Posted on 08/12/2006 8:14:47 PM PDT by quidnunc
When will the Muslims of Britain stand up to be counted?
When will they declare, loud and clear, with no qualifications or quibbles about Britain's foreign policy, that Islamic terrorism is wrong?
Most of all, when will the Muslim community in this country accept an absolute, undeniable, total truth: that Islamic terrorism is their problem? they own it. And it is their duty to face it and eradicate it.
To stop the denial, endless fudging and constant wailing that somehow it is everyone else's problem and, if Islamic terrorism exists at all, they are somehow the main victims.
Because until that happens the problem will never be resolved. And there will be more 7/7s and, sometime in the future, another airplane plot will succeed with horrific loss of innocent life.
Equally important, those British politicians who have seemed obsessed with pandering to, and even encouraging, this state of denial, must throw off their politically-correct blinkers and recognise the same truth — that Muslim terrorism in Britain is the direct responsibility of British Muslims.
If only they would follow the lead of Home Secretary John Reid, whose tough, pragmatic, clear-sighted approach has been a breath of fresh air. Only then can they properly work out how to tackle it.
For instance, every airport in Britain is in chaos over the plane bomb-plot alert as every passenger is subjected to rigorous security checks. Why? They take lots of time, lots of staff, and are extremely expensive.
I'm a white 62-year-old 6ft 4ins suit-wearing ex-cop — I fly often, but do I really fit the profile of suicide bomber? Does the young mum with three tots? The gay couple, the rugby team, the middle-aged businessman?
No. But they are all getting exactly the same amount and devouring huge resources for no logical reason whatsoever. Yet the truth is Islamic terrorism in the West has been universally carried out by young Muslim men, usually of ethnic appearance, almost always travelling alone or in very small groups. A tiny percentage, I bet, of those delayed today have such characteristics.
This targeting of airport resources is called passenger profiling — the Israelis invented it and they've got probably the safest airports and airlines in the world.
In all my years at the front line of fighting terrorism, one truth was always clear — communities beat terrorists, not governments or security forces. But communities can't beat terrorism unless they have the will to do so. My heart sank this week as I saw and read the knee-jerk reaction of friends and neighbours of those arrested in this latest incident, insisting it was all a mistake and the anti-terrorist squad had the wrong people.
I have no idea whether those arrested are guilty or not. But neither have those friends and neighbours. They spoke as if it was inconceivable such a thing could happen in their community; that those arrested were all good Muslims; that Islam is a religion of peace so no Muslim could dream of planning such an act.
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Its not just 'ethnic' muslims! We must be ever-vigilant about our colleges and universities! These are great breeding grounds for anti-americanism! Be watchful of our children and neighbors children coming back for weekends and breaks! Listen to if their personalities or opinions change TOO much!
That in a nutshell is how they will continue to win.
Terror and if you don't bend over for more then they
threaten more terror. I, for one, am still waiting for
that sleeping giant to truly awaken. It is still wiping
the sand out of his eyes. We can only hope that it has
it not on the brink of being euthanized by the left.
This country needs leadership that is not afraid to
call a spade a spade. Bush did a bit the other day, but
it takes much more than that at this point. The UN
now conceding to Hezbollah, the whitewash of the
press of 'Pallywood.' This is an evil that runs
pure and deep. There are no morals at all while
they hide behind Allah. Islam is a death culture
and is only happy when the bodies are piled high
and deep. I see a Muslim and I have no trust at all
in any of them. I am still waiting for the 'good ones'
to be screaming and yelling about their religion being
hijacked. Their silence and statements like above
only make them accomplices.
What a horrible bigot! Not.
That egyptian subhuman SOB on the right side of that book better be burning in hell right now. What a P.o.S.
No discrimination bump
Good idea, let the muslim on muslim beheadings begin.
I dare say a lot of Israelis look like Moosescats. What's their secret in profiling?
yitbos
Perhaps they won't declare that Islamic terrorism is wrong because behind closed doors they don't think it is.
The devil conjured up an ingenious set of anti-scriptures when he whispered to Mohammad in 611. Life is death, and killing is saving - save yourself by killing. Don't listen to Christ - he didn't die for your sins. You have to save yourself by killing infidels, who think Christ saved them and will turn the other cheek. Life is death, death is life, freedom is slavery, and Allah is merciful when he allows planes to fly into buildings. They even write from right to left and bottom to top.
There is no indication that Muslims are going to stand up and fight the haters and murderers among them.
And by their inaction they are going to be one in the same.
Reality is sinking in slowly in the west.
When will the Muslims of Britain stand up to be counted?
Guess they don't want their heads cut off.
Good point."They don't understand OUR culture."Unfortunately Muslims interpet kindness and tolerance as weakness.
Is Arabic bottom to top?
The only sure way in Islam of achieving Paradise is to sacrifice one's life in jihad.
As I work on a Mo'/Islam 'family tree', there is unmistakable evidence of a virtually unbroken timeline of Muslim carnage over 1400 years.
American if that doesn't make you want to send them to paradise, you have a problem.
Well, I guess that is one reason we should not be making any treaties with them. Even Allah does not trust them!
Sadly, their faces are always contorted in the most hateful ways. Although they are under the auspices of the great and loving, Allah, they never show any happiness or peace unless there are dead Americans in their midst. Facial tension reflects the inner core, and most, many, possibly all Muslims never reflect any light and peace. Humans are capable of loving and giving and of being saints on earth. They are so like Hitler, using the Jews as the scapegoat for all their problems and then will move on to the next group for annihilation. The American left is blinded by their hatred for W. American Jews that are siding with
Hezbollah, are like the German Jews marching onto the
cattle cars.
"When will the Muslims of Britain stand up to be counted?"
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Counted? There are only me and Mustafa.
"When will they declare, loud and clear, with no qualifications or quibbles about Britain's foreign policy, that Islamic terrorism is wrong?"
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We are going to study that just like the Democrats in the United States who have think tanks to decide what they stand for today.
Most of all, when will the Muslim community in this country accept an absolute, undeniable, total truth: that Islamic terrorism is their problem?
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We be thinking about this also. Until then, Allah u Fubar!
Dream on. Islam first, Britain...well...maybe second. If you haven't figured that out yet, you better wake up.
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