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Britain
Terror suspect evaded capture 'in burqa'
2006-10-09
More on the Religion of Cross-dressers.
A BRITISH terrorist suspect evaded capture from the country's police and intelligence services by donning a burqa and disguising himself as a Muslim woman, The Times reported in an early edition of tomorrow's newspaper. According to the London newspaper, which did not cite its sources, the suspect is a male who cannot be named because it could prejudice his trial. He was wanted for serious terrorist offences, and evaded arrest for several days. During those days, details of the man's identity were circulated to ports and airports in an effort to prevent him from leaving Britain. He was eventually caught and is now among the more than 90 terror suspects being held, awaiting trial.
"You in the Wonderbra! Drop the rocket launcher and come out witcher hands up!"
The report comes amid a furore in Britain over comments made by a cabinet minister who appealed for Muslim women to remove their veils. The comments on Thursday by Jack Straw, a former foreign secretary, have triggered a reported surge in abuse against Muslims and divided the government as well as Muslims.
What kind of abuse did his remark trigger, Johnny?
"If this is true then it is the first case of its kind in Britain and an isolated incident," Shahid Malik, an MP for the governing Labour Party was quoted as saying in The Times. "We must not get hysterical about it."
"It's just a quaint Pak-Arabian custom!"
Posted by:phil_b

#20  His lil knife sure looks happy.
Posted by: remoteman   2006-10-09 18:20  

#19  Wheeeeee! Cross-dressing is 1 of the 7 Pillers. Poor ole Tool O'Toole can witness.


Posted by: Shipman   2006-10-09 17:56  

#18  Or, rather than issuing a ban, you could go the other way and assume anyone wearing such a thing IS a potential terrorist. At a minimum a Person of Interest.

I like the way you think, eLarson. A splendid alternative in making countries Muslim unfriendly.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-10-09 17:28  

#17  Full body and face covering garments too easily conceal a terrorist actor and must be forbidden.

Or, rather than issuing a ban, you could go the other way and assume anyone wearing such a thing IS a potential terrorist. At a minimum a Person of Interest.
Posted by: eLarson   2006-10-09 17:02  

#16  One of the British news media covering this story admitted that the story had been suppressed for some time, only being published after Jack Straw spoke out against veils/burqas/etc.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2006-10-09 16:04  

#15  A crossdressing arab? Klinger from MASH is at it again eh?
Posted by: Broadhead6   2006-10-09 10:02  

#14  Gromky - Maybe you're confusing England with Australia?
Posted by: Bulldog   2006-10-09 09:32  

#13  Bulldog: England is an Islamic country...the English just haven't realized it yet.
Posted by: gromky   2006-10-09 09:16  

#12  Heartening to see so-called moderate muslims finally having a go at the nutters.
Posted by: Howard UK   2006-10-09 08:40  

#11  Saira Khan in the Times today on the shuffling sheets debate: Muslim women should thank Straw. Excerpts:

"It is an extreme practice. It is never right for a woman to hide behind a veil and shut herself off from people in the community. But it is particularly wrong in Britain, where it alien to the mainstream culture for someone to walk around wearing a mask. The veil restricts women, it stops them achieving their full potential in all areas of their life and it stops them communicating. It sends out a clear message: 'I do not want to be part of your society...

[M]y argument with those Muslims who would only be happy in a Talebanised society, who turn their face against integration, is this: 'If you donÂ’t like living here and donÂ’t want to integrate, then what the hell are you doing here? Why donÂ’t you just go and live in an Islamic country?'"
Posted by: Bulldog   2006-10-09 07:53  

#10  Reminds me of a joke - Q: What do you call a Jamaican proctologist? A: Pokemon.
Posted by: Howard UK   2006-10-09 06:23  

#9  The time has come to illegalize the burqa in all Western nations. No exceptions. The hajib, or headscarf, can remain for now. Full body and face covering garments too easily conceal a terrorist actor and must be forbidden.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-10-09 06:17  

#8  What's that in the background? I'm guessing part of a proctologist.
Posted by: Bulldog   2006-10-09 06:14  

#7  Lol, Howard. I thought it was Ringo the first time I saw the pic, lol.
Posted by: .com   2006-10-09 06:09  

#6  He sure looks purty.
Posted by: Howard UK   2006-10-09 06:09  

#5  Good catch, Admiral.
Posted by: phil_b   2006-10-09 05:10  

#4  

I absolutely agree with Shahid Malik (arabic translation: King of the Martyrs) 100%, there is nothing to see here.
Posted by: Admiral Allan Ackbar   2006-10-09 04:50  

#3  Actually, knowing his arrest was a forgone conclusion, he was just trying to get slipped a last length of hot merguez.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-10-09 04:34  

#2  Naw, never happened before. Anywhere.

Lol.
Posted by: .com   2006-10-09 04:15  

#1  "'If this is true then it is the first case of its kind in Britain and an isolated incident,' Shahid Malik, an MP for the governing Labour Party was quoted as saying in The Times."

Thank God for the omniscience of MPs - we would be lost without them. I'm certainly reassured.
Posted by: Bulldog   2006-10-09 04:09  

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