Posted on 02/15/2015 6:57:22 AM PST by ilovesarah2012
PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has attacked Australia’s Muslim leader and signalled another crackdown on border control, citing new concerns about the threat of terrorism.
Mr Abbott, who will deliver a national security statement on Monday week, said the rise of Islamic State had seen new threats emerge, “where any extremist can grab a knife, a flag, a camera phone and a victim and carry out a terror attack”.
“We are a free and fair nation. But that doesn’t mean we should let bad people play us for mugs, and all too often they have: Well, that’s going to stop.”
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has criticised the Grand Mufti of Australia for speaking against a possible ban on the controversial Muslim organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir.
The prime minister said this morning that comments attributed to Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohammed were “wrong-headed” and unhelpful.
Dr Ibrahim, the spiritual leader of Muslims in Australia, last week said it would be a “political mistake” to ban the group. “Hizb ut-Tahrir is not against freedom of speech, he, they are actually pro-freedom of speech and they are actually practising this policy those who are against freedom of speech are the ones who are thinking to ban HBT from expressing their thoughts,” Dr Ibrahim said, according to the Seven Network.
This morning, Mr Abbott said more Muslim leaders must speak out against the rise in Islamic extremism and the growing threat from terrorism.
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“that doesn’t mean we should let bad people play us for mugs,”
I sort of like that response!
Australia has a fighting chance if they act now. Not sure about us. We have “friends” like Grover Norquist convincing our political leaders that Islam is not the existential threat that it is.
Islam has never been a religion of peace. The only peace in the Koran comes after all the unbelievers are dead or converted at the point of a sword.
Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohammed”
“Dr” of what? Cardiology? Is he a pediatrician? Perhaps an oncologist? Orthopedic Surgeon?
Can you imagine Obama saying something like that? Me neither.
Dear Mr Abbott: your first order of business should be an ironclad refusal to accept boat people, most of whom are from Muslim nations.
We let one of them into the States. He ended up as a two term president who’s given us no end of trouble.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahim_Abu_Mohamed
Mohamed studied at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, where he received his doctorate; he taught Islamic studies from 1988 to 1996 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. On 18 September 2011 he was appointed as Australia’s Grand Mufti by the Australian National Imams Council, replacing Fehmi Naji,[2][1] who retired due to poor health.[3]
Wonder why he decided to settle in Sydney?
This kind of dilemma is really a fine line. Civilized people inherently know what crazy religious zealots can do - what they mean. It is only natural to try and figure out some kind of legal mechanism, agency or action that forestalls what they could and likely would do. However, if there is even a scintilla of a hint that progressives would be involved in the formulation of a plan to address the threat, what they’ll end up with is the same thing we have here.
A DHS, TSA, FBI and lord knows who else who are now primarily focused CITIZEN threats not even remotely Islamic. Patriot Act, FISA, and all manner of unwarranted and largely illegal surveillance conducted therefrom - COVERT and HIDDEN.
Tread carefully. Be careful what you wish for because it may not be what it seems.
Just as I thought. He has his “doctorate” in terrorism.
So there is to be freedom of speech for imams to recruit fresh fighters for ISIS from the West?n The Muslims are using the freedoms in civilized countries to take away the sovereignty of Western nations. Crazy.
We need a label for the killers. MBB = Muslims Behaving Badly. Does that work? Any suggestions?
I suggest that Australia and other countries, do what Spain did in the 1500s....throw the bums out of the country, put them all on a ships with a non-stop sailing to Africa...
I expect Obama to chastise Abbott for being anti-Muslim.
Now here’s a true leader who cares about his country and its people.
“Muslims” works.
Earlier this week, the hostages of the Lindt café, as well as the families of Tori Johnson and Katrina Dawson were welcomed to this Parliament.
We acknowledged the atrocity that took place in Sydney’s CBD and we pledged to keep our country as safe and as secure as we humanly can.
Both the Commonwealth and State Governments are currently considering the joint review into the Martin Place siege and we will shortly release the report publicly, along with our response.
We are both determined to learn the lessons of this attack and will promptly take any necessary remedial action.
I will also be making a national security statement on Monday week.
It’s clear to me, that for too long, we have given those who might be a threat to our country the benefit of the doubt.
There’s been the benefit of the doubt at our borders, the benefit of the doubt for residency, the benefit of the doubt for citizenship and the benefit of the doubt at Centrelink.
And in the courts, there has been bail, when clearly there should have been jail.
We are a free and fair nation. But that doesn’t mean we should let bad people play us for mugs, and all too often they have: Well, that’s going to stop.
The rise of the Islamist death cult in the Middle East has seen the emergence of new threats where any extremist can grab a knife, a flag, a camera phone and a victim and carry out a terror attack.
As a nation we are responding to this threat. Abroad, Australia is working with allies to disrupt and degrade the Islamist death cult.
At home, we have provided our security services with more powers, more resources and stronger laws.
We are currently considering additional legislation on data retention that’s before the Parliament – and this will make it easier to keep you safe and we want to get this legislation passed as quickly as we can.
I give you this assurance: As a country, we won’t let evil people exploit our freedom.
*****
Also consider:
Lord Monckton reveals the behind the scenes efforts to affect elections and the elected standing in the way of progressive one world order.
He could give Bambi’s speechwriters some lessons. Out of 344 words “I” appears only twice.
Spain nailed it.
as regards the mooselims...there has never been any more relevant phrase than the one about those not learning form history being forced to repeat it
hmm I wonder how well Obie did in his histroy courses??
Barack Obama...Somali Pirate..
Obie doesnt believe there are bad people....except for Christian and Jooooos
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