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Are we mad? Every organ of the state now seems intent on protecting those who would destroy us
Daily Mail (UK) ^ | 03rd September 2008 | Ruth Dudley Edwards
Posted on September 6, 2008 3:26:26 PM PDT by Mount Athos
Abu Qatada, wanted by Jordan for involvement in terrorist attacks, strolls down a London street, carrying groceries paid for by the British taxpayer.
Beside him, on a mobile phone, apparently acting as a go-between, is Yasser Al-Sirri, wanted by Egypt for aiding an assassination attempt in 1993 of the then Prime Minister with a car bomb, which instead killed a young girl.
Both these men despise the country that is sheltering them. [...]
Supported by state benefits, Qatada began preaching in local mosques his blood-thirsty anti-Jewish and anti-Christian messages and calling for Muslims to kill non-Muslims.
Because of a toxic mixture of political correctness and ignorance that seems to pervade all our dealings with Muslim extremists, the police were ignoring the rants of even the most incendiary preachers, so Qatada spread his poison undisturbed. [...]
The system does not just allow people in who hate the country, but it subsidises them, turns a blind eye to their activities until forced to act, foots the bill for lawyers to find loopholes in laws that were designed to keep the public safe, and has judges who take such lofty absolutist positions that it is almost impossible to deport even the vilest of the vile.
If Islamic terrorists and their supporters were looking for a safe haven during the so-called ‘war against terror’, why on earth would they bother with some dusty cave in Afghanistan, a squalid street in Iran or a dangerous suburb of Baghdad?
Britain is far more comfortable and generous towards them. And - even more attractive - they run no risk. They are allowed to carry on with their plans for our destruction unfettered by the rule of law or fears of justice.
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http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22191&Itemid=21
Press Release A080906a-310
September 6, 2008
Al-Qaeda bombing, foreign terrorist networks disrupted (Baghdad, Bayji, Mosul)
BAGHDAD – Coalition forces detained 12 suspected terrorists while targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq’s bombing cells and foreign terrorist facilitation network during operations around the country Saturday.
Two precision operations around the Iraqi capital netted wanted men allegedly tied to AQI bombing networks. Once Coalition forces moved in on a location in Karmah, about 40 km west of Baghdad, a targeted man identified himself to the force and surrendered without incident. The man reportedly procures explosives and weapons for bombing cells in Baghdad. In a separate raid in Baghdad, Coalition forces captured a man believed to be attempting to acquire poison to use in attacks. He is also believed to be tied to the AQI network that brings foreigners into Iraq to conduct attacks against civilians and the security forces that protect them.
Coalition forces in Bayji detained four suspected AQI terrorists, including a man wanted for his alleged ties to senior terrorist leaders in the region.
Farther north in Mosul, six suspects were detained during two operations targeting the network that brings foreign terrorists into Iraq to conduct attacks. Recent detainee reporting indicates that because security has improved across Iraq, terrorists are only able to use foreigners for suicide bombings.
“Iraqi and Coalition forces will continue to work for improved security so Iraqis can prosper,” said Maj. John C. Hall, MNF-I spokesman.
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