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British jihad attacks: nothing to do with Islam? .....(official silence on the Islamic element)
Human Events ^ | 07/02/2007 | Robert Spencer

Posted on 07/02/2007 4:28:57 AM PDT by IrishMike

In the wake of the two bomb-rigged cars discovered in London and the flaming jeep that crashed into a Glasgow airport terminal, the terror threat level in Britain has been raised to critical. Authorities declined to consider the implications of evidence that the events in London and Glasgow were motivated by the ideology of Islamic jihad. Daud Abdullah, the Deputy Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), declared that the plots “can be the work of Muslims, Christians, Jews or Buddhists.” The new British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, appeared to agree, saying that new efforts had to be undertaken to win the “hearts and minds” of Muslims. “We have got to separate,” he added, “those great moderate members of our community from a few extremists who wish to practice violence and inflict maximum loss of life in the interests of a perversion of their religion.”

Osama Saeed of the Muslim Association of Britain, meanwhile, expressed exasperation at the fact that non-Muslims expected Muslims to be active in opposing terror activities within the Islamic community: “We are seething with anger about this,” he said – that is, about the idea that jihad plots should be seen as a challenge to the larger Islamic community to do more against terrorism, not about the jihad plots themselves. “As a community,” he said, “not only are we just as likely to be victims as anyone else, but we are also looked to in order to provide direction and in some respects take responsibility for this. We are sick of being defined as a community by terrorism and having to answer for it.”

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: europe; gla; glasgow; haymarketcarbombs; islam; jihad; jihadineurope; london; londonistan; muslim; robertspencer; terrorism; wot
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1 posted on 07/02/2007 4:28:58 AM PDT by IrishMike
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To: IrishMike
"...can be the work of Muslims, Christians, Jews or Buddhists..."

...who just happened to shout "Allah! Allah!" when they burn.

2 posted on 07/02/2007 4:32:36 AM PDT by FormerLib (Sacrificing our land and our blood cannot buy protection from jihad.-Bishop Artemije of Kosovo)
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To: IrishMike
The Western elites are in denial about Islamofascism. It seems even the most horrific acts of terror are not enough to force them to admit there's an Islamic ideology behind them that needs to be addressed.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

3 posted on 07/02/2007 4:35:28 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: IrishMike

Plausible stupidity...you’re doing a great job Brownie.


4 posted on 07/02/2007 4:37:02 AM PDT by iopscusa (El Vaquero. (SC Lowcountry Cowboy))
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To: IrishMike

“Don’t just do something - stand there!”, you’re doing a great job Brownie.


5 posted on 07/02/2007 4:37:43 AM PDT by iopscusa (El Vaquero. (SC Lowcountry Cowboy))
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To: IrishMike

The politically correct stupidity continues even in the face of overwhelming evidence. Still, even though those in charge might want to pretend I’m sure Brits see the handwriting on the wall.


6 posted on 07/02/2007 4:38:54 AM PDT by saganite (Billions and billions and billions----and that's just the NASA budget!)
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To: IrishMike

Muslims have a choice:

1. Either help rid the Muslim community of the terrorist radicals ASAP;
2. Suffer the consequences that people will assume anyone from the Muslim community is a potential terrorist radical.

Simply analogy: If terrorists have green hair, don’t be surprised if your green hairdo makes you a target.

Terrorists live and hide within the Muslim community.

Blame the terrorists that your life within that community becomes a living hell.


7 posted on 07/02/2007 4:39:33 AM PDT by Stallone (THE FENCE - Build it, and they won't come)
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To: IrishMike
that the plots “can be the work of Muslims, Christians, Jews or Buddhists.”

