
Holme said that the PST and Norway did not need stricter anti-terrorism laws, and was glad that there were no controversial measures like the evil Chimpy McHalliwarmongerer's US Patriot Act in effect. "The PST and the courts have gotten new methods. Now it is important that they are used and evaluated," Holme said. |