Could The Unthinkable Happen?

[Khandro]

'In the four European countries most targeted by terror attacks -- Britain, France, Belgium and Germany -- the number of official extremists has reached 66,000. That sounds like a real army -- on active duty.'
Could we see guerilla fighting on the streets of Europe?

[Khandro]

Kromo; Just do the maths; there are around 13 million Muslims in those 4 countries alone;
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/07/19/5-facts-about-the-muslim-population-in-europe/
if just 0.5 of them are radicalised you get more than that number.

[Old_Geezer]

I lot of things 'might' happen, most do not, and the suggestion of guerilla fighting is one of them. Lots are "full of it" and won't do anything but encourage others. Personally I blame dieseldick, as they are so keen to point the finger at others.

[Zacs-Master]

I see the brains trust are out in force.

[agchristie]

In England, no fear, Mrs May has it all in hand....

[jourdain2]

Yes, it could happen. I hope not, but preparations should be made. We could, if it does happen, end up with that most horrible of all wars, a civil war. More reason to hasten integration of all non-inimical Muslims and get them on- side.

[naomi24]

ag, //In England, no fear, Mrs May has it all in hand.... //

She hasn't - and she's not said that. I do, however, think that, barring any opposition she meets along the way (strange to think she might, but she might), she will do her utmost.

[Khandro]

I suppose the main difference between guerilla warfare in the Middle East and it's potential in Europe is the availability of weapons, hence the reliance on vehicles and knives, but dealing with people not only unbothered about dying, but actually want to do so, might produce a different kind of urban warfare; chemical, home-made weaponry and arson etc.
I think as ex SAS soldier, Phil Campion says, we aught "nip it in the bud" before it gets to this next stage, because otherwise it isn't going to just go away.

[Kromovaracun]

Khandro

I was just asking which link you wanted to discuss, as it's the usual etiquette in News to post it in the OP.

[ichkeria]

It's a paragraph from here kromo
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/10480/jihadists-europe

More on the Gatestone Institute here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatestone_Institute

[Khandro]

I see nothing at all wrong with Gatestone and I subscribe to most things it reports, it may get sometimes get statistics wrong , but so do most news-outlets.
I think in this case the figure of 66,000 Jihadists is a mistake and the estimated figure is more like 6,000, but however, it is still an alarming number of radicalised fighters planning our destruction in our midst, would you not say?

[ichkeria]

"I see nothing at all wrong with Gatestone .....
I think in this case the figure of 66,000 Jihadists is a mistake and the estimated figure is more like 6,000, "

Is any further comment necessary? I don't blame you for being coy about the provenance of this

[Peter Pedant]

// It doesn't bear thinking of, but yes, it could happen.//

says s/o erm thinking of it (joke)

I mean this IS the irony thread yeah ?

I think it is more likely that the people rise up and lynch a suspect before the police get there ( rightly or wrongly)

[Khandro]

ichi; Coy - moi? You haven't answer my question though, do you agree 6,000 is an alarming number when so many hundreds have been killed and many more maimed by around a dozen of them in the last two years?