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| Home Office Dhimmitude |
| 2005-11-11 |
| * Official report says radical impulses among Muslims are often triggered by perceptions of injustice LONDON: British foreign policy, especially in the Middle East, is a âkey contributory factorâ in pushing some members of the countryâs Muslim population towards extremism, an official report concluded Thursday. The Home Office set up a series of working groups in the wake of the July 7 attacks in London that killed 56 people, including the four apparent suicide bombers, all of whom were British citizens. The groupsâ final report stated that âradical impulsesâ among the Muslim community were often triggered by âperceptions of injustice in western foreign policyâ. âBritish foreign policy - especially in the Middle East - cannot be left unconsidered as a factor in the motivations of criminal radical extremists,â the document said. âWe believe it is a key contributory factor. The (British) government should learn from the impact of its foreign policies on its electors.â The working groups - who also expressed concerns about some of the governmentâs proposed anti-terrorism legislation - stressed that despite the criticism âwe are absolutely clear that there is no foreign policy issue which can justify acts of terrorâ. Prime Minister Tony Blair and his government have vehemently rejected any links between British foreign policy, notably Londonâs backing for the Iraq war, and the July 7 attacks or any rise in extremism. But earlier this week, Sir Christopher Meyer, the countryâs former ambassador to Washington and a key adviser in the run-up to the March 2003 military action against Saddam Hussein, argued differently. He told the Guardian newspaper that British involvement in the US-led war had âpartly radicalised and fuelledâ the rise of home-grown terrorism and strengthened the resolve of Iraqi insurgents. âThere is no way we can credibly get up and say it has nothing to do with it,â he stated. The working groupsâ report, compiled by seven committees after months of consultation with ethnic minority groups around the country, stressed that criticism of British foreign policy should not be seen as a sign of disloyalty. âPeaceful disagreement is a sign of a healthy democracy,â the group said. âDissent should not be conflated with âterrorismâ, âviolenceâ or deemed inimical to British values.â Other measures recommended in the report include setting up a British Islam website aimed at young Muslims and containing a âwide range of views and opinionsâ to counter the glut of extremist views circulating on the web. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #2 Official report says radical impulses among Muslims are often triggered by perceptions of injustice The troble with this is that the Muslim sence of justice is based kin-selection. In particular, any conflict between a Muslim and an infidel where a Muslim loses is unjustice. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2005-11-11 22:42 |
| #1 Britains who attack Britains in support of a foreign ideology are called traitors. Those, including those in the Foreign Office, who support or excuse the traitors, are also flirting with treason. |
| Posted by: ed 2005-11-11 21:15 |