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Australia: Local Muslim Extremists Plotting Terror Strikes as Anniversary of September 11 Attacks Nears

09/02/2011 Leave a comment Go to comments

My only question is, why are they still ‘local’? …

By Keith Moor – “HOME-grown extremists are actively considering launching terrorist attacks in Australia.

The latest intelligence also suggests sporting venues, transport hubs and other places of mass gatherings have become the favoured targets of terrorist planners, the Herald Sun reported.

‘Clearly there are extremists now on our shores,’ Australian Federal Police counter-terrorism chief Steve Lancaster said.

‘There are people out there who genuinely think about doing bad things, or support terrorist acts overseas.’

In an interview with the Herald Sun to mark the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Assistant Commissioner Lancaster also revealed:

POLICE have secretly foiled several potential terrorist threats in Australia by disrupting them at an early stage.

RELIGIOUS extremists who follow a distorted and militant interpretation of Islam are still the biggest threat to Australians.

IT is incredibly difficult for any agency to stop a lone terrorist who decides to walk into a crowded place with a gun or bomb.

TERRORIST groups al-Qa’ida and Jemaah Islamiyah remain powerful threats to Australia.

A Federal Government counter-terrorism White Paper warned last year that some Australians were known by authorities to subscribe to the violent jihadist message sprouted by Muslim extremists.” Read more.

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  1. Leon's avatar
    Leon
    09/02/2011 at 7:29 PM
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    Great work by the AFP. Let’s hope ‘political correctness” does not become an issue. And we have had meetings here by Hizb ut-Tahrir, whose goal is to have an Islamic state caliphate ruled by Islamic (sharia) law. And yet we have foolish authorities who allow these people to bring this type of treason into the country. Keep up the great work AFP!

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  2. ICA's avatar
    ICA
    09/02/2011 at 8:18 PM
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    Unfortunately, many western ‘authorities’ are inebriated with the wine of political correctness. Case in point:

    WHITE HOUSE’S 9/11 ANNIVERSARY GUIDELINES ASK OFFICIALS TO ‘MINIMIZE REFERENCES TO AL QAEDA’

    Let’s not make references to Islamic terrorism. It might hurt the Islamist’s feelings.

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