From Agencia Gionalistica Italica, with thanks to Anthony:
(AGI) - Catanzaro, 20 Jan - A series of arrest warrants have been issued by magistrates in Catanzaro for 29 people who are believed to belong to a criminal organisation bringing immigrants into Italy illegally.....The suspects are of North African origin, and are all accused of criminal association, human trafficking and aiding and abetting the entry of illegal immigrants into Italy and kidnapping with request for ransom. The inquiries, in collaboration with the secret services, have revealed roles, means and strategies of a criminal group with operating bases in Egypt and Libya and ramifications in Italy, active predominantly in Calabria and Lombardy. The gang concentrated migrants in Egypt before transferring them to Libya where they embarked in the direction of the Italian coast, in particular the Island of Lampedusa. Details of the operation will be revealed at a press conference this morning. There is also a theory that those arrested have links to al Qaeda and Islamic fundamentalism.
This is exactly the kind of thing the 85% of britons ,who are tired of the government doing sweet FA about asylum seekers, are worried about; and quite rightly too.
The left call this humongous portion of the UKs population xenophobic, for what reason is a different story (methinks the same reason they kiss muslim ass, because they want to be seen as allies of islam, in case their head ever reaches the muslim chopping board) but these morons are being laughed at now. In a democratic country, that voted in labour twice running, thats known for it's soft touch towards refugees and minorities, calling 85% of it's population is patently insane.
I think it has a lot more to do with rational concern than xenophobia. When you see the identity of your country changing , why shouldn't people say they don't like it??? Because it offends the sensibilities of some finatical stalin wannabes vision of socialist utopia??? Bollocks to them.
And then when we hear about extremists living in the UK, milking our system , only so they can be allowed to continue preaching hatred of infidels, to impressionable, already twisted young muslims and recruiting them for their jihad.... of course it's time to say ENOUGH!!!
The reasons 85% of britons want an end to it are varied: There's no room for any more, it's a drain on the system, taxpayers money is spent to build new housing only for it to be filled with asylum seekers, when britons homeless for months or years are left on the streets to rot..... I could go on, but I think most would be in agreement that the main point of concern is the number of extremists sneaking in under the guise of refugees fleeing oppression, amongst genuine refugees (exactly how we're supposed to tell who the hell's who is another unsolved mystery).
It wouldn't be unfair of our government to make it as simple as this:
Until we can be 100% certain the islamic jihad is over, we will not accept so much as one more muslim asylum seeker into the UK, and all those already here who're even suspected of being involved in hate mongering, extremism or terrorism of any way shape or form will be deported without a chance to appeal.
Rikki
Check out these stats:
http://www.islamicpopulation.com/europe_islam.html
And check out the French mindset:
http://www.lemonde.fr/web/article/0,1-0@2-3210,36-394487,0.html
Here's my predictions for the dhimmis of Eurabia 2050:
http://www.threemoviebuffs.com/miscreview/planetoftheapes1968_1.jpg
This is my solution, containment:
http://www.prisonflicks.com/images/ENYMap.jpg
Rikki: It appears Michael Howard is just as anxious to kiss political ass as his Labour opposites.
Did not the Italians cave in to terroristic tactics early in the game?
Did they find out that " The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in a time of great moral crisis maintain their neutrality".
(Dante)