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This just in. One down. One being tackled as we speak. Imam Abu Laban of pig-eared fame apparently knew about a planned “Martyr action” on February 21st. Quoting from my transcript of previously unreleased footage from Mohammed Sifaoui, the journalist who broke the news of Imam Ahmed Akkari’s death threats against Naser Khader. Imam Abu Laban is speaking of a man who plans to execute a martyr operation in connection with the Battle of Khartoon:

{He’s doing everything to get contacts.}
{He’s contacted Amr Moussa and he means to wreak absolute havoc.}
{He wants to join the fray and turn it into a Martyr operation right now.}

Screenshot of Imam Abu Laban before entering the car where he spoke the words that already now spell the doom of his career as a spokesman for Moslems and a citizen of Denmark.

Danish Politicians are shocked.

Marianne Jelved of the Social Liberals:

I find it very unpleasant. Very unpleasant indeed. And I think that Abu Laban, if he wishes to remain in Denmark, ought to consider the rules here.

Helge Adam Møller of the Conservatives:

With 99 percent certainty it’s an act of terrorism to which we are referring. Because a martyr operation is to blow oneself and innocents sky high. Whether it’s in Denmark or someplace else, it’s equally serious. It’s innocents who are killed. He apparently knows something about that. If he hasn’t himself gone to the police, he incurs a colossal responsibility and he is in direct breach of Danish law.
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With 99 percent certainty it’s an act of terrorism to which we are referring. Because a martyr operation is to blow oneself and innocents sky high. Whether it’s in Denmark or someplace else, it’s equally serious. It’s innocents who are killed. He apparently knows something about that. If he hasn’t himself gone to the police, he incurs a colossal responsibility and he is in direct breach of Danish law.

Pia Kjærsgaard of the Danish People’s Party:

I have come to think that all of these more or less festering persons from the Islamic Faith Community should be interrogated, all of them, by the police naturally, and that this matter must be thoroughly investigated because it sounds very scary. And that isn’t something we as politicians should let pass by. Therefore I will talk to the Justice Minister and inquire as to the reaction to this and get her to step in.

Direct link to News footage which is transcribed and translated below. Link to article that describes the news clip.

Note: I plan to post updates below this and just push the transcript lower and lower.
UPDATE 1 MARCH 25 00:52 CET
Photographs of Abu Laban:
Abu Laban at home
Abu Laban preaching. Subtitles say: “These people I call rats in holes.” From this article. The ‘rats’ are Naser Khader and Ayaan Hirsi Ali.
Abu Laban looking smug at a press conference
Abu Laban captured by Mohammed Sifaoui’s hidden camera at home
Abu Laban preaching again. Pointy fingers.

UPDATE 2 MARCH 25 01:07 CET
Gateway Pundit reminds me of his dossier on Abu Laban. Excerpts:

Entertained the “Blind Sheikh” behind the first World Trade Center attacks

Praised Osama Bin Laden after 9-11 Attacks

Preached he “Shed no tears” after 9-11 Attacks

Accused of giving Political support to Osama bin Laden’s network

Accused of giving Financial support to Osama bin Laden’s network

Joined with 225 Islamic Radicals to form Global Jihadist Group in 2003

Said that Theo van Gogh - “Had it coming!”

Called on his flock to Give Their Lives to Global Jihad for Palestinians

Met with Sheikh Qaradawi in Saudi Arabia who has legalized the murder of American soldiers in Iraq

Much more at Gateway Pundit

UPDATE 3 MARCH 25 01:42 CET
Killgore Trout remarks at LGF that he’s still a little unclear about what the quote means. Mohammed Sifaoui explains (from the transcript):

{I didn’t use that piece in my documentary because we assesed -}
{- that we didn’t have enough details to know of whom he was talking -}
{- and whether the operation was to take place in Denmark or somewhere else.}
{But I am convinced that he was speaking of someone -}
{- who was ready to execute a suicide operation.}

Amr Moussa is the Chairman of the Arab League.

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Transcript of DR news programme where Abu Laban talks about his terror ties.

Everything in [] is to describe the general environment of the transcript.
Everything in {} mean I’m translating from the subtitles. Each pair of {}s is a full translation of each subtitle.

[In news studio]

NEWS ANCHOR: Good evening, this is the late TV-Avisen, which will also take a look at this evening’s EU meeting in Brussels.
First, new accusations by the French TV journalist who infiltrated the Danish Imam environment. One of hisrecordings with a hidden camera reveals that Imam Abu Laban speaks of a person who, quoting: “Wants to wreak absolute havoc and conduct a Martyr-operation.” Danish Police plans to question Imam Abu Laban about that as soon as he return from a conference of Imams in Bahrain.

[cut to recording of Danish Imams. Imam Abu Laban in picture.]
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From Israel Insider:

Is the Muslim Loaded?
By Jacob Raines

The rule is, “every gun should be treated as if it were loaded.” What is the meaning of this rule? An unloaded gun is merely a heavy blunt object and as much a weapon as a baseball bat, table leg or tire iron. An unloaded gun retains the same properties as any heavy, oddly shaped piece of metal, and could be used as a paperweight, doorstop or crude hammer. Yet place a cartridge into the gun and it becomes an all new different object with inherited and unique characteristics.

