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A former neo-Nazi turned jihadist who attacked an American base near the Afghan-Pakistan border has told a German court that he regrets his decision to become a terrorist, The Times reported Saturday.<\/p>\nGerman man who joined Afghan jihad says he regrets decision due to lack of comforts on battlefield; ‘my wife missed her cell phone,’ he says<\/p>\n
Ynet<\/p>\n
Published: 11.03.12, 17:58 \/ Israel News<\/p>\n
A former neo-Nazi turned jihadist who attacked an American base near the Afghan-Pakistan border has told a German court that he regrets his decision to become a terrorist, The Times reported Saturday.<\/p>\n
The German man, identified only as Thomas U, said that signing up for the German Taliban Mujahidin (DTM) and travelling with his wife to the war-torn Afgfhan-Pakistan border was a “terrible mistake.”<\/p>\n
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At court, the jihadist lamented his fellow combatants’ drug habits, lacking hygiene, contracting hepititis A and the loss of his friends on the battlefield.<\/p>\n
His wife, he said, also missed comforts such as shopping at the supermarket and her cell phone.<\/p>\n
Turkish prison<\/p>\n
According to the report, the couple were arrested upon escaping to Istanbul, Turkey, in 2010 after the wife became pregnant. She gave birth in a Turkish prison.<\/p>\n
Thomas U, 27, is being charged with being a member of the DTM and taking part in an attack on an American base.<\/p>\n
According to the report, he paid 5,000 euros to travel to the Afghan-Pakistan border in 2009, and was locally trained in the use of firearms and explosives. He even appeared in a Taliban propaganda video, boasting that the attack “disrupted the Christmas spirit” on the base.<\/p>\n
The aspiring terrorist became disillusioned with the violence in April 2010, when DTM’s German co-founder Eric Breininger and a Dutch national only identified as Danny R were killed in an attack by Pakistani force.<\/p>\n
The 1.87 meter-tall man had shriveled to only 53kg after contracting hepatitis A.<\/p>\n
“It was a terrible experience,” he said in a court statement. “I was shocked at the lack of hygiene, people were spitting and vomiting.<\/p>\n
“My wife was very unhappy because traditionally women are treated badly,” he added.<\/p>\n
He expressed his relief at escaping the dreadful conditions.<\/p>\n
“Finally I could hold hands with my wife in public,” he was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n
via Ex neo-Nazi: Joining Taliban \u2013 terrible mistake – Israel News, Ynetnews.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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