Terrorist Methods of Subversive Groups - Acting and Recruiting

Usually the study is directed toward the criminalassets necessary to carry out a divine mission to
aspects of terrorism, which are present in all areas,establish radical Islam.
and into the criminal aspects of illegal immigration.Members of the cells are allowed or rather "blessed"
Clearly, migration (regular or not) and criminal activityto get anyway regardless of what human laws
that may fall under illegal immigration, have a generalprovide all necessary and available resources to
and wider dimensions than the pure criminal dimensionimplement its mission and achieve its objectives.
of terrorism. There are related criminal elements inThus, criminal activities, the possibilities for asylum,
the criminal aspects that are of primarily policethe use of any tools (Internet, telecommunications,
interest having a look to the illegal immigration, with alletc.), social or economic aid, are naturally used to
those intrinsically elements belonging to terroristacquire financial and logistical resources that support
violence.terrorist activity.
In general, both phenomena have as parallel toStudying the dimensions of the Islamic terrorist
contain destabilizing elements (further terrorism) for aphenomenon and its people in our society, there are
society. A large number of countries affected, haveelements of a repeatedly presented in the individuals
an impact on governance and others significant socialand activities related to these cells. It has been
and economic impacts among others, are present inappreciated, especially those identified or arrested in
both aspects. Especially whereas in the case ofEurope related to radical Islamic extremism, which
immigration is seen as the constant search for moredealt a very high percentage of immigrants who have
favorable conditions for those who decide to imposeacquired legal status and are installed, and in many
their point of view by violence with terrorism.cases "integrated" in the countries European host.
To study terrorism and immigration, analyzing itsMany have been recruited in the prisons where he
effects with a perspective of one country and onethere is most criminals or immigration from where
environment, it is logical that within terrorism, hasthere was a marginal situation and proximity to the
among its forms of action the character ofcrime.
transnational or, more ambitious, globalist, is the rootIn terms of their motivations, combines a radical
of Islamic terrorism, and consequently it is who hasinterpretation of Islam along with other elements of
more features and overlap with the activities ofxenophobia, designed to induce desired extremist
immigration.behavior, submission to the cause and the submission
The latest operations against this scourge haveof exclusion and struggle as the holy and only way
revealed that in the composition of terroristforward.
operational and logistical support of the cells has itsIn terms of logistics activities in nature, common
origin and links with certain aspects of immigration.elements are seen as the use of falsified documents,
Foreigners, who were part of these cells, the less,both to support terrorist activity as their impunity, or
had come within the accepted legal quotas orthe use of regularization processes documentation
through legal ways.for any identities and legalize an administrative
Many members of extremist cells linked to radicalsituation.
Islamic coming through immigration networks wereWithin the use of crime to support terrorist activities
involved in common crime, including participation inis common to find links to drugs and stolen vehicles,
such networks or criminal act in fields related toweapons and explosives trafficking, among others.
immigrants smuggling.Getting the embrace of radical causes and direct
The relationship between terrorist activity and crime,choice of behavior without the "jihadists" is essential
with varying degrees of organization, has been mostto the nature and expansion of these groups, so that
evident in the operations carried out against Islamictheir performance is directed towards the aspects
terrorism, both common criminals catchment whichand situations that can accommodate more favorably
can provide a profile of aggression and easilyand incorporate these militants ideas.
manipulation sought by these groups, for use for theMosques, especially those that are outside the loop
"terrorist logistics" of goods, components andof "official" installations in warehouses or garages, are
products that are obtained in this criminal activity.a preferred venue for recruitment, indoctrination and
With especial interest are certain aspects of crimemanipulation that leads to extremism.
that are associated with human trafficking for theNecessarily be a biased interpretation, interested and
organization and survivors of terrorist groups makingradical Islam, first "fish" in these lakes but quickly
this form of organized crime, essential for somedistanced themselves from them to get the
components associated with criminals. This appears inassignment of the subject outside the official
the orbit Islamic terrorism.doctrines taught in the worship centers, limiting the
The manipulation of religious beliefs and biasedability to discern the captured, ensuring cohesion to
interpretation of reality, or the use and abuse ofthe group and the doctrine that the radicals have to
situations that are presented as intolerable and clearlybe true.
damaging, are also part of the tactics to employ. InThis cohesion, indispensable for indoctrination, in-depth
this sense, the creation and management attitudes ofknowledge of the band members and security and
racism or xenophobia as an excuse both to recruit orsecrecy of their activities, are still held in makeshift
as a justification for action towards "different than"places of worship outside the official, while using
appear in the background inspired terrorist groups.business, home or any meeting place of immigrants
There are several examples of people involved inas contact points, host sites and reference.
Islamic terrorism that have been presented as thoughHowever, this remoteness of the sites concerned
the situation unbearable helplessness and contemptand current "official" is not complete to ensure
felt by Westerners towards Muslim the absoluteeverything is framed and conducted in the true
impossibility of living for themselves among thereligious dimension.
ignorant disbelievers true faith.We therefore stress within the profiles of people and
The situations of oppression and helplessness withactivities of Islamic cells that certain behaviors are
which terrorist organizations are playing for handlingrevealing when establishing a parallel with the criminal
its militants, or the need to possess and dispose of allaspects of immigration.