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Canadian Jihad Coverup
by Robert SpencerThe lead paragraph of the Toronto Star story on this weeks terror arrests in Canada was: In investigators offices, an intricate graph plotting the links between the 17 men and teens charged with being members of a homegrown terrorist cell covers at least one wall. And still, says a source, it is difficult to find a common denominator. But illustrating the story was a photo of two women, relatives of the accused, in full Islamic dress, their faces entirely covered except for a slit for their eyes. Difficult to find a common denominator? The investigators could have found it in the Stars photo. But the Star seemed intent on not noticing this. The initial New York Times story on the arrests likewise identified the suspects as Canadian residents and as mainly of South Asian descent. It assures readers immediately thereafter that none of them had any known affiliation with Al Qaedawhich it had given no one any reason to suspect in the first place. The Times quoted a Royal Canadian Mounted Police assistant commissioner trafficking in irrelevancies: They represent the broad strata of our society. Some are students, some are employed, some are unemployed. Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair joined in the denial, noting proudly that during the press conference following the arrests, I would remind you that there was not one single reference made by law enforcement to Muslim or Muslim community. Why not? The Canadian Muslim community is clearly involved in this, and they know it: they have been backtracking furiously from those arrested, but in ways that only raise more questions. The Toronto Star spoke with some of the members of a school Muslim association to which some of those arrested belonged. Once those who are now terror suspects discussed at an association gathering whether suicide bombing was permissible in Islam. Their views were so violent that the other association members threatened to have them banned. But evidently they didnt follow through on the threat or report them to authorities. Why not? Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-06-07 |
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