Wake Up Europe: mother and her 2-year-old die in car-ramming jihad in Munich

A two-year-old girl and her mother have died after a car was rammed into a group of people in Munich, Germany on Thursday.

The mother, 37, was from Munich. She and her daughter are the first reported deaths from the jihad attack police confirmed.

At least 36 others were injured that Thursday morning when the car plowed into a crowd of bystanders taking part in a trade union demonstration.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz uselessly urged Germans to "stand together" as he laid flowers at the scene on Saturday.

Scholz said: "We all have to stand together now, make sure that our country sticks together and that the very values that united those who peacefully organized a rally here and held a march are united with those who helped here, namely that we are together as human beings."

A 24-year-old Afghan Muslim known as Farhad N [because they don't give his last name to avoid putting him in any danger] was detained at the scene. 

The suspect, a rejected asylum-seeker, has lived in Munich since he arrived as an unaccompanied minor in 2016. Although his asylum application was rejected, he lived in Germany legally with a residence permit and had no previous convictions because he was evidently "laying low" waiting for the opportunity to commit jihad.

He is being investigated for 36 counts of attempted murder, as well as bodily harm and dangerous interference with road traffic.

Prosecutors said he appeared to have had an Islamic extremist motive, though there was no evidence he was connected to any radical network. But since when does a jihadi need to be 'connected to a radical network' when jihad itself is radical and has been since Mohammed was beheading Jews for refusing to convert?

The attack got people to remove their heads from their nether regions as it fueled more debate in Germany about migration. It has finally become a top concern among voters as they head to the polls next week to elect a new government. It's possible Germany may end up "doing a Trump" when they vote.

It sent shockwaves through the southern German city just hours before international leaders touched down for the annual Munich Security Conference.

A judge on Friday ordered that the suspect remain in custody pending a possible charge.

Chancellor Scholz said: "It must always be very clear - anyone who does something like that must expect the harshest penalties."

He added: "And of course, if he has no right of stay, he will also have to leave the country at the end of his sentence."

Let's see.

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz steps up to the plate on Russia's invasion of Ukraine

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz of the Democratic Socialist Party addressed an extraordinary session of Parliament on Sunday and made it very clear that Germany supports Ukraine in its fight against Russia after it invaded Ukraine's borders and has escalated a war against that nation. 

First of all, he made it clear that he and Germany support Ukraine. He said that this war is "Putin's war," not the Russian people. 

Next, he discussed sanctions and cutting the ability of some Russian banks to deal with SWIFT, as well as imposing sanctions directly on Russian President Putin and those close to him. It's all on the table, but one can imagine that it will not have much of a positive effect.

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More importantly, Scholz is going to increase funding for the military by 100 billion Euros. "We must invest more to defend liberty," he said. This translates to more than a 2% increase in GDP for military spending regarding such things as "technical resilience in cyber security." He also calls for an increase in production of fighter jets and wants the EU, especially France, as a partner in this.

Also, he called for energy independence from Russia. He said that Germany will not refuse to speak with Russia, but they will not be naive and said Germany's greatest strength is their alliances.

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