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| Londonstan's RoP Uncloaks! |
| 2006-09-25 |
| If this zealot can stun John Humphrys into silence we really do need a change in the law Abu Izzadeen has had, in his terms, a good week. First of all he shouted down John Reid, the Home Secretary, as he gave a speech to an audience of Muslims in east London. Then he came close to doing what no one else has done: reducing John Humphrys, the notoriously aggressive interviewer of Radio 4's Today programme, to stunned silence. Mr Humphrys is used to exposing the equivocations and evasions of politicians. But Mr Izzadeen did not equivocate: he called John Reid "a murderer", said Tony Blair was "a terrorist" and "an enemy to Muslims and an enemy of Allah". Mr Izzadeen insisted that he couldn't care less about free speech, and that he would only observe "the Islamic process, not the democratic process". Allah "created the UK: it doesn't belong to you, or to the Queen, or to the Government, but to Allah. He has put us on earth to implement Sharia law." At that point, you could almost hear John Humphrys's jaw drop. You could hardly blame him. Most of those listening were in a state of shock too. Mr Izzadeen's bigoted religious intolerance was breathtaking. It was a salutary reminder of what the ideologues of fundamentalist Islamic terrorism actually believe. This is not a movement, as some claim, precipitated by British foreign policy. It is not a stand against "oppression" or a cry for "greater respect". Its goals are far more extensive: dismantling our secular, pluralist and tolerant democracy and replacing it with Sharia law and an Islamic state. Mr Izzadeen (the name means "Might of the Faith") is a convert to Islam. He was born Trevor Brooks in Hackney, east London 31 years ago, to parents who had emigrated from Jamaica. Before he discovered Allah, Brooks/Izzadeen used to be an electrician. Five days before the suicide bombings of 7/7, he told a meeting of the "Saviour Sect", a group he claims to lead, that Muslims had to "instill terror into the hearts of the kuffar" (an insulting term for non-believers). He added that: "I am a terrorist. As a Muslim, of course I am a terrorist. I want to be blown to pieces with my hands in one place and my feet in another." After the 7/7 murders, another member of that sect said that they were all justified, because the victims were guilty of capital crimes: they did not abide by strict Islamic laws. |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #7 At that point, you could almost hear John Humphrys's jaw drop. Hell, you could hear Barry Humphries' jaw drop. Izzadeen dearly needs to catch a slug. Now. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-09-25 15:45 |
| #6 This is very good thing for the staid British to hear this crap outright from the asses mouth. This dimwit is so stoopid that he goes on the telly and directly repeats the bile he's hearing in the local mosks. Brits, do you have any matches left ? |
| Posted by: SOP35/Rat 2006-09-25 11:37 |
| #5 Good to see someone that is up front and doesn’t try to hide behind that ROP façade. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2006-09-25 11:01 |
| #4 Absolutely, one has to know the lines to counter them. PS Abu Izzadeen is, in fact , a person of some color. |
| Posted by: J.D. Lux 2006-09-25 10:01 |
| #3 JMF, yes, but still, sometimes the stunned silence as a reply may turn many many flashing light bulbs on. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2006-09-25 09:59 |
| #2 The fanatical zealotry of men such as Mr Izzadeen raises the question of how effective the criminal law can be against them. Civilized countries use the death penalty. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-09-25 09:56 |
| #1 It is deeply regretful that reporters don't prepare beforehand to meet islamists. Had himcounterfired with "Did you care for Afghans when it was Al Quaida and Talibans who were massacrating them?" "How about Darfur, oh I understand that is only niggers to you?" "Guess you said nothing when Saddam was gassing Kurds?" he could have reverted the tables, siolnced the guy, sawn seeds of doubt between Muslmims not still completely fanaticized and split Blacks and Muslims. Instead he stood idel with his idiotic mouth open. |
| Posted by: JFM 2006-09-25 09:38 |