“Terror School” busted in Italian foothills
posted at 6:55 pm on July 21, 2007 by see-dubya
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Italy doesn’t seem particularly ashamed of admitting that it has mosques under surveillance for illegal activities. In fact, they’re bragging about it:
In a statement praising Saturday’s arrests, Interior Minister Giuliano Amato said the Perugia case “confirms the need to always maintain high surveillance in locations where only religious activities should take place.”
Whether or not learning to fly a Boeing 747–instructions for which were discovered in the Ponte Felcino mosque–counts as a “religious activity” might be an interesting discussion.
Activities at the mosque used films and documents downloaded from the Internet, and included weapons training, instructions on how to prepare poisons and explosives, as well as how to lay an ambush, reach combat zones safely and send encrypted messages, police said in a statement.
Barrels of chemicals, too, although the police insist that this was only an educational operation and that no terror attacks were being planned.
The GICM–the Moroccan group with which these fellows were affiliated–has been linked to the Madrid bombing as well as an attack in Casablanca. They’re tight with Al Qaeda and many of them trained in Afghanistan. Supposedly they have a chapter in Canada as well, which was connected with Ahmed Ressam, the would-be Millennium Bomber.
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Mama Mia! And so close to home.
Since it’s too PC to ask if any have infiltrated the US yet, can we now ask anyway?
Kini on July 21, 2007 at 7:24 PM
Flight training,instructions for weapons and
bomb making in a Mosque.Let me quess it’s their hobby.
Barrels of chemicals,ya probably agrilculture activity
for their 4-H club.
canopfor on July 21, 2007 at 7:31 PM
…another bunch of mis-fits taken out of circulation. Well done Italy.
Zorro on July 21, 2007 at 7:34 PM
…another bunch of mis-fits taken out of circulation. Well done Italy.
Zorro on July 21, 2007 at 7:34 PM
sorry for the twitch on the “submit” finger…
Zorro on July 21, 2007 at 7:48 PM
I wonder how La Cosa Nostra feels about the Koranimals setting up shop their home country…
Time for a good old fashioned vendetta.
infidel4life on July 21, 2007 at 7:56 PM
I think it’s just awful. The very nerve of those Catholics, breaking into a house of worship to hide their implements of destruction!
/sarcasm
CurtZHP on July 21, 2007 at 8:15 PM
/Vader on
NoooooOOoooooo!
/Vader off
Dash on July 21, 2007 at 8:27 PM
I guess they woke up just in time from their afternoon nap!
When I was stationed in Italy, a friend of mine that lived off base, had his car broken into by a teen. My friend caught him red handed, chased him down, and held him for the police.
I just hope these terrorists don’t come up against the judge like the one that was trying that young man.
The judge let him go because it was his first offense, but everyone knew it was just the first time he got caught.
Tennessee Dave on July 21, 2007 at 8:34 PM
Maybe Im just cynical but I think it can be argues that this IS a typical “educational” program in some mosques.
William Amos on July 21, 2007 at 8:43 PM
You don’t say? Terrorists materials found in a mosque? Could this mean (gasp!) that terror has something to do with Islam?
OK, but just don’t tell the British.
Bigfoot on July 21, 2007 at 9:12 PM
“Activities at the mosque used films and documents downloaded from the Internet, and included weapons training, instructions on how to prepare poisons and explosives, as well as how to lay an ambush, reach combat zones safely and send encrypted messages, police said in a statement.”
Where’s the Italian CAIR to protest this hideous violation of the freedom of religion for these poor Muslims? After all, Mohammed and the Koran commands Muslims to make war on non-Muslims. This is what their religion is about. For Pete’s sake, this is just the Muslim version of praying. Preparing poisons and explosives are just their version of communion and the stations of the cross. Just because their mosques are loaded with weapons and poisons and plans to ambush us, let’s not rush to judgement. I mean, really, what Catholic church doesn’t sport a bazooka or two? And what Lutheran church isn’t cooking up nerve agent to kill off the non-Lutheran pagans?
Tantor on July 21, 2007 at 9:27 PM
Learning to make homemade weaponry.
- The Cat
MirCat on July 21, 2007 at 10:29 PM
Maybe we should send them some free laptops.
bdfaith on July 21, 2007 at 10:59 PM
Say it ain’t so Mahmood!
infidel4life on July 21, 2007 at 11:09 PM
Darn it hotair your mailbox is full again.
here is story want to pass along
8 member of Iranian revolutionary guard killed in fighting near Pakistani border
William Amos on July 21, 2007 at 11:09 PM
Just learnin’ a trade – 747 cropdustin’
/drawl off
Didn’t anybody tell them that using planes as WMDs has already been done? Why they would never get past the ever vigilant TSA … uh, well, sure glad that Congress is getting that southern border of ours secure. What? Oh, well maybe the next Congress.
