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Cartoon protester guilty of race hate
Daily Telegraph (UK) ^ | 2/1/07 | Richard Holt

Posted on 02/01/2007 9:15:54 AM PST by kiriath_jearim

A man has been found guilty of stirring up racial hatred during protests against the publication of cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammed.

Abdul Saleem, 31, was found guilty at the Old Bailey at the end of four-day trial.

[Saleem said he was repeating slogans 'because everyone else was saying it']

The court was told that the BT engineer was the "cheerleader" of hundreds of protesters at the London event in February last year.

The father-of-five from Poplar, east London, was filmed chanting "7/7 on its way" and "Europe you will pay with your blood".

He was remanded in custody to April for pre-sentence reports.

Rock Tansey QC, for Saleem, applied for his bail to be continued.

He told Judge Brian Barker: "He is a family man with solid roots in his community. This is an act that seems to be out of character."

But the judge said: "I am not prepared in the circumstances of this case to grant bail."

Saleem told the trial that while his words could be seen as "threatening", that was not what he intended and he was repeating slogans "because everyone else was saying it".

Mass demonstrations around the world followed the publication of cartoons in Denmark which depicted the prophet as a suicide bomber.

More protests followed when a number of publications around Europe republished the cartoons.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: abdulsaleem; cartoonjihad; islam; saleem; terrorism

1 posted on 02/01/2007 9:15:55 AM PST by kiriath_jearim
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To: kiriath_jearim
Saleem told the trial that while his words could be seen as "threatening", that was not what he intended and he was repeating slogans "because everyone else was saying it".

I wish I could see him try that excuse on my Dad...

2 posted on 02/01/2007 9:18:20 AM PST by Kenton (All vices in moderation. I don't want to overdo any but I don't want to skip any either.)
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To: kiriath_jearim

If they're smart, they will deport him and his brood.


3 posted on 02/01/2007 9:18:54 AM PST by BigFinn
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To: kiriath_jearim
Too little and too late for England Im afraid.

I predict that we will start seeing an growing exodus of native born British citizens wanting to immigrate to the USA - this figure peaking within 3-5 years from now.

An American Expat in Southeast Asia

4 posted on 02/01/2007 9:20:10 AM PST by expatguy (http://laotze.blogspot.com/)
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To: kiriath_jearim

Ah, memories of when the Israeli Shabak killed Hamas bomb maker Yahya Ayyash ("The Engineer") by planting explosives in his cell phone. One phone call and "pop" goes the terrorist.

5 posted on 02/01/2007 9:26:49 AM PST by antiRepublicrat
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To: kiriath_jearim

"The father-of-five from..."

Aaawwww. Isn't that just heart warming.


6 posted on 02/01/2007 9:29:32 AM PST by PetroniusMaximus
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To: kiriath_jearim

Are they going to execute him?


7 posted on 02/01/2007 9:45:13 AM PST by CottShop
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To: kiriath_jearim
No mention of what made the incitement "racial"...
No reminder of what "7/7" refers to...
No mention of his previous history...

Really good reporting there, Mr. Journalism Major!

8 posted on 02/01/2007 9:47:22 AM PST by Teacher317 (Are you familiar with the writings of Shan Yu?)
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To: kiriath_jearim

He was found guilty. How much will his reward be? I imagine if they give him a few million pounds, it'll learn 'im.


9 posted on 02/01/2007 9:54:24 AM PST by Squeako (ACLU: "Only Christians, Boy Scouts and War Memorials are too vile to defend.")
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To: PetroniusMaximus
"The father-of-five from..."

By how many wives? Costing British taxpayers how much?

10 posted on 02/01/2007 10:16:21 AM PST by Albion Wilde (...where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. -2 Cor 3:17)
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To: kiriath_jearim

Immediately, all civilized countries must deport the proponents of the ideology of death and destruction.
Now.
Before it is too late.


11 posted on 02/01/2007 11:06:05 AM PST by Leftism is Mentally Deranged (Jihadism: destroy Western Civilization and replace it with sharia)
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To: All

ON THE NET...

A Look at More Than Cartoons
http://www.truthusa.com/MoreThanCartoons.html


12 posted on 02/05/2007 1:17:59 AM PST by Cindy
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To: expatguy

"Start seeing......."

?????!

I guess you haven't noticed, but virtually any Brit who has the money has already established a residence here.
The only change is that the lower income Brit's will also begin flocking to our shores, which is actually bad as they will be so much like the Mexicans, expecting to continue their free loading socialist ways.

In the U.K. it's called "The Dole".

At least the coming Brit. illegals will be more likely to be understandable when they speak.


13 posted on 02/05/2007 1:31:07 AM PST by Richard-SIA ("The natural progress of things is for government to gain ground and for liberty to yield" JEFFERSON)
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