‘Village’ of White Germans Discovered in Pakistan

posted at 12:11 pm on September 26, 2009 by Michael van der Galien

Europe continue to suffer from an extremism problem. Radical muslims have infiltrated European mosques and immigrant communities.

Especially Germany is known to be safe haven for extremists these days. And it shows:

Investigators have discovered a “Jihadi village” of white German al-Qaeda insurgents, including Muslim converts, in Pakistan’s tribal areas close to the Afghan border.

The village, in Taliban-controlled Waziristan, is run by the notorious al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, which plots raids on Nato forces in Afghanistan.

A recruitment video presents life in the village as a desirable lifestyle choice with schools, hospitals, pharmacies and day care centres, all at a safe distance from the front.

In the video, the presenter, “Abu Adam”, the public face of the group in Germany, points his finger and asks: “Doesn’t it appeal to you? We warmly invite you to join us!”

According to German foreign ministry officials a growing number of German families, many of North African descent, have taken up the offer and travelled to Waziristan where supporters say converts make up some of the insurgents’ most dedicated fighters.

The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, which has a foothold in several German cities, has capitalised on growing concern over the rising profile of German forces in Afghanistan. Their role has become increasingly controversial in Germany in recent weeks after dozens of civilians were killed in an air strike ordered by German officers.

Most infuriating about the above is that many European voters seem to be willing to give these extremists what they want. They want us to get out of Afghanistan, so the German (and Dutch) people are more than happy to oblige. As long as they will “leave us alone,” Western Europeans are generally willing to accept anything.

Give Afghanistan to some barbarians who want to return the Afghan people to the dark ages – no problem, as long as we can watch soccer Sunday evening at 7 o’clock.

The problem with this approach is, of course, that they will never truly let us be. They’ll come after us sooner or later. Al Qaeda and its allies believe they have to wage a ‘global Jihad.’ This isn’t merely about the Middle East. No, to them the war in Afghanistan is just one, small part of a worldwide war. We can hand Afghanistan to them, of course, but we can be sure that Al Qaeda will just demand new concessions from us after that. And then new concessions again. And then again. Until they control the entire Middle East at which moment they will try to take over every other muslim country in the world, countries that were ruled by muslims once (Spain, for instance) and eventually the rest.

Some in the West react to the above by saying “but they will never be able to conquer the entire word.” No, they cannot – but they will try. And that is what matters for them trying to ‘Islamize’ the entire globe means they will try to blackmail us, deceive us, lie to us and attack us and our allies, both in the Middle East and everywhere else. We can give in to them every now and then, but doing so is pretty useless. They’ll just come back asking for more. And if we don’t oblige they will use violence once again.

That’s how these people operate.

Now, American readers should realize that the Dutch government coalition has agreed to prolong the stay of Dutch troops in Afghanistan. That’s great. Perhaps the government realizes the above. But voters do not seem to realize it, for they generally want the troops to be sent home. The War in Afghanistan is an unpopular one – a sentiment solely the government is to blame for. It should have explained to voters why this war is so important, why it has to be fought and won.

In any case, back to the German village in Pakistan; it relates to the above because it proves my point. These people were radicalized in Germany by extremists who infiltrated society. The recruiters went to Germany for this purpose, and for this purpose alone. The sheer existence of the German village should tell us all we need to know about Al Qaeda’s longterm goals.

Let it be an inspiration, then, for the West to send more instead of less troops to Afghanistan. This war has to be fought and won – if we give up on that country, Al Qaeda will take the war to the West itself.

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