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The Murder of Theo Van Gogh, Part 2
by Dan Darling on February 20, 2005 10:36 AM
Back in November, I wrote on the murder of Theo Van Gogh and concluded that it was far more than the actions of a small group of misguided fanatics but was instead an act carried out by al-Qaeda as part of a far more sinister plot aimed at destabilizing the Netherlands. Now, courtesy of the Norwegian Defense Research Establishment, which are kind enough to publish their findings in English in marked contrast to some other countries I could name, we get a professional evaluation of the killing.
I told you so.
This is my summary of the Norwegian report, with their findings in bullet form and my comments (if any, since this is a really good report) beneath. I substitute “al-Qaeda” for “Islamist militants” at various points in my summary of the report since, as the report itself notes, this is who they are talking about.
Introduction
Modus Operandi
Profile of the Assassin and His Network
Profile of Mohammed Bouyeri
The Hofstad Network and International Contacts
Motivational Factors
Concluding Remarks
read the rest! »
by Dan Darling on February 20, 2005 10:36 AM
Back in November, I wrote on the murder of Theo Van Gogh and concluded that it was far more than the actions of a small group of misguided fanatics but was instead an act carried out by al-Qaeda as part of a far more sinister plot aimed at destabilizing the Netherlands. Now, courtesy of the Norwegian Defense Research Establishment, which are kind enough to publish their findings in English in marked contrast to some other countries I could name, we get a professional evaluation of the killing.
I told you so.
This is my summary of the Norwegian report, with their findings in bullet form and my comments (if any, since this is a really good report) beneath. I substitute “al-Qaeda” for “Islamist militants” at various points in my summary of the report since, as the report itself notes, this is who they are talking about.
Introduction
Modus Operandi
Profile of the Assassin and His Network
Profile of Mohammed Bouyeri
The Hofstad Network and International Contacts
Motivational Factors
Concluding Remarks
read the rest! »