Britain - Enemy Within

This Guardian article is one of those articles that just stop you in your tracks and your jaw just drops.

The headline should give you a clue.

Muslims in London Changed by Bombings

As if.

LONDON (AP) - For years, radical Islamic activists have operated freely in Britain, raising money for their cause, beaming satellite TV spots or running Internet sites condemning America in support of al-Qaida.

Did you catch that? The Guardian printed that without missing a beat.

But even supporters of Osama bin Laden's ideology say the London bombings were the wrong thing to do.

``The goal here was illegitimate,'' said activist Yasser al-Sirri.

Al-Sirri, head of the Islamic Observation Center, said Muslims who live in Britain - even those who consider the host government their enemy - have an Islamic duty under an unwritten ``security covenant'' to obey the country's rules.

Let me get this straight. This "unwritten security covenant" is suppose to exist between the British government and Muslim terrorist so that the terrorist are free to organize, recruit, raise funding and spread their propaganda from mainland Britain, in order to attack the rest of the world, including British forces but not in Britain and in return Britain will leave them to it?

What kind of f***ing bullshit is this?


Al-Sirri an "activist"? We are talking about this Al-Sirri?

Militants, including Yasser al-Sirri--whom the authorities are keen to extradite from Britain for his alleged role in the Islamic Jihad’s assassination attempt against then Prime Minister Atef Sidqi in 1993

This same Al-Sirri?

Authorities on Oct. 30 revealed that they have charged Yasser al-Sirri, an Egyptian, with conspiring to murder Ahmed Shah Massood, the leader of Afghanistan's Northern Alliance.

You know, this Al-Sirri.

In London, Massoud's killers had received assistance from an Egyptian dissident by the name of Yasser al-Sirri. This helpful man arranged for their accreditation as journalists working for his "Islamic Observation Center."

Read on.

He said Islam puts limits on the form and extent of jihad, or holy war, one can wage. Many Britain-based Islamic radicals also fear the attacks will lead to a crackdown that will prevent them from operating freely.

Well ain't that a bitch!

``I am sure many of the radicals are extremely unhappy with what happened. It will make their lives more difficult now. They will not be able to do things as freely as they used to,'' said Mishari al-Thaydi, a Saudi writer who follows Islamic militants closely.

Well being dead sure as hell makes their victims and the victims families lives a whole lot more difficult, now doesn't it?

And excuse me if I don't give a rats ass if the "radicals" are unhappy.

Despite a recent tightening of security - including a Prevention of Terrorism Act that allows authorities to place terror suspects under house arrest - Britain's long history of tolerance has given Islamic extremists the impression that they could operate undisturbed as long as they don't make trouble.

Ok, so now we've gone from activist to radical to extremist. And are you hearing this right? Islamic extremists have been given a free pass to operate in Britain - do tell! Ok.

London has its share of extremist preachers, including Abu Qatada, the 45-year-old Palestinian cleric described by British officials as bin Laden's ``spiritual ambassador in Europe'' and an inspiration for Mohammed Atta, the lead Sept. 11 hijacker. His real name is Sheik Omar Mahmood Abu Omar.

And

Other radical preachers include the jailed Abu Hamza al-Masri as well as Omar Bakri. London is also home to a wide range of radical thinkers who espouse the al-Qaida ideology.

Many Islamist activists expressed hope that Britain wouldn't resort to curbing free expression or cracking down on their activities.

Well, they got their wish.

``The British will not react like the Americans (did) - revenge cowboy behavior response,'' Fagih said. ``The British will sit down and discuss the reasons, the circumstances, the consequences and they will take the decision accordingly.''

``And I think they will reach the conclusion that putting restrictions on freedoms of Muslims will not help. It will actually increase the chances of terrorism,'' he said.

Did you catch that? Fighting terrorism will increase terrorism. Fagih is selling snake oil.

So, tell me Fagih, how did America's response work out? No attacks on American soil for four years, Afghanistan and Iraq liberated, Libya give up WMD's without a shot and Syria left Lebanon - vs - Britains allowing Muslim extremist free reign which resulted in the London bombings and the deaths of untold Britains around the world?

Er, Fagih, I hate to break it to you and anyone who buys your snake oil, but appeasement didn't work with Hitler and it won't work with the bin Laden's of the world.

Now for a little lite entertainment.

A headline in the London-based Asharq Al Awsat, a Saudi-owned paper, reflected the apprehensive mood of some mainstream Muslim Arabs in Britain.

``We told you to ban (the radicals). Today we say expel them,'' the headline appearing on an article by Abdelraham Rashid said

This from the Whahabi, the most extreme form of Islam and bin Laden's own personal brand, capital of the world! The country that bans bibles, christians and where women cannot vote, drive or go out alone.

Is this country going to live in denial until it's too late?
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