Posted on 11/22/2003 4:32:27 PM PST by joesnuffy
UK Muslims 'outraged' when asked to condemn terror British leader called 'ridiculous' for urging 'clearer, stronger language'
Posted: November 22, 2003 1:00 a.m. Eastern
© 2003 WorldNetDaily.com
A British official has raised the ire of his country's Muslims after urging them to follow the "British way" of political dialogue and reject Islamist terrorism.
Denis MacShane, Britian's minister for Europe, was speaking to his Rotherham, UK, constituency after the bombings in Istanbul when he likened the terrorists to Nazis and urged British Muslim leaders to use "clearer, stronger language" to speak out against them, the Guardian of London reported.
The paper said, however, UK Muslims across a wide spectrum regarded the remarks as "outrageous" and "disgraceful."
"It is time for the elected and community leaders of British Muslims to make a choice: it is the British way – based on political dialogue and non-violent protests – or it is the way of the terrorists against which the whole democratic world is now uniting," MacShane said, according to the London paper.
"I hope we will see clearer, stronger language that there is no future for any Muslim cause anywhere in the world that validates, or implicitly supports, the use of political violence in any way."
Democracy, he continued, "has no place for terrorism and – like Nazism and other forms of tyranny – it must be defeated by the common will and determination of all who live under rule of law and in democratic freedom."
In response to MacShane's remarks, angry Muslim groups across the country maintained terrorism always has been condemned by law-abiding citizens.
"We do not need lectures from a representative of a government that has conducted an unlawful war against Iraq," said Inayat Bunglawala, a spokesman for the Muslim Council of Britain, according to the Guardian. "The Muslim community has consistently condemned terrorism, and we condemn this latest attack on the British consulate and HSBC in Turkey.
"Our sympathies go out to the relatives of the Turkish and British families," he said. "The attacks only emphasize that the disastrous war in Iraq has not reduced the risk of terrorism, as our own governments had us believe beforehand, but has exacerbated it."
Bunglawala said if MacShane "is serious about wanting to reduce the war on terrorism, he and his government should look again at reducing the causes of terrorism."
"It is about time the government recognizes that the war on terrorism is failing, just as the anti-war movement warned them on Iraq," he said, the Guardian reported.
Anas Altikriti, director of communications for the Muslim Association of Britain, called the remarks "an outrage and extremely disgraceful" and "no way" to address the 2.5 million law-abiding Muslims in Britain.
Massoud Shadjareh, chairman of the Islamic Human Rights Commission, insisted the "majority of Muslims have consistently condemned violence against any individual no matter what the source," according to the London daily.
He said MacShane's call for "clearer, stronger language" is "ridiculous."
"What does he want us to do? Apologize so much as to give an indication that somehow we are all responsible when we are not?" he asked, according to the paper. "If attacks are carried out by Muslims we condemn it, if it comes from non-Muslims we condemn it. I just wish some people in government would take a similar view."
The Cause of terrorism is a religious sect out of control...with visions of global domination in their dreams!
Yeah, like reducing the number of non-muslims in the world!
Religion of peace, my butt.
I'm beginning to feel like the proverbial broken record, but I'll say it one more time. Anyone who believes that there are "peaceful mainstream Muslims" out there will be stunned at how quickly the "peaceful mainstream Muslims" get on board with the radicals when and if the Muslims gain a political plurality in this country.
The short version of this statement. Do not be deluded and when our President, whom I otherwise admire, says things like "Islam is one of the world's great religions," simply ignore him. He is either naive concerning this religion or simply feels that he has to say things like this because of political considerations.
I think that's a very good idea.
Fuel for the fire.
Can't we all just get along?...Grrr..
And, their enablers who would rather look the other way. It's much easier, and desirable, for them to make Christians out to be the biggest threat in the world.
Anyone else catch this? This should be writted Al-Tikriti, which states where the person's "tribe" is from. As in Saddam Hussien Al-Tikriti. Gee, a radical muslim from Saddam's hometown is outraged at Britain. I'm shocked, shocked I tell you.
Just be patient and KEEP YOUR POWDER DRY.
The open season on all of'em is at hand.
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