23 Mar 2008

Beijing Olympics & Jihadi Terrorism
South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG), New Delhi, India
Supplied note: "The latest paper of the Institute For Topical Studies, A-2/3, Bharathi Dasan Colony, K.K.Nagar, Chennai---600078, India, on the above subject is now available at the web site of the South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG), New Delhi, at [the URL below] - br."
Extract: "11. Even the meagre facts available so far about the thwarted plot [to explode an airliner Urumqi to Beijing, March 7, 2008 - ed.] speak of deficiencies in the physical security set-up in China. It is such deficiencies, which the jihadi terrorists wanting to disrupt the Olympics will exploit. As the Olympics approach, there is a need for a review of the physical security measures in the light of the lessons from the Urumqi incident. 12. As of now, there are two possibilities which have to be factored into by the Chinese authoritiesn in their physical security plan. Firstly, a terrorist strike by pro-Al Qaeda Uighurs either at Beijing or in Xinjiang or elsewhere. Secondly, a Munich,1972 like terrorist strike by Al Qaeda or pro-Al Qaeda organisations in Beijing itself. Apart from the usual physical security measures, the Danish teams will need special protection. If there is an attempted repeat of Munich, it will most probably be directed against the Danish participants because of the continuing anger of the Muslims against the publication of cartoons in the Danish media showing a depiction of the Holy Prophet." - b.raman
[The author of the paper, Mr B. Raman, is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India. The cartoons in question are reprinted and discussed on the Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyllands-Posten_Muhammad_cartoons - ed. ]
URL http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers27/paper2640.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) - the paper was not archived at the time of this abstract. However, in a few weeks time it will be available at web.archive.org/web/*/www.southasiaanalysis.org - ed.
Link reported by: B. Raman (ram1994--at--vsnl.net)
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