Tiny minority of extremists update. "Met Chief Issues Fresh Terror Warning," from SkyNews, with thanks to Jeffrey Imm:
Britain's most senior policeman has issued a new warning about the threat of al Qeada terrorists targeting the UK. Sir Ian Blair is calling for new laws to tackle terrorist conspiracies and has asked for the introduction of ID cards to be given further consideration. His comments come in an interview to be broadcast on the Breakfast with Frost programme.And they follow the jailing of Kamel Bourgass for murdering a policeman and conspiring to cause a public nuisance after police unravelled an al Qaeda ricin poison plot.
Sir Ian told Sir David Frost: "There's real clarity now that al Qaeda affiliates are targeting Britain - that's the first thing.
"Secondly, I think we obviously have to mourn the death of Stephen Oake.
"Thirdly, the important point is to say this is one individual, not the whole Muslim community who are law-abiding and we have to work to support them."
Speaking on the BBC show, he added: "99.9% of Muslims and 99.9% of Asians are law-abiding people and we've got to support them in that and understand the difference.
"What is it that drives a tiny number of young men and women into extreme violence?..."
99.9%? What was it, then, that made Al-Muhajiroun, a group that openly supported Al-Qaeda and spoke freely of wanting to see "the black flag of Islam," that is, the flag of jihad, "flying over #10 Downing Street," Britain's largest Muslim group?
"99.9% of Muslims and 99.9% of Asians are law-abiding people
With 1.54 million Muslims in the UK, Blair's clearly scientific analysis -- cough -- suggests that only 1,540 Muslims have committed or are inclined to commit a crime.
I would bet there are a greater number of Muslims on Hamza's ward at Belmarsh.
Read Times Online which says that 'unofficially' it is believed half a million Illegal Immigrants
are in Britain. Have lived there myself and think there is 3 million at least unaccounted for - the system is so chaotic who knows - certainly not the British government and Home Office. You can bet your Boots a high percentage are Muzzies though. Anyway with 10 'ACQUITTED RICIN TERRORISTS' is certainly adding to 'the tiny minority' of Holy Warriors awash in U.K. Britain is just asking for an attack and all the disgraceful pandering and PC comments won't save
this once proud nation.
"99.9% of Muslims and 99.9% of Asians are law-abiding people"
Sharia law does not count.
Of interest to note is that Prime Minister Tony Blair and his labor party are leading in all the polls conducted over the past weeks leading up to the may 5th election. This in the face of his support of the United states to go to war against Iraq.
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=akmW5WrNMtnY&refer=home
Al Muhajiroun is an extremist fringe group. I don't know how the NY Times came up with the claim that they are "the largest" Muslim group in Britain. Then again, they had Jayson Blair on their staff. So perhaps its obvious.
Moving on, as Mr. MET Chief points out, 99.9% of Muslims are law abiding citizens. I hope that some of you will remember that.
Yuh......law abiding citizens who are activly engaged in supporting the establishment of a world -wide caliphate.in any small way they can.
Shukri~ if they are law-abiding citizens, then what need for sharia law courts to be established? The law of the land already covers everything sharia does, and then some.
Ah, we 'remember' that, Shurki. It's just that there's an underlying thread common to these things. Can you see what it is?
Agreed, Gary - if the law of the land is sufficient to prohibit 'fornication', which Shurki thinks is the natural state of all non-islamic nations, then what need is sharia? And why would one need to implement it by force?
Geoff
99.9% still leaves thousands (also including in the 'offical percentage' a few million illegals who are not on the 'doomsday book' tally) of active jihadist warriors and symapthizers.
19 killed 3,000.
So, if there are only 2,000 active 'soldiers of Allah' in England, this could result in as many as 100 times the death toll as on 9/11, or 300,000 casualties.
But I doubt they'll bother with the U.K.
It is already capitulating nicely, so no need to provoke them into wakefulness. Just keep singing the Koranic lullabies. And crying "Islamophobia" when caught red-handed in plots to hurt the West (outside of England, to be cautious and 'inoffensive' to the sensibilities opf the Brits).
The U.S. is the 'great satan' - and while the jihdis may train the the U.K., their strikes will be at the main target.
And that will make the U.S.-hating Europeans feel smug and safe and vindicated. Until they are given their dhimmi armbands and taxed for new mosques throughout the EU- each one bigger and better than any cathdral, church or synagague in their respective "protectorates" (formerly EU nations).
But then it will be to late to yell for help from the 'great satan'.
Although we may buy your rugs.
"99.9% of Muslims and 99.9% of Asians are law-abiding people"
Something is wrong here.
Sir Ian Blair is obviously referring to terror activity, and as it is clear that Hindu and Buddhist Asians are not involved in such al-Qaeda related activity. As muslims constitute around 60% of Asians in Britain, it is clear that Blair's statement cannot be correct in the mathematical sense.
"99.9% of Muslims and 99.9% of Asians are law-abiding people and we've got to support them in that and understand the difference."
From what hat did he pull out this statistical rabbit? How does he know? On the basis of what data, what polling, what knowledge of Muslim teachings in Qur'an, Hadith and Sira, and on the basis of what comprehension of the psychology of Muslims?
This figure is false, but anything like the real figure, the figure that ex-Muslims offer from their own experience, would so frighten everyone that no one in authority dares to come close.
But we know quite otherwise, from everything we can deduce, from the reaction to 9/11 to the naming of baby boys "Osama," to the stuff which fills =Muslim websites.
Daniel Pipes suggests that 10%-15% of Muslims actively support terrorism. This too is a figure for which no supporting data is offered. My own suspicion is that the "supproting terorrism" query is not the right one. The right question is: do you support the spread of Islam, throughout the world, using whatever instruments are most effective. To that question almost every Muslim would answer yes -- or at least secretly answer yes. If you regard Islam as a menace to art, to science, to freedom, then you will not be heartened by this statistic. the emphasis in discussion should not be terrorism, but the menacing nature of Islam itself, however peacefully it may be spread.
The only people that will inconvenience are good Brits,the Muslims are extremely proficient at producing fake ID's, passports, and drivers licenses.
This proposal like the one in the US is a sop and a ruse, it will not stop the terrorists one bit, it will just increase controls over the rest of us and make life more difficult.
The only solution in reality is to de Islamize emmigrants, better yet send them to Muslim countries where they can enjoy their precious Shari'a and culture.
Paul Sperry has a list of ten things towards the end of Infiltration: How Muslim Spies and Subservsives have Infiltrated Washington that should be done to protect the US and our culture, but don't expect our Saudi obligated administration to act on any of them.
Mr Blair, are you seriously suggesting that a possible Islamic threat is likely to come from any Asian and not from Muslims in particular? If so, what evidence do you have to prove the existence of Hindu Islamic extremists or Sikh Jihadists?
Mr Blair, are you aware that Islam is a religion and not a race? If so, why did you mention Asians at all?
Mr Blair, do you think that, for example, African Muslims are not prepared to carry out Islamic terrorist attacks? Have you forgotten that the murderer of Stephen Oake is originally from Algeria, which is in Africa and not in Asia?
Mr Blair, do you consider the Islamization of the UK to be acceptable if it is conducted peacefully and in accordance with British Law through Da'wa and demography? Are you not concerned by issues such as Sharia law and Dhimmitude?
Mr Blair, why should the British public feel comforted by the fact that you are one of those in charge of the defence against Islamic terrorism, when you cannot even identify it properly?
Mr Blair, get informed. It is becoming late in the day and you really should know where you are heading.