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UK Muslim doctor who became Taliban commander killed in drone strike

Mar 15, 2015 7:50 pm By Robert Spencer

A doctor? But…but…poverty causes terrorism! He just needed some economic opportunities and all would have been well! “NHS doctor who became Taliban commander killed ‘in drone strike,'” by Robert Verkaik and Robert Mendick, the Telegraph, March 14, 2015

An NHS doctor who skipped bail to join the Taliban has been killed in a counter-terrorism offensive in Pakistan.

Dr Mirza Tariq Ali, 39, who worked in hospitals in London and Cambridge, was involved in extremist groups in the UK when he was charged with violent disorder.

Last year the Telegraph reported that he fled the UK before his court appearance to become a Taliban commander in Pakistan where he fronted extremist propaganda including a recruitment video.

On Saturday, it was reported that he had been killed in an attack led by the Pakistan security services. A conflicting report said he had been killed in a US drone strike.

Before leaving for Pakistan, Ali was a close associate of radical cleric Anjem Choudary as well as a number of UK jihadists who have gone to fight for Islamic State in Syria.

Choudary immediately responded to news of the death by describing Ali as a ‘martyr’ after he was reported killed by the Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence, or ISI, which has carried out a number of targeted attacks against prominent jihadists.

Ehsanullah Ehsan, spokesman for the Taliban group which Ali had joined, vowed to avenge his death which he attributed to ISI and its Western allies.

Ehsan, one of the world’s most notorious terrorists, is wanted for the attempted assassination of Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head in October 2012 for wanting to go to school. Malala, now 17, was widely praised for her courage and later awarded the Nobel peace prize.

During his time in Pakistan, Ali edited an online English-language jihadist magazine, called ‘Ihya-e-Khilafat’ (Revival of the Islamic Caliphate) aimed at recruiting Muslim youths from the west.

The extremist magazine which he helped to edit publishes contact details for potential jihadi youths and advises them not to use home computers which might be tracked by intelligence agencies.

The surgeon, who had been a doctor in the Pakistan army before taking up a hospital post in London ten years ago, was convicted in the first-ever successful prosecution for Islamic sectarian violence in Britain after he was seen hitting a bystander over the head with a pole at a Central London rally in 2013.

He skipped bail before his trial and was found guilty in his absence at the Old Bailey and sentenced to 15 months.

He has since been struck off by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service.

It was previously reported that he was fighting as a jihadist in Syria to join British fighters. But instead he travelled to Pakistan where he became a commander for a Taliban splinter-group under a new name – Dr Abu Obaidah Al-Islamabadi.

Wearing a black turban, he was seen in a video clip saying: “Allah blessed me with the passion of Jihad.

“I left Britain with an intention to go to Iraq and join Islamic State, but I was arrested on the way and sent to prison in Croatia.”

He somehow ended up in Pakistan and joined a branch of the Taliban accused last year of involvement in the massacre of 132 children in Peshawar.

Choudary has written an obituary about Ali, in which he said: “Once we were acquainted I soon realised that Tariq Ali was no ordinary Muslim but rather in many respects an extremely exceptional one.”…

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  1. Burt says

    Mar 15, 2015 at 7:57 pm

    http://www.arrse.co.uk/community/attachments/oh-dear-how-sad-jpg.167807/

  2. Shmooviyet says

    Mar 15, 2015 at 8:05 pm

    What a pleasant, cheerful face to see entering one’s examination room.
    When is his buddy Chowder-y going to be a hero and join the fight?

    • Spot On says

      Mar 16, 2015 at 8:49 am

      This is what “Obamacare” will look like.

      • umbra says

        Mar 16, 2015 at 11:43 am

        There is obamacare and then there is obama-cair. One is lethal while the other is just useless.

        • Spot On says

          Mar 17, 2015 at 2:59 pm

          A family member was told at his VA Hospital that his doctor was no longer available…since his doctor had been arrested for terrorism. (Actually happened.)

          Obama-cair may well be our future just like VA.

    • Cicero says

      Mar 16, 2015 at 3:37 pm

      Well Britain’s. GPsurgeries are manned by an I creasing number of such folk.
      They look like the doctor in question- believe me it is absolutely terrifying to go into the consulting room and to be faced with one of these. If one does not feel that I’ll before going in one certainly feels nervous and nauseous afterwards!