IrishEyes on July 21, 2007 at 11:21 PM
William Amos, wrong link (Tariq Aziz faints!)
I think you meant
this one.
IrishEyes on July 21, 2007 at 11:27 PM
How many mosques in the USA are doing the same thing? Does anyone have any idea? What about the Islamic villages like the one in New York where they are practicing with weapons and won’t allow any visitors to see exactly what it is that they are doing inside these armed camps?
Islam is the Religion of Piece(s)! Without border security, we don’t know how many Islamic terrorists are already in our country just waiting for the order from Osama or one of his followers to give the word to attack. We need to stop all immigration of all Muslims into this country until the Islamic terrorists are defeated. We can’t be sure that any Muslim is not a terrorist and therefore the best way to prevent them from entering is to deny entry to all Muslims until further notice. We must get security on all of our borders if we want to have any chance of staying safe from the terrorists who are not ALREADY in this country. I am willing to guarantee that there are already some terrorists in this country, but no one knows exactly how many. We keep having isolated incidents of terrorism or terrorist plans that are uncovered and broken up, but there are more of them just lying low for now. It won’t take very many of them to cause chaos and havoc in this country. Imagine the 7 nuclear devices that have been mentioned by officials going off in the 7 cities. What would happen to our country? The jihadists have no reason not to do that and kill as many “infidels” as possible. Be careful. Be VERY careful.
TruthToBeTold on July 21, 2007 at 11:37 PM
Yeah I sent the story to hotair but got an error message. Didnt check to see that I had changed the webpage I was copying
William Amos on July 21, 2007 at 11:39 PM
Religion of Peace? the hell you say!
robo on July 21, 2007 at 11:44 PM
A terror school in a mosque?
Why, that’s just crazy talk.
Merovign on July 22, 2007 at 1:58 AM
A group of Muslims gathered in a mosque strapping themselves with explosives and a prayer broke out.
Anyone who says “we all worship the same God” is wacked. For example, there are some on this forum who doesn’t worship ANY GOD.
saved on July 22, 2007 at 7:16 AM
Send in the Mafia!
Hey Staff, how’s about a thread for the “Chicoms vs. Muslims” topic? Red on red violence at it’s best!
Tony737 on July 22, 2007 at 10:16 AM
First rule of Lib Club:
1. Don’t talk about mosques
Metro on July 22, 2007 at 11:25 AM
The imam at the central mosque in Perugia, which has a 10,000-strong Muslim community, said the Ponte Felcino group did not appear dangerous, Italian news agency ANSA reported.
“Generally it’s a quiet community. A few made some noise over the international situation, but those were just words,” the imam, Abdel Qader, told ANSA. “We trust justice. Everything will be verified, and if any (of the suspects) has made a mistake he will have to pay.”
Hmm Gee why is this imam so congenial and understanding? Where is the outrage? I wonder if the Italians no nonsense approach is the reason for the docile retort.. We should take a page from the Italian play book here. U toucha my country I breaka u face.
sonnyspats1 on July 22, 2007 at 12:05 PM
Muslims need to work harder to keep the radical elements… from being caught.
That’s what I see in all that is unspoken.
I was going to say “to work harder to keep the jihadists out of the mosques…”-
-but that might pressure tempt the shifting of their ammunition dumps (AKA ‘radical’ mosques) to neighborhood arsenals, -and cause explosions by accident as they mix their bombs, -and gotterdammerung endgames, as happened in Spain after 3/7.
The safer course is to encourage Muslims with anti-Human Rights leanings in the West to lean their way back to Mecca.
No more mosques until the theory behind them is reformed.
Otherwise it’s the advanced guard of the theocratic conqueror, and just a new, loyal neighbor.
profitsbeard on July 22, 2007 at 1:03 PM
“not just a new, loyal neighbor.”
(My negative didn’t get through at the end.)
profitsbeard on July 22, 2007 at 1:04 PM
Even with survelance it took two years to shut them down. What is happening here in the US?! There are now mosques from coast to coast most poonsered by the Saudis. The US is NOT for sale!
sonnyspats1 on July 22, 2007 at 3:47 PM
Here’s the current six step plan to deal with homeland terrorism:
1. We send Saudis billions for oil.
2. We drive our vehicles.
3. Saudis use billions to buy land and build mosques.
4. We drive by the mosques with our vehicles (repeat step one).
5. Mosques breed suicide bombers who design car bombs.
6. We drive by the mosques with our vehicles (repeat step one).
saved on July 23, 2007 at 10:16 AM
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