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| 1,000 "holy war veterans" in Belgium |
| 2007-09-21 |
| At least 1,000 former fighters in "holy wars" in the Middle East and Chechnya are living in Belgium. Most of these are people who left Belgium to fight in these regions and have since returned. They are more radical as a result of their experiences. This information comes from a study by police and security services, says Glenn Audenaert, director of the federal police in Brussels. "They are extremists, fundamentalists and above all experienced veterans. I wouldn't call them terrorists, but they could become that," says Audenaert. "They are relatively young people who grew up in Belgium. Some are also Belgian nationals. They left to Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Chechnya as "jihadis" (warriors for Islam). They fought there against a demonised enemy, under a foreign flag. Their combat experience has made them more extreme. Their discourse is more fundamentalist than ever." |
| Posted by:lotp |
| #6 The war in Europe will make WWII pale in comparison. Worst of all is how Europe is almost as much to blame for this as Islam. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-09-21 23:11 |
| #5 TOPIX NEWS > USA has been letting in up to 10,000 emigres per year from nations considered to be "sponsors of terrorism", in the name of diversity. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-09-21 22:25 |
| #4 does the US have any kind of extradition treaty with belgium concerning the ones who left too fight in iraq or maybe afghanistan since 2001? |
| Posted by: sinse 2007-09-21 15:25 |
| #3 "They are extremists, fundamentalists and above all experienced veterans. I wouldn't call them terrorists, but they could become that," says Audenaert. Geez, and ya wonder why the Belgians are going down the shitter with this guy as head of the federal cops... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-09-21 09:53 |
| #2 The war in Europe will make WWII pale in comparison. Yup 2 x 4, the set up for war has been coming for a long time. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2007-09-21 09:39 |
| #1 Funny how Euros collected trash that Arab regimes gladly disposed off. Sure, so did US, Canada Oz and NZ, but not to such an extent, there was no such concept produced by deranged elitists like USArabia, or Canadarabia, as was Eurabia. The war in Europe will make WWII pale in comparison. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2007-09-21 03:57 |