Posted on 07/21/2005 7:05:36 PM PDT by WmShirerAdmirer
THE radical cleric Omar Bakri Mohammed inflamed tensions further yesterday with an attack on Muslims who took part in inter-faith services after the bombings.
He branded any Muslims who attended the Trafalgar Square vigil last week as "hypocrites and apostates".
In an interview, Bakri said: "God forbids us from praying with Jews and Christians side by side. These are part-time Muslims or chocolate Muslims.
"I cannot be British. I cannot be English. Even if I change my colour, like Michael Jackson, I could not be English."
Furthermore, Bakri claimed that he and fellow radicals have helped to protect Britain from Islamic extremism for two decades.
He has already caused anger earlier this week by suggesting the British government and the public share some of the blame for the bomb attacks on London on 7 July.
The Home Secretary, Charles Clarke, has said that he will making greater use of powers to exclude from Britain people already here who encourage violence.
And he suggested that such powers might be used against Bakri and other radical clerics who have made outspoken comments.
Bakri told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I don't believe deportation will solve the problem and can be in any way a cure for what happened. I believe that my presence and the presence of many radical Muslims, as you like to call us, we are part of the solution and not part of the problem."
Asked whether he would leave if he did face a deportation order, he said: "Of course, I would never challenge the legal system. I would prefer to be in prison or to be deported.
"Unfortunately, after we have been banned from any activities, we become completely isolated from the youth," he added. "And the youth start to go forward to somebody else abroad.
"I was able, with many radical Muslims, to control the youth for the last 20 years and hold them back from doing anything foolish or anything which is completely wrong.
"If nobody is there to guide them, who is going to give the youth direction?"
He was asked whether he would go to the police if he knew about another attack.
He said: "If I know anybody who want to take any action in this country I will stop him."
But he acknowledged: "No, I will never go to the police."
Asked whether he would condone suicide bombers coming into this country from abroad, Sheikh Omar said: "This is a way of life in Iraq and in Palestine. The self-sacrifice operation, it is the Islamic way of life for those who resist.
"Self-sacrifice operations in Muslim countries, it is part of the Islamic culture.
"The only way to change is to look to the cause ... Don't occupy Muslim land."
The radical cleric was asked whether he was delivering an ultimatum to Tony Blair to withdraw from Iraq.
He said: "It is not an ultimatum. I believe that the British public, Muslim and non-Muslims, should have civil disobedience, or demonstrations, all political means, to make the British government see that they create enemies for themselves, whether abroad or within at home, because of the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan."
Bakri was pressed on whether he condoned suicide bombers coming from outside the UK to carry out attacks.
He said: "I believe Muslims are obliged to defend themselves. As a Muslim scholar, Islam does not permit you to live among people and fight them.
"That is why you need yourself to leave them and live very far away from them, and then fight them. That is what I believe
I have been follwing this guy for quite some time, he needs a one-way ticket to Gitmo !!!
By which this maniac means planet Earth! Are you listening President Bush?
He deserves a one-way ticket to the Tower for a hot stake or a cold chop.
No way he should go to that resort, and that's all I'm going to say.
This is war. He *is* the enemy.
Dont let the door hit you where allah split you there Mohammed Isanasswad
Yes, to me and you it is twisted. But, to the muslims, thats the way it is. Talk about intolerance. It's thier way or you die.
gitmo's too good. Just blow this a*@hole away!!!!!
Ibn Hudayl, a 14th century Granadan author of an important treatise on jihad, explained forthrightly, sanctioned procedures and methods which contradict Bernard Lewis’ categorical, but erroneous assertion:
“It is permissible to set fire to the lands of the enemy, his stores of grain, his beasts of burden – if it is not possible for the Muslims to take possession of them – as well as to cut down his trees, to raze his cities, in a word, to do everything that might ruin and discourage him, provided that the imam (i.e. the religious “guide” of the community of believers) deems these measures appropriate, suited to hastening the Islamization of that enemy or to weakening him. Indeed, all this contributes to a military triumph over him or to forcing him to capitulate. 6 Read more...
http://www.frontpagemag.com/articles/readarticle.asp?ID=14994&p=1
Omar Bakri is lying! Muslims and Christians have lived and worked side by side throughout the millenia....in fact, if somebody wants to go back and check, the two religions have fought (each other) then made peace with each other and lived together or in neighboring communities since ...oh... about 900 AD or so.
Almost doesn't matter, they need to go. If it is religous law twisted, that makes it even more complicated and dangerous to any who aren't them. Either way, twisted or twisted religion, both the Brits and we should bounce these bozos out.
In an interview, Bakri said: "God forbids us from praying with Jews and Christians side by side. These are part-time Muslims or chocolate Muslims. "I cannot be British. I cannot be English. Even if I change my colour, like Michael Jackson, I could not be English."
What are they in our respective countries for? They don't want to be with us, they don't want to be like us, they chastise their fellow Muslims for the audicity of attending vigils with us or praying with us. When will the lefties among us finally get it? And help the rest of us get them out.
Yeah, and it's real wonderful for those adjacent communities, too, in places like Sudan, Somalia, the Philippines, etc.
Gee.....that ain't very diversity friendly, now is it?
Question for Tony Blair: why is this this koranimal still using up valuable oxygen?
He's not twisting Islamic law. He's telling you what it says straight up. He's not a "radical cleric", he is a fundamentalist. It's the so-called moderate Muslims who are trying to change Islam from what it always was, a religion of murder, conquest and intolerence.
Well....hmmmm....looks like someone spent the LAST 20 YEARS raising "youth" who are MURDERERS!
Can Britain handle the truth this man speaks?
"The only way to change is to look to the cause ... Don't occupy Muslim land."
By which this maniac means planet Earth! Are you listening President Bush?
Then why is this total nutcase "occuping English Land" and telling them what to do????? He deservers a one way ticket to Club Gitmo.
What is wrong with this picture?
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