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2003-11-17 East Asia
Al-Qaeda Threatens Japan If Troops Sent to Iraq, AFP Reports
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Posted by Steve White 2003-11-17 12:35:03 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 /be trampled under the feet of the combatants of Allah

ROTFLMAO!
Posted by Rafael 2003-11-17 1:00:32 AM||   2003-11-17 1:00:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I thought Japan either busted a cell or is keeping careful watch.
Posted by Anonymous 2003-11-17 1:30:24 AM||   2003-11-17 1:30:24 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Uh-oh. They're coming to my neighborhood. I think they'll have a hard time smuggling explosives or weapons into Tokyo without some local connection - I doubt the Yakuza would work with them knowingly. I don't doubt that they could (or already do) have a cell with operatives here. There are a lot of South Asians (mostly Indians) in my neighborhood. Plenty of Turks and a smattering of Iranians elsewhere. Pakistani or Arab terrorists would have an easy time avoiding detection in Tokyo. The U.S. embassy is near my office and under tight security as are other U.S. interests. But there are plenty of other soft targets. The problem is I know that a large percentage of the Japanese population will be greatly intimidated by al-Qaida threats. I think their mentality is changing after growing weary of N. Korean threats. But they still have a long way to go and most people know nothing of Islamic Terrorism and don't want to court its wrath.
Posted by Tokyo Taro 2003-11-17 1:35:19 AM||   2003-11-17 1:35:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 I lived in Japan for three years and I think al-Q is under estimating the capability of the Japanese to go medieval on them. A attack by a external enemy would unite them as nothing else. There would be a roundup of islamic immigrants with the full approval of the population and mass expulsions. They wouldn't be able to disappear into the masses like the domestic terrorists do.
Posted by Steve  2003-11-17 8:39:25 AM||   2003-11-17 8:39:25 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 be trampled under the feet of the combatants of Allah

So, the Japanese are going to circle behind them? Dangerous place to be as the "combatants of Allah" run from battle so they can get back to their preferred killing of women and children.
Posted by Robert Crawford  2003-11-17 8:47:41 AM|| [http://www.kloognome.com]  2003-11-17 8:47:41 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 RC, you beat me to it. I was going to make a witty remark about how it's never a good idea to stand behind an Arab. Damn you, Mr Crawford, damn you.

TT, I hope the people of Japan, never have to learn first hand about Islamic Terror.
Posted by Swiggles 2003-11-17 8:58:48 AM||   2003-11-17 8:58:48 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Look like the North Koreans may have some compitition for spittle this year after all.
Posted by CrazyFool  2003-11-17 9:17:10 AM||   2003-11-17 9:17:10 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 I am sure that a great majority of Al-Q's statements are BS and are used to intimidate. They are going for soft targets now (e.g. Turkey and some in Saudi Arabia) to keep in the slimelight and not to appear to lose their relevance. The more terrorism that they do around the world, besides in the US, the more the world will eventually be mobilized to stomp them out. Responsible governments in the world must keep up the pressure. It is a shame that we cannot shut down Saudi Arabia right now, because the majority of Al Q related funding must come from there.
Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-11-17 9:29:04 AM||   2003-11-17 9:29:04 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 Pissing off the Sons of the Heavenly Chrysanthemum is probably not a real bright move. They have this whole "honor" thing of their own, y'see, and tend to "kill and walk away"...
Posted by mojo  2003-11-17 1:26:05 PM||   2003-11-17 1:26:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 The mutts from al qaeda don't want to fuck with business in Japan. Doing that means pissing off the yakuza, and they would have NO problem dismembering any and all muslims and serving them as sushimi.
Posted by Anonymous 2003-11-17 3:59:19 PM||   2003-11-17 3:59:19 PM|| Front Page Top

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