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| Islamists Threaten Civil War in Great Britain — A Good Idea? |
| 2006-09-25 |
| Daniel Pipes' Weblog: September 11, 2006 I noted the jujitsu-like ability of British Muslim leaders to turn the threat of terrorism to their advantage in "Piggybacking on Terror in Britain." But the specifics documented there pale in comparison to the aggressive comments just made by Muhammad Abdul Bari, head of the Muslim Council of Britain. Britain will face have to deal with up to two million Islamic terrorists unless there is an end to 'demonising' of Muslims, the leader of the most influential Muslim organisation has said. Treating all Muslims as if they were terrorists will encourage large numbers to become terrorists. 
Dr Bari declared: "Some police officers and sections of the media are demonising Muslims, treating them as if they are all terrorists, and that encourages other people to do the same. If that demonisation continues, then Britain will have to deal with two million Muslim terrorists, 700,000 of them in London. "If you attack a whole community, it becomes despondent and aggressive." Comment: It remains to be seen how effective this aggressive tactic will be. I am inclined to give it poor prospects, as non-Muslims will likely reject the implicit threat — give us special treatment or we will wage a civil war on you. Moreover, were such a civil war actually to come to pass, Muslims being a small minority could not realistically hope to win it. (September 11, 2006) Sep. 12, 2006 update: Richard Littlejohn responds in the Daily Mail, using choice words and sound logic to expose Abdul Bari: With exemplary tact and exquisite timing, the 'leader' of Britain's Muslims chose the eve of the fifth anniversary of 9/11 to warn that we are facing the threat of two million home-grown Islamic terrorists. The preposterous, self-aggrandising 'secretary-general' of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), Muhammad Abdul Bari, predicted an angry backlash against what he perceives as widespread 'Islamophobia' in this country. Perhaps while the Muslim Council is accusing others of bigotry it would like to share with us its enlightened views on homosexuality and arranged marriages. 'Islamophobia' is just another of those catch-all, smear-the-messenger fantasies dreamed up to close down debate and stifle free speech. When you examine closely Bari's latest outburst, it is nothing short of monstrous. What he is saying is that every Muslim in this country is a potential terrorist. If anything is guaranteed to increase suspicion of Muslims it is incendiary statements like that. The anniversary of the attacks on America should be an occasion for sober reflection and remembrance. But the MCB has never met an atrocity it didn't try to exploit. Their tactic is always the same. After their perfunctory condemnation of terrorism, there's always the caveat about British foreign policy in the Middle East and the assertion that the real victims are not those who have actually been blown to smithereens but Muslims themselves. While they could never condone what has happened, we are invited to understand the anger and alienation which cause young men to turn themselves into human bombs. |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #12 Barbara, why guess? I'm sure that Shirley McClain would respond to an e-mail. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2006-09-25 23:05 |
| #11 #10 DFMD - I believe it would involve Allan and sorting.... |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-09-25 22:46 |
| #10 What would Elizabeth I do? |
| Posted by: DMFD 2006-09-25 22:14 |
| #9 Why has nobody spread the rumor that pigfat is used in the creation of Samtex and that Massad has managed to get Pig Grease into the greese used to pack AK-47s. MI6 needs to study the freaking Sepoy Mutiny. The Jihadi believe the wildest lies, why aren't we using that? |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2006-09-25 16:09 |
| #8 Reminds me of a notice that got posted during the late 60's in response to, I think, the Black Panthers or the SDS announcing they were organizing students on a university campus. The faculty responded with a statement to the effect that they supported free speech but wished to inform these revolutionaries that they included a number of military veterans including ex-SAS. No protests occurred. I guess the revolutionaries had to wash their hair that day after all. |
| Posted by: lotp 2006-09-25 15:17 |
| #7 Islamists threaten civil war in Great Britain... Yes, great idea. We'll check our schedule(pass out guns and ammo to x-Brit soldiers and form units and command structures) and decide on a start date. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-09-25 14:51 |
| #6 With respect, we will. For Britain, I'm willing to make an exception, if only for Blair's backbone and stupendous speeches against Islamic terrorism. France is another question entirely. Only their nuclear arsenal makes assisting them even a remote possibility. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-09-25 14:25 |
| #5 One can but hope that they try something like what happened in Paris. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-09-25 14:14 |
| #4 Zenster- With respect, we will. And that will be the start of The Final Conflict (TM). I suspect that the Jihadis think they can take the UK first, and they're going to try. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2006-09-25 14:09 |
| #3 More flagrant threats that need to be met with more immediate deportations. Pure and simple. These bastards are preapring to make war upon Britain. Time to wake up over there because we won't be going "over there" again. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-09-25 13:59 |
| #2 I think what is significant is that one more Muzzie leader steps into the public discourse with openly venomous statements. This follows the tried & true Muzzie path. Once they have a sizable population in place , they start making outrageous threats and demands on the natives. This works well among the eneducated masses they normally subdue. Will the Brits continue to tolerate this madness. Can they summon the will they had in 1940 to resist and then overcome the Nazis ? I think they can and will. I just wonder how much more of this poison they're going to take ? The very fact that the socialists disarmed the public at large certainly puts normal citizens in a very precarious place. They will have a diificult time defending their neighborhoods if it becomes necessary. |
| Posted by: SOP35/Rat 2006-09-25 13:33 |
| #1 Muslims dont believe in debate they believe in threats/victim mentality!!!! |
| Posted by: Cheregum Crelet7867 2006-09-25 11:20 |