      They are sweet talking and unctuous. Such viscosity hides the poisonous I’ll will they inevitably bear their non- muslim patients!

  3. Saleem Smith says

    Mar 15, 2015 at 8:11 pm

    He went from being a UK doctor to a Taliban jihadi picking fleas out of his beard. Just like his desert bandit prophet was said to have done.

    The Mohammedan doctor must have been studying the Qur’an and the hadiths of his prophet a little too closely, and this inspired him to take his religion more seriously. He then purchased a flight to Afghanistan to perform his jihad. Now he’s dead. Such is the life of a devoutly obedient Mohammedan.

    We ex-Muslims know that Muhammad was an evil pedophile.

    Here is a recent statement from a group of Bangladeshi apostates living in the UK explaining the reasons why they have abandoned Islam:

    “One who claims to be a messenger of God is expected to live a saintly life. He must not be given to lust, he must not be a sexual pervert, and he must not be a rapist, a highway robber, a war criminal, a mass murderer or an assassin. One who claims to be a messenger of God must have a superior character. He must stand above the vices of the people of his time. Yet Muhammad’s life is that of a gangster godfather. He raided merchant caravans, looted innocent people, massacred entire male populations and enslaved the women and children. He raped the women captured in war after killing their husbands and told his followers that it is okay to have sex with their captives (Qur’an 33:50). He assassinated those who criticized him and executed them when he came to power and became de facto despot of Arabia. Muhammad was bereft of human compassion. He was an obsessed man with his dreams of grandiosity and could not forgive those who stood in his way…

    The statement continues,

    Muhammad was a narcissist, like Hitler, Saddam or Stalin. He was astute and knew how to manipulate people, but his emotional intelligence was less evolved than that of a 6-year-old child. He simply could not feel the pain of others. He brutally massacred thousands of innocent people and pillaged their wealth. His ambitions were big and as a narcissist he honestly believed he is entitled to do as he pleased and commit all sorts of crimes and his evil deeds are justified.”

  4. abad says

    Mar 15, 2015 at 8:29 pm

    Question: Do these ugly people become Muslim because they are ugly?

    Or does Islam make them physically ugly?

    Inquiring minds want to know…..I have yet o see an attractive Muslim, male or female.

    • Joseph says

      Mar 15, 2015 at 10:41 pm

      abad, you need to look closer. There are some V E R Y attractive female Muslims. Look at them as females, NOT MUSLIMS.

      • Lioness says

        Mar 16, 2015 at 11:01 am

        How can you tell? They are covered in black garbage bags from head to toe.

      • The Doctor says

        Mar 16, 2015 at 1:53 pm

        Their beauty seems inversely proportional to the stringency with which they follow Islam. I have a stunningly beautiful co-worker who is a Muslim lady from India. No hijab, etc. Long, silky black hair and a captivating smile. She is as sweet as can be.

        Islam, like any religion, has those who are nominally members of the religion all the way to the highly pious, strict adherents. The difference is that Islam is the only major religion where strict adherence automatically means violence towards others.

        That, of course, is the problem. With other religions, it is usually a good thing for society if people follow their beliefs because most world religions preach _against_ violence and hatred. (NB: Christianity does not preach hatred of homosexuals, just for the homosexual acts themselves. The more people who figure this out, the better off we’ll all be.)

  5. Fritz Kohlhaas says

    Mar 15, 2015 at 9:13 pm

    Good news!

  6. DVult says

    Mar 15, 2015 at 10:32 pm

    They need British doctors not incompetent crazy third world wackos who can’t speak English properly and may or may not snuff you if they get a chance.

    • sidney penny says

      Mar 16, 2015 at 1:20 am

      They speak perfect English in Pakistan,at least people in his category.

  7. Joe Shmo says

    Mar 15, 2015 at 11:11 pm

    I have a relative who works with a Muslim doctor. He recently told me he was very devout too. I met him once and he seemed like a nice guy but since my relative told me that I can’t help feeling slightly concerned. I’m sure it’ll be fine but this relative is also completely clueless about Islam and Mohammed too.

