Posted on 07/14/2005 5:42:58 PM PDT by Pikamax
Far right and football gangs plot 'revenge'
Police monitor anti-Muslim websites Hugh Muir Friday July 15, 2005
Guardian Plans by an alliance of rightwing extremists and football hooligans to exact "revenge" on Muslims after last week's bomb attacks are being monitored by police.
The Guardian has learned that extremists are keen to cause widespread fear and injury with attacks on mosques and high-profile "anti-Muslim" events in the capital.
Football hooligans communicating over the internet have spoken of the need to put aside partisan support for teams and unite against Muslims. Hooligans from West Ham, Millwall, Crystal Palace and Arsenal are among those seeking to establish common cause.
As part of wider plans to generate a backlash, rightwing groups such as the Nationalist Alliance and the National Front are said to be planning marches. Extremists hope to hold a march along Victoria Embankment in London tomorrow.
It is also known that many mosques have received bomb threats since the attacks.
Attempts by the right to make capital out of the tragedy have created a powderkeg. Already extremist Islamist websites have told Muslims to be ready to retaliate.
The BNP has sought to capitalise on the atrocities by reproducing a picture of the bombed No 30 bus with the headline "Maybe Now It's Time To Listen To The BNP" in its byelection literature in Barking, Essex.
The tactic prompted cross-party condemnation. Though it was designed to increase support for the far-right, many believe the message may have been too crass and too badly timed to work. The party does, however, enjoy some support in the area.
Gerry Gable, of the anti-fascist organisation Searchlight, said: "There is no doubt that the far-right are playing this for all they think it is worth. If you look at the BNP website there's Nick Griffin saying 'be calm' and other material saying 'don't get angry, get even!'"
He added: "These things should be taken seriously. One site, Blood and Honour, had a posting about a mosque in the Wirral and soon after the mosque was hit. Soon after, the posting was taken down."
The police have pledged to crack down on any attempts to provoke division in the aftermath of the bombs. Members of Scotland Yard's independent advisory group have been asked to liaise with borough commanders in the capital to reassure the public and make sure the police carry out their pledges. The Met has said from the outset that the bombs were an attack on all communities and that none should be scapegoated.
The synergy between rightwing extremists and football hooligans is not new. Throughout the 1980s, some of the biggest clubs in Britain were plagued by notoriously violent and racist followers.
Though virtually all clubs have since challenged the behaviour of extremist fans, and almost all now belong to the Kick Racism Out of Football initiative, violent followers continue to communicate with each other and supporters from other clubs to engineer confrontations.
The prospect of the opening day Championship fixture between Leeds and Millwall in August is already causing concern.
So when did you stop beating your wife, n00b?
God bless football hooligans.
If the Muslims have Man U and Arsenal and Chelsea joining together, they are seriously @#$%ed. I believe I would pay good money to see it hit the fan between Muslims and the hooligans. Football hooligans are far crazier than any Muslim.
Wisdom indeed. I always like a measure of calm assessment of the facts. I am with you.
However, having said that(love that cliche). Please forgive the old derring doo. Goodness knows where I picked that up from. The first thing I did when I read this thread was to pick up a quote from Siegfried Sassoon. Poet and decorated WW1 British officer. I quote:
"Snapping their bayonets to charge the mob,grim fusiliers broke ranks with glints of steel. At last the boys had found a cushy job. I heard the yellow pressmen grunt and squeal;as my trusty bombers turned and went To clear those Junkers out of Parliament".
Sassoon had broken down, he was absolutely sick of lies and promises. This is hard to accept, but the heady force of emotion and patriotic belief may yet wipe out political correctness.
I hope the lads restrain themselves- and PICK YOUR TARGET CAREFULLY. vis "Islam will rule Britain" and it's arrogant thuggish Islamists.
"Send Raider fan Bear fan Eagles fan to help Brit football fans LOL!"
They could do the job.
"Let's send a stadium full of Philadelphia Eagles fans over."
No doubt they'd kick some Muslim fanny.
"Or just Ron Artest and Charles Barkley."
You've got a point. Charles used to play for
our Phoenix Suns. I am told--I don't know
for certain--that there were a lot of
things hushed up about Charles and his inclination
to fisticuffs.
"Like the Roman, I seem to see 'the River Tiber foaming with much blood'"
I'm afraid it's coming.
Looks like Michael Savage is right, it would take the soccer hooligans to save the UK.
"There are plenty of Philadelphia Eagles fans that need to bone up for the coming football season. I say send 'em over."
I'd say you're right.
Yeah, but soccer hooligans do their destruction in swarming, terrifying masses of mindless destruction And now a snipit from SNL....
Andy Gray: Hello! And welcome to "Scottish Soccer Hooligan Weekly"! I'm your host, Andy Gray!
Ian Daglers: [ speaks haggardly throughout ] And I'm your other host, Ian Daglers! Hey!
Andy Gray: Ah, alright then, tonight's topics are: "Effigies: Are They Worth The Effort?" Why not just get the real guy?!
Ian Daglers: Very good point!
Andy Gray: And, uh, "Braveheart"; what battle tactics could we learn from this cinematic masterpiece?
Ian Daglers: Hey!
-- the Who fans!
-- Waylon Jennings & Hank Jr fans!
I'll take football hooligans over Muzzy hooligans any day of the week!
"This is hard to accept, but the heady force of emotion and patriotic belief may yet wipe out political correctness."
Thank you for a ligitimate debatable post Peter Libra. Regarding the above I would argue that "the heady force of emotion and patriotic belief" and the use of street thugs was what brought Hitler to power.
Typical doctrinaire liberalism.
You've proven quick to castigate the siimple man whose sense of justice and fair-play has been violated by Mohammeden bigotry and chauvanism, but where is the first word on this thread where you've offered a viable remedy?
I'm not surprised though. Just like Kerry in the last campaign, you have no real answers, just complaints about the common man's sensibilities.
Honestly, this should be fun.
Eagles fans are a kind and gentle lot. Just don't mess with us.
Do I have a problem with that? I don't;
Guess what...I am running out of cheeks!
Typical doctrinaire liberalism.
Do you mean that arguing against mob rule is a liberal thing? And since you don't know me just let me tell you that I am about as far from being a liberal as one can get. I merely dilike the thought of mobs of thugs destroying property and beating people indiscriminantly. But what the hell, go right ahead, after all it worked for the Nazi's in the 30's
I assume you posted to condemn the horrible bombings last week SOMEWHERE on this thread, I just can't seem to find it...
Of course you would...while conveniently ignoring the contribution of the Weimar years.
When will people learn whipping the horse that will pull to make up for the horse that won't eventually gets you an energetic horse that hates your guts?
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