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| London’s Jihadists |
| 2004-05-11 |
| While the world is busy denouncing the United States for the deplorable behavior of a few soldiers, it is oblivious to growing incitement by Islamist clerics against America and the West. Calling for jihad earlier this month in London, Sheikh Omar Bakri Mohammad told his disciples: "All Muslims of the West will be obliged to become his sword" in a new battle. At the same time, another Islamist, Imam Sheikh Abu Hamza al-Masri, is preaching in London that "it’s okay to kill [those who] work against Islam, by slitting their throats, or by shooting them." Such incitement is prohibited by law in the U.K. Under the heading of "Inciting Terrorism Overseas," section 59 1(a), the Terrorism Act of 2000 clearly states that "a person commits an offence if he incites another person to commit an act of terrorism wholly or partly outside the United Kingdom." Needless to say, such an act would also constitute an offense if committed in England. Yet these imams and their ilk are free to call for murder with impunity. More at link |
| Posted by:ed |
| #3 Incitement may be prohibited, but it is happening. Add to that lawlessness demands for sharia law in English courts (as have been reported recently), and you have the formula for Western culture being squeezed and intimidated out of England. People are naive if they believe protections of speech will insulate their country from ruination. London is going to have to make a tough decision at some point (the same decision America is facing)--is protecting free speech an absolute--i.e., more valuable than protecting a country against terrorist attacks, more valuable than a country protecting itself against sedition? Enjoying your website! Julie |
| Posted by: jules 187 2004-05-11 11:54:28 AM |
| #2 In an age where we can't show repeats of old TV comedies for fear of humiliating our immigrant population, this really does cheese me off. The only answer must be that these guys are MI5/6 on the sly. |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2004-05-11 11:39:39 AM |
| #1 Food aid. That would be admitting to a sign of weakness. We want our people to die as glorious martyrs for Mugabe and Communism! (cue Anthem) |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-05-11 10:32:13 AM |