    • mortimer says

      Mar 16, 2015 at 12:43 am

      Anyone who admires Mohammed has suspended judgment on his atrocities, lies, highway robberies, genocides, polygamy, misogyny and pedophilia.

      A truly ‘pious’ Muslim is a very devious person, since Mohammed was.

      The thing to ask a Muslim is: ‘How much of what you tell me is taqiyya…verbal jihad?’

      See if the Muslim blushes.

  8. mortimer says

    Mar 16, 2015 at 12:36 am

    “Dr Mirza Tariq Ali, 39, who worked in hospitals in London and Cambridge, was involved in extremist groups in the UK when he was charged with violent disorder.

    …He somehow ended up in Pakistan and joined a branch of the Taliban accused last year of involvement in the massacre of 132 children in Peshawar.”

    Dr Mirza Tariq Ali obviously felt ‘excluded’…it was the fault of the British ‘crusaders’ who FORCED HIM to become a murderer of Pakistani children!

  9. sidney penny says

    Mar 16, 2015 at 1:14 am

    A doctor? But…but…poverty causes terrorism!

    A MEDICAL doctor?

    Robert you missed out the third but

    But…but…but…..poverty causes terrorism!

    He may have lost his job at NHS?

    You would think that as an army surgeon, in the Pakistan army . a prestigious position in Pakistan he would not want to lower his status and go to England but he did.

  10. Lia Wissing says

    Mar 16, 2015 at 5:05 am

    A Choudary recommendation must be a passport straight to hell.

  11. duh_swami says

    Mar 16, 2015 at 5:08 am

    He got his doctorate in Pakistan? I wonder if that was the one year plan or the two year plan? If he was a surgeon in the Pakistan army, it must have been the two year plan…

  12. RICHTHOFEN says

    Mar 16, 2015 at 6:41 am

    Good

  13. BC says

    Mar 16, 2015 at 7:00 am

    Another economic migrant welcomed into UK to the great benefit of our country. Were there no patients in Pakistan needing his care?

    • Judi says

      Mar 16, 2015 at 1:24 pm

      Ha, so true.

  14. Charli Main says

    Mar 16, 2015 at 7:03 am

    “Choudary has written an obituary about Ali ”

    I look forward to the day I read about Amjam Choudary´s obituary.

  15. Mirren10 says

    Mar 16, 2015 at 8:37 am

    ”On Saturday, it was reported that he had been killed in an attack led by the Pakistan security services. A conflicting report said he had been killed in a US drone strike.”

    Hooray !

  16. The Doctor says

    Mar 16, 2015 at 1:29 pm

    As a doctor, I’m particularly incensed at this. I take my Hippocratic oath very seriously, and have no patience for any who violate it.

    As a Muslim, his duty to Allah and Mo overrides all other duties. This includes his duty to “kill them [unbelievers] wherever you find them.” I wonder how much malpractice this scumbag committed in order to fulfill his duties to Allah.

    I would _never_ trust a Muslim physician.

    • Charli Main says

      Mar 17, 2015 at 3:56 am

      I believe that it is no longer necessary for qualifying doctors to take the Hippocratic oath as it would be racist and discriminatory to non Europeans.
      If this is true, this Muslim almost certainly never took any oath to defend his patients to the utmost of his ability.

    • Jerry says

      Mar 17, 2015 at 3:07 pm

      Whenever I approach a new doctor or dentist, if there is any possibility of doubt, I politely enquire about the likelihood of conflict of interest, as I am not a Muslim.

  17. gravenimage says

    Mar 16, 2015 at 3:46 pm

    He has since been struck off by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service.
    ……………………………

    Well, I suppose that’ better than considering this terrorist still a member in good standing.

    Seriously, how many more are there like Mizra Tariq Ali, and would you want to put your medical care—or that of your loved ones—in the hands of such a “doctor”?

  18. Carlos Danger says

    Mar 16, 2015 at 5:55 pm

    Hope that the reports of his death are true, and that his bones bleach in the desert sands.

  19. Jerry says

    Mar 17, 2015 at 3:02 pm

    Dr bin Mengele I presume?

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