Kidnapping for Organizational Financing

For John, BLUF:  The Long War is spreading.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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There appears to have been a kidnapping as fundraising in Montreal (Canada) in December of 2012.  Kidnappings are usually about money, but not always about organizational fundraising.  In this case the organization was the Muslim Brotherhood.  A report by a blog, TSEC, or The Terrorism and Security Experts of Canada Network, gives the broad outlines.

If you wish to read the newspaper report from the 21st of June of this year, found in the Montreal newspaper Journal de Montreal, you can go to this link, although I advise you that the report is presently only available in French.

A kidnapping, while a big deal, it a fairly random event, designed to extort money for an individual or a small group of people.  This kidnapping was designed to finance the Muslim Brotherhood in Canada, or beyond.  That should be concerning to Canadians and Americans alike, as it represents a possible escalation in terrorist activity on this continent.

Regards  —  Cliff