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British Muslims recruited to fight for 'al-Qaeda' in Somalia
2012-02-19
Up to 50 British "volunteers", including white Christian converts and British-Somali men, have been recruited to fight for Al Shabaab, the al-Qaeda inspired Somali terrorist group.

Intelligence experts believe the British volunteers form the core of an international force of foreign fighters drawn from the United States, Canada, Europe and East Africa.

Government officials now fear that the failed state is rapidly becoming a recruiting ground for British Jihadists in much the same way as Afghanistan was in the 1990s.

MI5 already ranks Somalia as one of the top three countries in the world, alongside Yemen and Pakistan, that poses a potential terrorist threat to Britain.

The Security Service fears that British volunteers who survive the bloody civil war may return home as hardened terrorists eager to launch attacks against the UK.
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Check out the beautifully coordinated lad leading off the front of the line in the photo, all done off the colours of the rows of bullets artfully twined around his body. And if my eyes can be believed, that overshirt has been starched and ironed a treat! That one, my dears, will not be soon walking home to terrorize the natives. And the ones who do won't have the look of Joe Tourist back from safari, I should think.
Posted by:tipper

#4  more jobless muslims who choose jihad over a job.

gives them a purpose in life.
Posted by: Gruth McGurque5303   2012-02-19 14:07  

#3  Since it is near impossible to deport even the most egregious of such scum without costing the crown a million pounds, they would save a boatload of money by encouraging thousands of them to join the struggle in Somalia.

Hell, the government should pay for their one-way, non-refundable tickets, after issuing them rapidly biodegrading passports that turn to dust after a week.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2012-02-19 12:25  

#2  Best we get the wannabe fighters killed "over=there" than over-here.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2012-02-19 11:55  

#1  Kind of like recruiting horn-dogs to go to a strip club.
Posted by: Super Hose   2012-02-19 11:21  

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