Toulouse Shootings - France

What a confused and sick world it is in which we live.

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Siddiqui was arrested by US troops in Afghanistan when he was trying to get back to Germany where he allegedly had been instructed to become part of a European network of al Qaeda that was supposed to secure financial support.

Joachim Krause, head of the Kiel Institute for Security Policy (ISPK), believes the danger of Islamist terrorism in France is very high. The country is a target of al Qaeda in the Maghreb, and it is quite possible that the group is planning terror attacks in France, Krause told DW.
"There are connections, there are cells in France," he said. "And these are connections that the authorities are now going to investigate."

Several people in some way connected to Merah have been detained and questioned by police, including both his sisters and brothers and his mother. A brother is believed to be a supporter of the Islamist extremist Salafist movement, and his mother has also long been under observation because of her apparent ties to radical Salafists, Interior Minister Guéant said. But he also emphasized his belief that the perpetrator had acted alone.

The interior minister said that, during his last contact with police, Merah had indicated that he would not give up and that he would fire on police if attacked. Guéant also added that the RAID special police force had decided to attack on Thursday morning because it recognized the extreme threat Merah presented.
However, it could also be that the officials had simply lost patience. On Wednesday, Merah had stated several times he wanted to turn himself in -- but he ignored each deadline.

... it is impossible for security agencies to keep a round-the-clock observation of these 250 people. “In this respect it is of course possible at any time that also in Germany a radicalized single perpetrator commits such actions like in Toulouse,” said Wendt.

He called for politicians to make training in so-called “terror camps” a crime in Germany.

The police union leader noted that the French police were able to quickly home in on the suspect because of internet research and called on the German government to quickly adopt legislation that would allow German authorities to store and retain internet data.

“Hostility toward Jews is growing rapidly among Muslims living in Germany,” said Knobloch, the former head of the Central Council of Jews in Germany

It is likely he was being watched, but their hands were tied by red tape until he or his brother/mother made a move. I can't speak so much for France, but with the laws here for freedom of speech/religion, there is a lot of legal wrangling that has to be handled BEFORE arrests, so there is an airtight case and someone this violent cannot get back out, because the USA will only catch and release.

The big problem isn't Islam itself, but Salafi/Wahabbi Islam and other sects that are out for blood. (it's a long story that is difficult to get into online in forum format)

When you know these individuals are radicalized, you only have so many people on hand to overlook and make sure they don't do something stupid. When you tie in the Anarchists and also the far right groups (Like Marie Le Pen is involved with) - you have a LOT of trouble and anything that could set things off very quickly.

Here, we have these individuals plus the far, far right and the far far left... you never know what will tip off the far left (anarchists) and you do know what may tip off the far right. But, until you have enough to keep them in jail without bail (like the Saarland/Leipzig group) - you cannot do a whole lot.

Germans warned of Toulouse-style terror - The Local