Where as an unloaded gun is at best a crude weapon, a loaded gun is an effective deadly weapon, lethal with one shot. A loaded weapon can kill a loved one, an innocent, cause damage, or terrify those in its presence. Because a loaded gun is so powerful, and wields such creditable force, all guns should be treated with the same respect as if it were loaded, that is, until cleared. Guns shouldn’t be left around children or any individual unknowledgeable of such an instrument. Guns are prohibited from being around certain people and banned from certain areas and buildings.
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I have covered the Manifesto here. Here the leader of the Danish People’s Party adds her signature. Here I link to a petition where you can sign the manifesto.

Are you daring enough to do so?

Death Threat against signers of Manifesto

By Jørgen Ullerup, Correspondent to Jyllands-Posten

Warning against Islamic totalitarianism brings death threats. On a website an Islamic group has made death threats against the 12 intellectuals, including Salman Rushdie, who recently signed a Manifesto against Islamic Totalitarianism.

/Paris/

According to one of the signers, the French writer Caroline Fourest, the threat was made this Saturday on the website ummah.net. It mentions a who’s who guide and a list of targets scheduled for termination.
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I had a post about this earlier, but that has been deleted. It was only the English excerpt from aftenposten.no. Here I bring the full interview from dagbladet.no. This is a rough translation, but I need some sleep. If there are any errors, they will be corrected tomorrow.

(I would also like to thank sveitserosten for bringing to my attention that this interview had been made.)

Dagbladet.no February 13, 2006

Islam will be Victorious against the West

There can be no lasting peace between the West and Islam before the Islamic Caliphate has been reborn. So says Mullah Krekar. In this interview he shares a peek at Radical Islamists’ thoughts in the aftermath of the Caricature affair.

Carsten Thomassen

Mullah Krekar is wearing a bright white tunic as he welcomes us to his home at Tøyen in Oslo. In a corner sits the computer which Mullah Krekar uses to publish his articles and communicate with co-religionists from all over the world.
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About the Muhammed cartoons; I realised suddenly that this whole issue has an uncanny parallel: Do you remember the shooting of Mohammed al-Dura? I’ll try to recap for you then: A man is shielding himself and his son behind a concrete block. Apparently they’re in some sort of crossfire with people all around them firing. The son is seen first as alive, then moments later he has fallen into the lap of his father.

The Palestinians used this to create an uproar in the Arab world but the film, recorded by a Palestinian cameraman, was later proved to be misleading. In fact, Muhammed al-Dura had been killed by friendly fire.

It seems to me that we have a somewhat parallel situation here…..

Report on incident from FOX news (Video).

Worldnetdaily report.

Wikipedia entry.

A biased view, but with good maps and footage.

Jyllands-Posten, February 14, 2006

DPP applies pressure

By Mads Stenstrup, Puk Damsgård Andersen and Anne Mette Svane

Coalition supporting Danish presence in Iraq turns wobbly. DPP demands statement of support for Danish presence from the government of Iraq. DPP also demands investigation of the crisis.

The Danish Peoples Party will demand an investigation of how the 12 cartoons in Jyllands-Posten could escalate to create the worst international crisis in newer times for Denmark at an upcoming meeting of the Committee for Foreign Affairs.

The investigation is in particular meant to throw light on which role the Danish Imams and Egypt’s Embassador to Denmark, Mona Omar, had in the matter.

"We want a thorough investigantion of how things could get so out of control as to endanger the reputation of Denmark abroad. We see that the Imams and the Egyptian Embassador have played a central role and we need clarity about who created this escalation," says DPP spokesman on Foreign Affairs Peter Skaarup.

But DPP can’t muster the majority needed for an investigation. Both the Social Democrats and the Liberal Party deny the need for an investigation.

"Eventually we need an investigation or evaluation of the events leading up but I think that it is untimely at this juncture where all efforts must be directed at putting the crisis to rest," says the spokesman for the Social Democrats Jeppe Kofod.

Liberals concour

The spokesman for the Liberals Troels Lund Poulsen is of the same opinion.

But the Danish government agreed with the DPP, who for more than a week has demanded a show of support from the government of Iraq, that now might be the time.

On a meeting of the Comittee for Foreign Affairs a statement from the city council of Basra was the object of discussion. Danish troops are no longer welcome unless they apologize for the cartoons, was the ultimatum from the local authorities in Basra. This has led the Danish government to request a clear position from the government of Iraq.

Pia Kjærsgaard, leader of the DPP, said after the meeting:

"It is not acceptable and therefore we have asked for clear and undivided support from the Iraqi government."

According to information obtained by Jyllands-Posten it has caused great irritation that the Danish government didn’t take serious DPPs threat to withdraw support for the Danish presence in Iraq last week.

The Iraqi minister for Transportation has stated that Iraq will not accept Danish money for rebuilding effort. The Foreign Minister of Iraq denied this to Per Stig Møller, the Danish Foreign Minister.

Doing their job

The 530 Danish soldier in Iraq are quartered near Basra but yesterday neither the Danish force nor military officials in Denmark could confirm the statement from the city council. Public Relations Officer Hans Vedholm from Army Operationol Command says nothing has changed for the Danish force:

"The force has experienced no change in the threat picture the last couple of days and normal operations continue so far."