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8/22/06

Terror in Europe: Germany in the Crosshairs

SPIEGEL ONLINE - News

"Germany in the Crosshairs

By Yassin Musharbash

Islamist terrorists appear to be setting their sights on Germany. Authorities have already prevented three planned attacks since Sept. 11, 2001, not including a recent plot to strike two regional trains. How great is the threat to Germany?

Berlin - The words "Infectious Materials" on Markus Kaiser's 17-inch monitor are a gag, but one with serious undertones. Kaiser is a member of the "Islamism Taskforce" at the German state of Baden-Württemberg's internal intelligence agency, and although Islamism isn't exactly infectious in a medical sense, it can certainly be viewed as an infectious ideology."

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