Blaming last year's published Prophet Mohammed cartoons as an excuse for jihad against innocent civilians has surfaced again.
One of the main suspects, Youssef Mohammed el Hajdib who was arrested last month in Germany's failed bomb attack is blaming last year's published cartoons as an 'attack' on Prophet Mohammed. He also blames the death of al-Qaeda leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi for his failed bombing attempt..
The bombs did not explode because of faulty timed detonators. But the two men were serious about their plot, Mr Ziercke said, and had studied the German rail timetables for weeks, possibly even since the start of the row over the publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed last year.
According to another account of the police findings, published today in the Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, the men initially planned to strike during the World Cup football finals hosted by Germany in June and early July. (The Australian News)
If the Christians and Jews responded in like manner to the offensive anti-=Christian and anti-Jewish cartoons published published in Arab newspapers there probably would not be any jihadists left to complain. But at least the Christians and Jews have more common sense over the cartoons issue.