Al-Qaeda Takes Aim at Germany

By Ryan Mauro
FrontPageMagazine.com
On March 11, 2004, terrorists sharing Al-Qaeda’s ideology attacked Madrid, Spain, three days before their elections, helping to usher in a victory by the socialist candidate opposing the Iraq War, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. In the coming weeks, Al-Qaeda is intent on repeating that success in Germany.
The terrorist organization says it is planning an attack around the time of the September 27 elections, warning German voters that they will pay a price if a party that wants to keep German soldiers in Afghanistan is chosen. On September 18, Al-Qaeda released a videotape warning the German people of a forthcoming attack if the elections did not produce a victory for a party that will withdraw its 4,200 soldiers from Afghanistan, causing the authorities to raise their alert status. The London Times reports that this is the fourth Al-Qaeda video in a row that says an attack on Germany is near.
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