Germany (catch all, incl. terrorism)

[davidbfpo]

Hat tip to ICSR blogsite for an interview with the FRG's most prominent expert on the topic of radicalisation in Germany:http://icsr.info/blog/Terror-in-Germ...uido-Steinberg

There is another thread on the recent Frankfurt Airport shooting.

[Fuchs]

*shameless self-promotion*
On the German stance towards Libya
*/shameless self-promotion*

There's some strange talk about the recent UNSC vote in the world, so I did put out a blog post in an attempt to set the record (and point of view) straight.

[davidbfpo]

A BBC report on three arrests made, from a cell of eight and I'd expect the report is all from government sources:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13248107

[davidbfpo]

An interesting article and worth a read IMHO, especially on the terror threat before the German federal elections last year:http://www.spiegel.de/international/...761391,00.html

Note the estimated flow of Jihadists to training camps in Pakistan.

[Bill Moore]

As the article states this has been going a while, it woulld be interesting to see the estimated numbers of Europeans going to these camps from France, England, Netherlands, etc.

Also of interest would be how many are seriously pursuing jihad versus going to a summer adventure camp? Based on the number of attacks, etc. is clear not all those attending are serious jihadis. Just a thought.

[davidbfpo]

As the article states this has been going a while, it woulld be interesting to see the estimated numbers of Europeans going to these camps from France, England, Netherlands, etc.

Also of interest would be how many are seriously pursuing jihad versus going to a summer adventure camp? Based on the number of attacks, etc. is clear not all those attending are serious jihadis. Just a thought.

Bill,

I know of no open source / published estimate of traffic to the camps from the UK and I'd be surprised if the French were open to this.

Valid point about

summer adventure camp

and IIRC Guido Steinberg referred to that in an article I've linked here before. I've read a few papers on foreign fighters and only rarely is leaving the process of radicalisation / training mentioned. Try this for more:http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/p...cyFocus101.pdf

[davidbfpo]

A fascinating article and summarised as:

Austrian authorities have detained an alleged Islamist extremist from Berlin as he was traveling back from Afghanistan, where he had undergone terror training. The 26-year-old had boasted about attacking "infidels," but it is unclear whether he was embarking on a terror plot or simply heading home after becoming disillusioned with his cause.

Link:http://www.spiegel.de/international/...769405,00.html

Curious the potential / actual role of Austria, a small country at the "crossroads of Europe" and IIRC with little experience of terrorist attacks for a long time (OPEC ministers seized way back in the 1970's).