Germany is enforcing a flight ban over Oktoberfest festivities in Munich following a series of threats from al-Qaeda and the Taliban in the last couple of weeks. The threats have to do with German elections that are taking place today. The attempts to intimidate the Germans into surrendering to islam don’t seem to be working very well. As is evident from the video and pictures below, they are still having a blast at Oktoberfest in spite of the threats.
Oktoberfest 2009
I have often wondered how the Germans managed to start two world wars. The people like to party. At least the southern Germans do. The Bavarians have a fest every weekend, celebrating something for some reason, usually as an excuse to have good food and a lot of beer. They are best known for their Oktoberfest, which is held in Munich (Munchen, Deutschland, if you ever have to find it on a map).
Germany has imposed a no-fly zone over the Oktoberfest activities in Munich this weekend because of the multiple threats that have been aimed at Germany by the Taliban and al-Qaeda. The flight ban is to be in place through October 4th.
The threats have been in conjunction with the German national elections that were held today.
Bavarian Interior Minister, Joachim Herrmann, ordered the flight ban when pictures of German landmarks appeared in the series of videos and audiotapes that were put on the internet. Pictures in the videos included the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, the Oktoberfest in Munich and the Frankfurt skyline. There were also pictures of Germany’s defense minister, Franz Josef Jung, and interior minister, Wolfgang Schäuble.
The videos warned Germans that they are tempting the mujahideen to retaliate against them for their participation in the war in Afghanistan. They also are pressuring the German people to elect the only leftist party in the national elections.
Since World War II, Germany’s history and national guilt complex has resulted in a populace that prefers to take a passive role in military affairs. Their involvement in any war is highly unpopular with the people of Germany, at least on the surface. Chancellor Angela Merkel has been a very popular leader primarily because of her leadership in the current financial crisis and her avoidance of discussing Germany’s involvement in the Global War on Terrorism. She has appealed to the people to give her a second term by telling them that changing leadership now, to an unknown entity, is dangerous in such uncertain times. Its expected that in spite of the threats to attack Deutschland, Merkel will be re-elected Chancellor of Germany.
We’ll find out soon enough as the German people went to the polls today.
Meanwhile, enjoy the pictures and video of Oktoberfest! The islamic terrorists threats didn’t seem to be hampering the festivities in any way.
Oktoberfest 2009 – Photos
Oktoberfest 2009 – Video
Oktoberfest Drunken Band Member – Video
Re-posted cause it’s funny.
September 27th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
Beth, that pick of the blond, while almost an up-skirt pic, I don’t mind, at all. Actually, in this new progressive age, I think it is quite appropriate.
As Mick said, “carry on”.
September 27th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
RayGun – what is your problem with cons OR cops? Seriously – lisab is right about libs – you are afraid.
You are wrong about the Germans though – they don’t blame anyone but themselves. I’ve never heard a single German say they didn’t deserve what they got after WWII – they knew they deserved it and sucked it up. As opposed to whining about being mistreated like the libs tend to do – regardless of how well they are treated.
September 27th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
Oh – and RayGun – my tongue-n-cheek statement about how one earth the Germans started a war was a reference to how much they like to party and drink beer. But then, I’ve only been in Southern Germany and I don’t think the Bavarians were that big on going to war. I’m not sure the Prussians, in the northern part of the country are quite as much into parties.
Well, I guess H1tler did got his start in Munich – but – well never mind – it was just a tongue-n-cheek statement anyway.
September 27th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
Any love connection between me and RayGun is definitely delusional and one sided. Just so there is no mistake about that.
Carry on yourselves, boys.
September 27th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
“The real you came out Mick.”
The real me came outta you after I bent your little a$$ over.
The Blonde with the stuffed animal is hot ?
Yeah, I can see why you get so excited over the slightest enticement.
Maybe you could throw on a blonde wig, pull your animals off your bed, glue em to your belly, go stand in front of the mirror, and whack off
September 27th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
No mistake here Beth.
Just breaking in the new guy…
the easy way
September 27th, 2009 at 7:38 pm
micky please promise us you will never go to vaudeville and become a stand up comedian, at least not on tv as if we leave it on at night we might fall asleep and then when your act comes on dream about you doing this stuff.
September 27th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
Justcuz yer head comes to a point doesnt mean you’re sharp Brian.
Besides that, your mom doesnt let you watch telebision that late
September 27th, 2009 at 8:13 pm
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September 28th, 2009 at 5:47 am
Mic, I don’t mind that you are gay, although that is not my thing. See, being a progressive, I live and learn. Whilst you being a con, you are stuck in the old ways. So, come all the way out of the closet M, as the real world in general is a lot more tolerant than your delusional world.
And if Beth is that blond, Beth is hot. Cmon Beth, anymore pics you want to share?
September 28th, 2009 at 11:14 am
Nice try Raygun.
But trust me, bending you over was simply a mistake only because you seemed to appear as about as pussified as they come.
If you’d ever care to engage on a legite issue instead of your horny little online endeavors I’d gladly bend you over again just for posterity sake.
“progessive”
Yeah, I get it, ove with the times, commit to no ideolgy except the one that suits you at the moment. Its actually very unprogressive as I learned long ago that fence sitters, fair weather friends, those too weak to commit, were first to claim the title “progressive”
Big f*cking deal, dung beetles progress as they roll their houses made of sh*t across the highway
Idiot
September 28th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
It seems that RayGun likes the girls. Now, it’s just a question of what age he prefers and whether or not they are related to him.
September 28th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
@ hondo…well said…lmao!
September 28th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
“It seems that RayGun likes the girls.”
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Honda, and I don’t know you, but if you do like the boys, that’s ok. I am not judging you. I wish you cons would quit judging everyone else. And if you like the boys, and end up in prison, you’ll be a big hit. I think.
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:03 am
hahahahaha, “cons”, “cops”.
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:48 am
good idea- ban flights