Michiel Visser has been trying to gather the threads in the current Dutch terrorist threat situation, which encompasses a great deal more than the IKEA bombs. It certainly seems as though an Islamist campaign can't be ruled out. He cites a specific threat by Omar Bakri Mohammed to the Dutch government on 11/29: that "the Netherlands would be targeted with a major terror campaign if it didn't stop 'arresting Muslims' immediately." Guys like Omar Bakri issue threats like this all the time, of course: it's part of the required daily routine of any self-respecting Evil Shiekh. Interesting, though... In view of all of this, the government's insistence that this is the work of "criminals" rather than Islamists isn't particularly reassuring. I'd be worried if I lived in Amsterdam.
(via Reynolds)
Posted by Dr. Frank at December 4, 2002 08:35 AM | TrackBack