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| Sunday Telegraph Editor Fired for Article Critical of Islam? |
| 2006-03-14 |
| Interesting linking of events over at Gateway Pundit. In an email, Sarah Sands, The TELEGRAPH UK, has informed me that she has been removed as editor at the Telegraph UK apparently, for placing an article of interviews in which a reporter finds, among other too predictable items: Confirmation of what they believe to be a familiar pattern- if spokesmen for British Muslims threaten what they call 'adverse consequences' - violence to the rest of us - then the British Government will cave in. I think it is a very dangerous precedent." Dr Sookhdeo adds that he believes that "in a decade, you will see parts of English cities which are controlled by Muslim clerics and which follow, not the common law, but aspects of Muslim sharia law. "It is already starting to happen - and unless the Government changes the way it treats the so-called leaders of the Islamic community, it will continue." |
| Posted by:Robert Crawford |
| #17 I have higher hopes RC. That European tendency to backlash may play a part faster than we think, and faster than the Imams have prepared. Bloody, yes, but isn't that the Islamic way? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-03-14 21:27 |
| #16 The longer it goes on, the bloodier it will become. Certainly. But I don't think Europe's governments, or people for that matter, will do anything until it gets too bloody for words. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2006-03-14 19:53 |
| #15 it's already beyond escaping bloodless. The longer it goes on, the bloodier it will become. |
| Posted by: 2b 2006-03-14 19:50 |
| #14 Cut off the welfare to these immigrants, and that problem goes away. Also provide trasport for free back to the homeland they came from. I don't think it would be that clean. I've said it before -- and the author of "While Europe Slept" backs this up -- that Europe's Muslims view the dole not as the charitable givings of a generous society, but as jizya. They're entitled to it, by virtue of being Muslims -- they've already conquered Europe, and are collecting their rewards from the dhimmi. Cutting the dole, even reducing it, would be violating the pact. Last time some dhimmis did that, it came to be known as the Armenian Genocide. Now, clearly the Muslims in Europe wouldn't be able to pull that off. But I don't think it would be for lack of trying. Cutting off the dole would bring things to a head, certainly. But it wouldn't be bloodless or easy. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2006-03-14 19:36 |
| #13 There ya go, Frank---the answer. It all comes down to the money. Cut off the welfare to these immigrants, and that problem goes away. Also provide trasport for free back to the homeland they came from. Also, in the big picture, get the money out of Saudi and Iran. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul back home again 2006-03-14 17:35 |
| #12 those areas are also heavily welfare-dependent. Cut it off and clean the warren of trash |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-03-14 15:25 |
| #11 There are many places in Continental Europe where sharia has already been declared. These are also no go areas for non muslims. The UK is slowly following the pattern as there have been calls for sharia in densely muslim communities made by local imams. |
| Posted by: SPoD 2006-03-14 14:26 |
| #10 Not for a very long time indeed if sharia is imposed. |
| Posted by: lotp 2006-03-14 13:51 |
| #9 we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime. |
| Posted by: Ed Grey 2006-03-14 13:41 |
| #8 The lights are going out in Europe. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2006-03-14 13:07 |
| #7 I wouldnt have thought it possible, but the British seem to be letting it happen. All for fear of appearing intolerant. If you want to live under sharia law, go to a country that has sharia law. As for the US, there is one law for all the people. I think that is a good policy. We hear little talk of sharia here, and I think if any started it would be quickly stifled. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2006-03-14 11:13 |
| #6 Howard, would you need to import some explosives then ? |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-03-14 10:21 |
| #5 Mmmmm... blames sales.. |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2006-03-14 09:30 |
| #4 The article had the bits after the colon. I can't remember where there's an archived copy of the original article; I think the Gateway Pundit link has a link to it. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2006-03-14 08:45 |
| #3 The article was good, but not a fire-breathing polemic. The critical bits are quoted above. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2006-03-14 08:38 |
| #2 I'm confused. Was she fired because an article contained the three paragraphs that follow the colon? Cna the article be linked or is this supposed to be from the article that was disappeared from the Tele's website? |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-03-14 08:18 |
| #1 If true, a potentially massive story for the UK... now for the denials from Telegraph Group and a forced denial from Ms Sands - to avoid insulting the muslims y'know.. Must have been quite an article as the Telegraph pulls no punches when dealing with the UK muslim population. |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2006-03-14 08:10 |