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Wildfires Could Fuel ‘Forest Jihad’ Terrorists, Experts Say
Posted By Tim McDowell On February 13, 2009 @ 8:17 am In CIP, HLD | No Comments
(Fox News, 2/9/09)
Firefighters and homeowners aren’t the only ones keenly watching Australia’s massive wildfires, responsible for killing at least 173 people in the southern part of the continent.
Terrorism experts suspect Muslim extremists are watching closely, too and taking note of the devastation.
While Australian authorities have revealed no evidence linking the wildfires to extremists, terrorism experts say the large death toll, the huge swath of destruction and the massive financial blow to the country are proving to Islamic terrorists that arson can be a highly effective and simple tool of holy war. In November, an extremist Web site called on Muslims to launch a “forest jihad” in Australia, Europe, Russia and the United States.
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