Get out of Australia, 'radical' Muslims told

AFP ^ | 24 August , 2005 | Lawrence Bartlett

[george76]

Muslims who want to live under the Islamic Sharia law were told Wednesday to get out of Australia as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks.

A day after a group of mainstream Muslim leaders pledged loyalty to Australia at a special meeting with Prime Minister John Howard, he and his ministers made it clear that extremists would face a crackdown.

Treasurer Peter Costello, seen as heir apparent to Howard, hinted that some radical clerics could be asked to leave the country if they did not accept that Australia was a secular state and its laws were made by parliament.

"If those are not your values, if you want a country which has Sharia law or a theocratic state, then Australia is not for you," he said on national television.

Education Minister Brendan Nelson later told reporters that Muslims who did not want to accept local values should "clear off".

Muslim schools will have to denounce terrorism as part of an effort to stamp out home-grown extremism under measures announced after Howard's meeting with 14 Islamic leaders Tuesday.

Asked if he was prepared to "get inside" mosques and schools to ensure there was no support for terrorism, Howard said: "Yes, to the extent necessary".

Britain, shaken by the rail and bus bombings which killed 56 people, is debating new powers which could include closing mosques where clerics are suspected of supporting extremists and deporting those who glorify suicide bombers.

[HereInTheHeartland]

"Could you please Are you saying Caribou Coffee is run by Islamic extremists?"

No.
But they are majority owned by an Islamic bank in the Persian Gulf.
The bank did have terrorist connections in the past but apparently has booted the person who is a bad guy.
Caribou is apparently operated under Shari'ah rules. From my limited understanding of the subject, it would be a the Islamic version of Kosher laws.

http://www.snopes.com/business/alliance/caribou.asp

[Galveston Grl]

This is "progress" to the left. If Howard can control speech and teaching of Islam, commies can do that to
Christians to see if anyone bad talks sodomy or socialism. They will do it in the name of "hate" to Christians just as Australia must do this to contain the violence of Islam. Moral relativity...

Thinking about what the left has done here in race hate for power and preferences game; imagine what they will do with the power to directly control and arrest incorrect Christians and the power to create hate doctrines (multiculturalism) and inspire violence against Christians.

In this way, Islam will kill social freedom and Christianity in the West. The Left will leave Islamists alone and they will campaign against Christians. The division in Europe will be Islamic, socialist and commie versus everyone else. The jihadists will be the Left's Nazi brown shirt enforcers.

[Brilliant]

My suggestion is that they should swim with the Great Whites.

[TheForceOfOne]

It all looks to me like what the history books will state as to what happened just before the war between Islam and western society on a massive scale.

We are in a race for time against Iran, nuclear warfare, and radical factions of Islam around the world.

Australia would be wise to expel all Muslims period. When the war starts they will ignore any promises they made and join the battle cry in the name of Allah, sacrificing their lives without regret in a blinding rage in which they will attempt to kill all the infidels for final glory.

Time is almost up, prepare yourselves for what is about to happen. We are being challenged on the field of battle to fight or die. There are no other choices, no negotiations, our enemy has no desire to do so.

[firebrand]

Australia is not for you

The glory of understatement

[firebrand]

They do

[george76]

We should never believe Democrats about anything.

[B Knotts]

Why can't our politicians say this?

[george76]

You are correct.

This cover the point.

[Neophyte]

Go Assie, go!

[george76]

The Islamic terrorists are already here.

We have caught a few, but many more are waiting. That is why we need the Patriot Act and more.

France and Belgium saw "those youths" in action, but they could not even say the words "Islamic terrorists."

Van Gogh was executed in Holland, but the Dutch did very little.

Now Norway and Denmark are loosing their Embassies to those youths. It looks like they will have a Bill Clinton type response...do nothing.

[BossLady]

I hear Melbourne is a gorgeous city.....;)

[hershey]

Excellent.

[RatRipper]

This approach is the antithesis of multiculturalism. Not every culture has something to offer us. We should only accept what improves us. You shall know them by their fruits, and their fruits of hate, corruption, social injustice and domination, violence, etc, etc, etc., make it clear that Muslims should conform to OUR standards, get to h**l out, or be thrown out.

[HardStarboard]

>>>Caribou is apparently operated under Shari'ah rules. From my limited understanding of the subject, it would be a the Islamic version of Kosher laws. <<<

Right, with the simple exception that if your caught stealing coffee beans they cut your hand off. And if you are caught sipping coffee at other than approved coffee breaks....there goes your tongue.

[/mild sarcasm] ....for which the Muslims will burn down my embassy. jokes on them - I don't have any

[TheForceOfOne]

The agreement between Liberals and Conservatives is that neither one likes war.

The difference between Liberals and Conservatives is we believe war is necessary when our security and our freedom is threatened, they do not believe war is ever the answer.

They do not support our troops because they do not support war or those who carry out their duties in times of war. We love our men and women who serve our country, we mourn each loss, we feel an undying gratitude for their sacrifice and we shall never be able to repay them properly for their service. Without them, we have no freedom, we have no rights, and we would be subject to the evil that resides in this world who detest everything we cherish.

9/11 is as clear in my mind as the day it happened, the day the world changed forever. It is as if we were about to face Hitler all over again. I hope this country pulls itself together soon as one, both Republicans and Democrats, to face the greatest challenge of our lifetimes.

Your picture tells our plight, and I agree.

[george76]

They have been trying to kill us for 1000 years.

They will likely try to kill us for the next 1000 years, too.

[Neophyte]

They will do it in the name of "hate" to Christians just as Australia must do this to contain the violence of Islam. Moral relativity...

That's drivel, Gal.

Do you understand what priorities a government has? Howard actions are for the security of the nation he is responsible for.

Yeah right, Australia is a secular country... and if so, they're right not to allow the Jihadists to use our Western democratic values to sap our way of life, freedom of faith including.

[george76]

George Washington, Benjamin Franklin... had the same problem. The liberals did not support freedom and liberty then, either.

During every American war, there were those liberals.

These fools will be with us, always.

The simple quotes are as true in history as they are now..."Freedom is not Free."

[Arizona Carolyn]

Time to move to Australia.... sounds like John Howard can actually do what it takes to protect his citizens (unlike here where they want to impeach the President for doing his level best to keep us from being attacked again).