Hundratals brittiska konvertiter harrekryterats av Al-Qaeda för den
jihadistiska kampen mot Västerlandet,
varnade en ledande källa inom säkerhets-
tjänsten nyligen. Så många som 1.500
"vita" (d v s icke-asiatiska) britter
misstänks ha värvats för att på olika
sätt stödja terrorrörelser sedan
de konverterat till en islamistisk
islam.
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Security experts say the growing secret
army of white terrorists poses a particularly
serious threat as they are far less likely to
be detected than members of the
Asian community.
Since the 7/7 and 21/7 London bombings,
police and intelligence services have
had considerable success in identifying,
disrupting and stopping extremist plots.
As a result, groups such as
al-Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Taiba and
Harkat-ul-Mujahideen have been forced
to change tack. Converting white non-Muslims
has been one response.
The trend is well established in the
United States. American-born Adam Gadahn is
one of the FBI's top 10 most-wanted terrorists
after converting to Islam and rising through
al-Qaeda's ranks to become a prominent spokesman.
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Kommentar:
Vid en snabb titt i mitt
klipparkiv hittar jag i
varje fall över 150
islamistiska konvertiter
som gripits och/eller
dömts för terrorbrott i Europa.
Så man kan lugnt konstatera
att MI5:s oro inte är
oberättigad.....