German far-right extremists joining up with gangs in America + Europe to plan attacks

[Tennis]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016...n-america-and/

Far-right extremists in Germany are joining forces with like-minded groups across Europe and even the United States as they prepare to carry out more attacks, the country's intelligence chief has warned.

Hans-Georg Maassen, the head of the Verfassungsschutz, said the agency had been forced to step up its efforts to foil plots by neo-Nazi and fascist groups following a surge in extremist violence in 2015.

"This is not just purely a German phenomenon," he told Reuters, "the right-extremist scene is networking on a European level, and in some cases, with connections in the United States."

"We have seen in a series of cases that there are numerous people in the far-right extremist scene who are ready to do anything and who have joined forces to create right-wing terrorist cells."

He added: "We are trying to investigate these cells, if they exist, and to prevent any attacks."

Mr Maassen's remarks came after the Verfassungsschutz's annual report revealed that cases of far-right violent acts in Germany had increased by 42 per cent to 1,408 in 2015.

The number of arson attacks on refugee centers has also surged to 75, compared to just five in the previous year.

It is feared that much of the violence is in reaction to the influx of more than one million migrants and refugees into Germany last year as part of Chancellor Angela Merkel's "open door" immigration policy.

Public support for far-right political parties in Germany is at a record high, with the anti-Islam "Alternative for Deutschland" (Afd) group surging in the polls.

One recent study found that the Afd, which believes Islam is "incompatible" with German society, is now the country's third largest party.

The anti-immigrant group Pegida has also risen to prominence in Germany, despite being accused by German Vice-Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel of drawing on the "battle rhetoric" of the Nazi party.

Germany is reeling from a spate of violent terror attacks which took place earlier this year, several of which have been linked to far-right extremism.


In July, a Munich teenager who was reportedly inspired by the far-right Norwegian terrorist Anders Breivik gunned down 10 people and injured 36 others near a shopping centre.

Investigators found sheaths of right-wing extremist material at the 18-year-old's home and said he was "clearly inspired" by Breivik's massacre of 77 people in 2011.

More recently, in October, a police officer was shot dead by a member of the "Reich Citizens," a group which refuses to believe in the fall of the German empire and does not recognise the modern German state.

The following week, a member of the same group was arrested on suspicion of an arson attack on a family of refugees.

In May, more than a thousand far-right activists held a rally outside Berlin's main train station protesting Mrs Merkel's refugee policy.

Many chanted slogans such as "No Islam and German Soil" and "Merkel must go" while others donned t-shirts with messages such as "Rapefugees [SIC] not welcome."

According to the Verfassungschutz, there are an estimated 11,800 violent far-right extremists in Germany.

This is no good. Chancellor Merkel and her government need to work on a really strong, severe punishment system to deal with these criminals. We cannot wait until they actually succeed before taking action.

[THE Bigzoman]

Looks like a job for Justin Trudeau.

[Tennis]

Looks like a job for Justin Trudeau.

The Honourable PM is busy in Cuba right now promoting freedom and human rights. Others will have to step up.

[Kalis]

It is feared that much of the violence is in reaction to the influx of more than one million migrants and refugees into Germany last year as part of Chancellor Angela Merkel's "open door" immigration policy.

No shit, Sherlock.

Torygraph leading the way in investigative journalism once again.

Verfassungsschutz

Germany's space bar is still broken.

[THE Bigzoman]

The Honourable PM is busy in Cuba right now promoting freedom and human rights. Others will have to step up.

Hard to promote freedom and human rights with Castro's dick firmly in your mouth.

Justin: "MMMM. Tastes like cancer."

[Tennis]

That's not really news, is it?

Riiight. So the country's intelligence chief is warning about these far right extremists and you don't think it's newsworthy?

[the game]

The Honourable PM is busy in Cuba right now promoting freedom and human rights. Others will have to step up.

Maybe you should help them. I mean you are Canadian

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We cannot wait until they actually succeed before taking action.

What should we do? Please we need your vision again.

[Ravenblade]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016...n-america-and/




This is no good. Chancellor Merkel and her government need to work on a really strong, severe punishment system to deal with these criminals. We cannot wait until they actually succeed before taking action.

We do not need a more severe punishment. We need better prevention and in order to prevent more effectively you need to prevent growth of their numbers and that isn't achieved by more punishment. Most people dedicated to commit a terrorist act willingly accept punishment in first case. For them it is a sort of martyrdom for the cause. You need to break commitment of those by reducing the number of people silently supporting and for that you will need to regain their trust. That's a lot ground-work to do and for once it would involve not calling every dissenter a Nazi who needs to be "severely punished". In any case you sound hysterical, maybe because shouting "bad people, bad people! bad people must go! go away, bad people!" doesn't work any more.

[Kalis]

In any case you sound hysterical, maybe because shouting "bad people, bad people! bad people must go! go away, bad people!" doesn't work any more.

Maybe they just weren't shouting it loud or often enough.

[Deleted]

Maybe if Chanceller Merkel had put the needs of the common German above the needs of the Syrian, she wouldn't be facing an uprising at home.

[Adolecent]

That's not really news, is it?

Riiight. So the country's intelligence chief is warning about these far right extremists and you don't think it's newsworthy?

Tump supporters seem to be downplaying this, quite common among them.

[Ravenblade]

Tump supporters seem to be downplaying this, quite common among them.

He, the country's intelligence chief, is warning all the time. It reminds of that scene in Austin Powers where he drives slowly on a road roller towards a policeman is screaming "Noooooooo!" repeatedly.

[Trassk]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016...n-america-and/




This is no good. Chancellor Merkel and her government need to work on a really strong, severe punishment system to deal with these criminals. We cannot wait until they actually succeed before taking action.

Maybe if that blind deaf bi*ch had listened to her countrymen to begin with it wouldn't have gotten to this level.

Also, someone isn't a criminal before committing a crime, if they do something then they can be arrested.

[Zolaris192]

Sounds like a rejection of putting up with Syrian migrants and their complete inability to merge with western values

[Trassk]

Sounds like a rejection of putting up with Syrian migrants and their complete inability to merge with western values

Oh no can't say dat, dats raaaaaaacist

[Tennis]

Maybe if Chanceller Merkel had put the needs of the common German above the needs of the Syrian, she wouldn't be facing an uprising at home.

She is. 700K jobs to be filled. Germany is doing great.

[Tennis]

Sounds like a rejection of putting up with Syrian migrants and their complete inability to merge with western values

Wait . Wait.

What does this have to do with far right extremists banding together to inflict harm on innocents?

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016...n-america-and/




This is no good. Chancellor Merkel and her government need to work on a really strong, severe punishment system to deal with these criminals. We cannot wait until they actually succeed before taking action.

Why should she do nothing about the problems immigrants yet come off strong with people who are defending themselves against those immigrants? Isn't that racism? Oh no ofcourse not, people who say that are the racist. #logic

[Slant]

This is no good. Chancellor Merkel and her government need to work on a really strong, severe punishment system to deal with these criminals. We cannot wait until they actually succeed before taking action.

Are you getting desperate? :P