Dutch Raise Terrorism Alert Level to 'Substantial'

[Hissyspit]

Source: Reuters

Dutch raise terrorism alert level to "substantial"

AMSTERDAM | Wed Mar 13, 2013 11:08am GMT

(Reuters) - The Netherlands raised its alert level for terrorist attacks to "substantial" on Wednesday, citing an increase in the number of Islamist militants travelling from the Netherlands to Syria, as well as a radicalisation of Dutch youth.

"The chance of an attack in the Netherlands or against Dutch interests abroad has risen," the National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism (NCTV) said in a statement.

"Close to a hundred individuals have recently left the Netherlands for various countries in Africa and the Middle East, especially Syria."

The agency said individuals fighting for radical Islam abroad could return and "inspire others in the Netherlands to follow in their footsteps".


Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/03/13/uk-netherlands-terrorism-alert-idUKBRE92C0DI20130313

[leftynyc]

1. Are they citizens?

If not, why can't they just not let them back in again?

[dipsydoodle]

2. Maybe they'll join the UK

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and start revoking some citizenships.

As the number of those stripped of British citizenship on national security grounds grows, Chris Woods from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism has told RT that the whole process is highly secretive, and unaccountable to the rule of law.

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“We don't know the evidence that has been laid against these men and even if they are able to get an appeal which is very very difficult that appeal would mostly be heard in secret,” he said. “The government`s response so far has been that citizenship here in the UK is a privilege, not a right.”

The London-based bureau has revealed that since 2010, Home Secretary Theresa May has revoked the passports of 16 individuals over alleged links to militant or terrorist groups. Two of those sixteen were subsequently killed in US drone strikes.

In many cases, they were stripped of their citizenship while abroad. A Sudanese-British man took his four children on holiday to Sudan. Four days after leaving, he was stripped of his passport and his children were banned from returning the UK.

At least five of those whose British passport has been revoked were born in Britain; one man had lived in the country for almost 50 years, the bureau reported.

http://rt.com/news/uk-citizenship-revoked-drones-771/

[socialindependocrat]

3. Why not restrict travel to countries that are fighting

Make them drive unless they have a good reason for going to a country
where they will be putting themselves in physical danger.