Germany Admits "Islamist Terror Has Arrived" As It Prepares To Deploy Army In "Crisis" Situations
by Tyler Durden Jul 28, 2016 2:55 AM
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-07-27/germany-admits-islamist-terror-has-arrived-it-prepares-deploy-army-crisis-situationsIn the aftermath of last week's latest tragic killing in Munich, in an attempt to redirect mounting public anger away from the perpetrator in particular, and from refugees in general, Germany's Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said, incredulously, that the recent attacks in Germany "are unrelated to Merkel's refugee policy." That this speech took place just before an ISIS suicide bomber blew himself up also in Germany was awkward. But what was worse is that while Maiziere urged people not to panic, adding "naturally people are concerned and are questioning whether they should change their routines", he hinted at the next step, stating that the "German army could play a domestic role in special cases."
It now appears that whether accidentally or intentionally, obtaining tacit approval to roll out the army during a "crisis", is precisely what Germany was pursuing.
As RT reports, officials in Germany are considering deploying the army inside the country in the wake of multiple attacks, while the governor of Bavaria says Islamic terror has already “arrived.”
Why the dramatic change in tone, and the admission the radical Islam has arrived, something Merkel would not even consider as recently as a few months ago? The answer: to push the "unexpected" army agenda.
“Each attack, each act of terrorism, is one too many. Islamist terrorism has arrived in Germany,” Horst Seehofer, the governor of the German state of Bavaria, told reporters on Tuesday. The official gave a joint news conference with Bavaria’s interior minister, Joachim Hermann, following a summit of the local government, where security issues dominated the agenda.
Last week, the country’s southern regions, including Bavaria, were shaken by four assaults, three of which were perpetrated by migrants. Officials in Germany are investigating two of the incidents as potentially linked to or inspired by Islamist extremism. Others confirmed that the Islamist threat has officially arrived.
Earlier, following the violence, Bavaria’s justice minister, Winfried Bausback, also claimed that Islamist terror has “arrived in Germany,” stressing that the country should “take that into account.”
During Tuesday’s press conference, Seehofer said Germany is facing “a new dimension of terror,” while Bavaria’s interior minister announced that the state’s police ranks would be increased. Hermann also suggested that Germany’s army (Bundeswehr) could be used to aid police in dealing with major terror threats. The debate over whether to deploy the Bundeswehr domestically should not wait “until the next attack happens,” he stressed, as quoted by General-Anzeiger. Lawmakers in Berlin are also discussing the possibility of establishing “troops of reservists” to aid police during internal crisis situations, German media outlet Bild reported, citing its own sources.
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