Otto Schily

The terrorists who committed the 2003 Istanbul attacks were locals, that is, Turks. And when filmmaker Theo van Gogh was murdered in…

— Otto Schily

Arresting and detaining these dangerous people can make sense, at least until a final decision is reached on their deportation. However, such…

— Otto Schily

There is no question that Iraq is one of the main problems. You'd have to be blind not to see what a…

— Otto Schily

Freedom of the press is not questioned when investigative journalism unearths scandals, But that does not mean that every classified state document…

— Otto Schily

Nevertheless, I do know that we are part of a danger zone, we have military operations in Afghanistan and we're training the…

— Otto Schily

Incidentally, our railroad facilities are under video surveillance by the federal police. However, the federal and state governments will have to determine…

— Otto Schily

Who knows what would have become of me, if my parents had not had their influence on me.

— Otto Schily

This fanaticism is what feeds terrorism. And this is precisely why Muslims must play an active role in opposing hate sermons and…

— Otto Schily

We feel very honored to have been offered the responsibility to host this great event, Berlin is a wonderful city that is…

— Otto Schily

The military has been tremendously important in the past during catastrophes and in protecting the population. But it shouldn't become an auxiliary…

— Otto Schily

On September 11 last year international terrorism entered a new dimension.

— Otto Schily

After Madrid, we intensified our investigative efforts once again, and we are in the process of bringing about expansions in security laws…

— Otto Schily

It is a warning to all those who may think about becoming involved with a terrorist network, people who are willing to…

— Otto Schily

We can no longer apply the classic criteria to clearly determine whether and when we should use military force. We are waging…

— Otto Schily

On the other hand, all kinds of adventurous schemes to add security checkpoints to subway and bus systems have been circulating since…

— Otto Schily

We cannot allow violence from militant activists to dictate where and how democratically elected state leaders hold their meetings.

— Otto Schily

Procedures outside the stadiums and in the parking areas still need to be optimized, for example so that emergency medical services can…

— Otto Schily

This will help us next year with the World Cup. I can imagine a lot of visitors from abroad will be here…

— Otto Schily

The hatred Muslim extremists feel against the West feeds on certain conflicts in the world.

— Otto Schily

And now when we hear that Iran and Iraq plan to cooperate more closely and that a fundamentalist is coming to power…

— Otto Schily

It's a mistake to assume that Islamists always come from the slums. Indeed, many come from affluent families but for some reason…

— Otto Schily

The vast majority of Muslims living here are peaceful citizens. Unfortunately, however, we also see religious and political fanaticism among Muslim groups…

— Otto Schily

The attacks on the Paris Metro in the 1990s were committed by members of the local Muslim community, immigrants from the Maghreb…

— Otto Schily

We have points in common with the FDP, particularly when it comes to tax.

— Otto Schily