The following mentions two generally separate topics, which are showing some overlap:
(1) Foreign secret services meddling in the Netherlands
(2) Islamists in the Netherlands
http://www.elsevier.nl/nieuws/nederland/ar...n/ja/index.html contains the original.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Foreign spies are influencing foreign-origin citizens</b>
Thursday 1 February 2007
Minister of Foreign Affairs Johan Remkes (VVD) warns of foreign secret services who are exercising an 'undesirable influence' on Dutch citizens of foreign-origin.
On the other hand, radicalising muslims are increasingly more often seeking out contact with more experienced jihadists from other countries, Remkes said today in a debate with the House of Representatives/Commons.
<b>Malignant influence</b>
The government man did not want to say from which countries the spies originate. But 'it happens now and then' that foreign security services spy here without them working with the [Dutch] General Intelligence and Security Services (AIVD).
It can concern political, scientific and corporate espionage, but in increasing measure, the [foreign] security services are also excercising a malignant influence on Dutch citizens of foreign origin. When the Dutch government finds out about this, 'penetrative/involved discussions and measures' follow, so says Remkes.
<b>Salafists</b>
<i><b>Also</b></i> a big worry for the minister is the Dutch jihad-networks, that are 'internationally orienting [themselves]' with increasing frequency: they turn to experienced muslim-extremists for knowledge/information. They do this increasingly more often via the internet.
The National Coordinator for Terror-combat Tjibbe Joustra also pointed out recently to the expanding/increasing influence of the internat on the radicalising Dutch muslims.
Further, Remkes pointed out today to the still <b>growing salafist influence</b> on the Dutch mosques. The salafists, who often adher to anti-western and undemocratic streams of thought, are hard to tackle according to Remkes, because they often stay just inside the law. Imams and mosque-committees are however addressed[/held accountable] about the radical movement.
By Robert de Witt<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->(Wonder if the foreign spies they are referring to are the same that the Serbians, Russians, Belarussians, French and other European Intelligence agencies have been referring to...)
(1) Foreign secret services meddling in the Netherlands
(2) Islamists in the Netherlands
http://www.elsevier.nl/nieuws/nederland/ar...n/ja/index.html contains the original.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Foreign spies are influencing foreign-origin citizens</b>
Thursday 1 February 2007
Minister of Foreign Affairs Johan Remkes (VVD) warns of foreign secret services who are exercising an 'undesirable influence' on Dutch citizens of foreign-origin.
On the other hand, radicalising muslims are increasingly more often seeking out contact with more experienced jihadists from other countries, Remkes said today in a debate with the House of Representatives/Commons.
<b>Malignant influence</b>
The government man did not want to say from which countries the spies originate. But 'it happens now and then' that foreign security services spy here without them working with the [Dutch] General Intelligence and Security Services (AIVD).
It can concern political, scientific and corporate espionage, but in increasing measure, the [foreign] security services are also excercising a malignant influence on Dutch citizens of foreign origin. When the Dutch government finds out about this, 'penetrative/involved discussions and measures' follow, so says Remkes.
<b>Salafists</b>
<i><b>Also</b></i> a big worry for the minister is the Dutch jihad-networks, that are 'internationally orienting [themselves]' with increasing frequency: they turn to experienced muslim-extremists for knowledge/information. They do this increasingly more often via the internet.
The National Coordinator for Terror-combat Tjibbe Joustra also pointed out recently to the expanding/increasing influence of the internat on the radicalising Dutch muslims.
Further, Remkes pointed out today to the still <b>growing salafist influence</b> on the Dutch mosques. The salafists, who often adher to anti-western and undemocratic streams of thought, are hard to tackle according to Remkes, because they often stay just inside the law. Imams and mosque-committees are however addressed[/held accountable] about the radical movement.
By Robert de Witt<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->(Wonder if the foreign spies they are referring to are the same that the Serbians, Russians, Belarussians, French and other European Intelligence agencies have been referring to...)