Yup... pay no attention to this fact:

BOMB TOTALS by GROUP

Muslims Christians Jews Buddhists
10,000          0          0      0

8 posted on 07/02/2007 4:42:12 AM PDT by AmericaUnited
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To: IrishMike
Osama Saeed of the Muslim Association of Britain, meanwhile, expressed exasperation at the fact that non-Muslims expected Muslims to be active in opposing terror activities within the Islamic community: “We are seething with anger about this,” he said – that is, about the idea that jihad plots should be seen as a challenge to the larger Islamic community to do more against terrorism, not about the jihad plots themselves. “As a community,” he said, “not only are we just as likely to be victims as anyone else, but we are also looked to in order to provide direction and in some respects take responsibility for this. We are sick of being defined as a community by terrorism and having to answer for it.”

YAWN. As usual, too busy developing their victimhood response as enablers of Jihad.

9 posted on 07/02/2007 4:43:36 AM PDT by TADSLOS (Border Security is a foundation stone of National Security)
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To: Stallone

If you can’t tell the good Muslims from the bad ones,then they all have to GO.The powers that be understand that the people are going to come to that conclusion—and are doing everything they can to deny that truth.


10 posted on 07/02/2007 4:43:37 AM PDT by Farmer Dean (If there's lead in the air,there's hope.)
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To: IrishMike

““can be the work of Muslims, Christians, Jews or Buddhists.””

Christians? CHRISTIANS? Not their style.

This man throws words out just to see if they sound good or people buy them.


11 posted on 07/02/2007 4:43:58 AM PDT by RoadTest (The arrogance of academia is even greater than its ignorance.)
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To: IrishMike
The new British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, appeared to agree, saying that new efforts had to be undertaken to win the “hearts and minds” of Muslims.

Western politicians are naive by thinking they can appease Mulsims as the following article reveals.

Islamic Scholar Warns U.S. of 'Two-Faced' Muslims
12 posted on 07/02/2007 4:44:12 AM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax , you earn it , you keep it!)
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To: IrishMike

Authorities declined to consider the implications of evidence that the events in London and Glasgow were motivated by the ideology of Islamic jihad. Daud Abdullah, the Deputy Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), declared that the plots “can be the work of Muslims, Christians, Jews or Buddhists.”
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Anybody who believes that is brain dead.


13 posted on 07/02/2007 4:50:30 AM PDT by sgtbono2002 (http://www.imwithfred.com/index.aspx)
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To: FormerLib

Daud Abdullah, Deputy Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB):
"Looks like the work of .... Christians, Jews or Buddhists.”

14 posted on 07/02/2007 4:53:58 AM PDT by Diogenesis (Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
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To: sgtbono2002; All

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1859510/posts


15 posted on 07/02/2007 4:56:16 AM PDT by IrishMike ( A nation can survive its fools, but cannot survive treason from within.)
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To: IrishMike

“...can be the work of Muslims, Christians, Jews or Buddhists...”

Britain is more suseptible to this garbage than we are because of “the troubles” in Ireland. Their elites are playing on that history to shield Islam.


16 posted on 07/02/2007 4:57:23 AM PDT by cdcdawg
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To: IrishMike
I guess the flaming medium rare fruitcake running through the Glasgow airport screaming Allah! Allah!, was a Swedish Jehovah’s Witness?
17 posted on 07/02/2007 5:21:20 AM PDT by norwaypinesavage (Planting trees to offset carbon emissions is like drinking water to offset rising ocean levels)
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To: IrishMike

HOORAY Robert Spencer!
HOORAY Robert Spencer!
HOORAY Robert Spencer!


18 posted on 07/02/2007 5:25:53 AM PDT by PGalt
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To: IrishMike

The great unwashed herd is so stupid it will believe anything we tell it. The people on both sides of the ocean do believe we are truely stupid and can´t figure it out.


19 posted on 07/02/2007 5:26:17 AM PDT by Americanexpat (A strong democracy through citizen oversight.)
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To: norwaypinesavage

I guess the flaming medium rare fruitcake running through the Glasgow airport screaming Allah! Allah!, was a Swedish Jehovah’s Witness?

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Unless it was the gay partner of ALAN the co-pilot,
holding a lunch basket shouting ‘ALAN, ALAN’


20 posted on 07/02/2007 5:26:33 AM PDT by IrishMike ( A nation can survive its fools, but cannot survive treason from within.)
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