[BVT is headed by Gert-Rene Polli, who not only seems to be responsible for shipping HS.50 sniper rifles to Iran (ending up in Iraq), but also is under investigation by Ministry of Interiours internal investigations for being accused taking presents from the Iranian embassy in Vienna - time to add him on AVLOS? dm+]
http://derstandard.at/?url=/?id=2770481 Austrian Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution findings on Islam in Austria More favorable circumstances as elsewhere The Austrian Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BVT) is proud to do things different as the USA. Dragnet investigations are not applied on the Muslim population, since being Muslim doesn't automatically make one a suspect. BVT prefers to collect information, and only afterwards to hit [as if the US does different!], however there was not much relevant evidence found latley. "We are observing the scene, but since 2001 we got no information that an act of terror was planned in Austria.". There was one harmless bomb, planted by a young Austrian convert in front of a club house belonging to the Austrian Muslim Youth (MJOe), but this was a conflict within Muslims and in addition the suspect was a lone perpetrator, who felt disturbed by the politic of consensus applied by MJOe. Although the Report on Protection of the Constitution 2006 lists a number of radical islamic organizations, it adds as well that no clear structure of groups listed - including Al Gamaa al Islamyia and Hamas - can be asserted. For Hamas it is noted that core officials are less radical in Austria then in their homelands. Nor the conflict on [Mohammed-]cartoons or the internationally imposed financial boycott of Hamas led to a change of it's approch in Austria. Rivalry to sympathizers of Fatah is battled out by peacfull means in Austria. One group is existing, which has a dangerous sight of things, but this is at max five people with no support at all. We let those people "know that we are present". Of course in some Mosques radical sermons can be heard, but this is under surveilance. This relative peace in Austria, which locks out unrests like in Paris' suburbs, is explained by different social structures and a smarter policy of integration: "In France it was mainly youngsters with a background from northern Africa, setting cars on fire or got recruited for terror groups. The majority of Austrian Muslims have either a Turkish or Bosnian background and lack such a potential. In addition the city of Vienna was successfully avoiding creating ghettos. Living conditions for Muslims are better as well as the economically integration is better. In Austria the number of unemployed youngsters - let them be muslim or non-muslim - is far lower as elsewhere. The situation is much different from the UK [?]. +++ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
