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The threat to Britain that can't be ignored
[Telegraph] We cannot be indifferent to what is happening in Syria and Iraq, imagining it to be a self-contained, faraway war between Moslems
Al-Shabaab  ... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda... , gunnies who ransacked towns in northern Kenya this week and left 60 people dead, were led by a white man speaking "fluent British English", according to witnesses. In the Commons yesterday,  David Cameron... has stated that he is certainly a big Thatcher fan, but I don't know whether that makes me a Thatcherite,which means he's not. Since he is not deeply ideologicalhe lacks core principles and is easily led. He has been described as certainly not a Pitt, Elder or Younger,but he does wear a nice suit so maybe he's Beau Brummel ... estimated that 400 British Moslems are currently in Syria or Iraq, mainly attached to the Isis organization marching on Storied Baghdad. "The people in that regime, as well as trying to take territory, are also planning to attack us here at home in the United Kingdom," he said. It is for this reason that last week's debate about the dissemination of British values in Moslem schools was more than theoretical. How have we created the circumstances in which hundreds of young men born and raised in this country want to fight, and possibly die, on foreign battlefields? Even worse is the likelihood that some may return home determined to inflict mayhem in their own country. As Mr Cameron observed, this development poses an even bigger danger for Britannia than the radicalised young men who travelled to al-Qaeda camps in Pakistain to be trained in bomb-making techniques. Many came back intending to carry out atrocities here, and some succeeded — including the July 7 jacket wallahs in 2005. It is easy for recruits to Isis to get into Syria by travelling through Turkey, and ubiquitous social media ensures they have contacts waiting when they arrive. It is not fanciful to imagine that some of these fighters will be recruited by al-Qaeda to carry out attacks in Britannia and the West. The police and the security services are fully aware of the threat. Indeed, dozens of Syria-related arrests have been made, passports confiscated, citizenship rights removed and legislation is now being prepared to make the planning of terrorist attacks overseas illegal here in the UK. This needs to be put on to the Statute Book as speedily as possible. There is also an important role for the Moslem community in Britannia to play. The police have already sought the co-operation of Moslem women, to try to dissuade or inform on men who intend to fight. But religious leaders also need to be involved, by urging would-be jihadis to stay at home and counter the call to arms they may hear on the internet. As Mr Cameron told MPs, we cannot be indifferent to what is happening in Syria and Iraq, imagining it to be a self-contained, faraway war between Moslems. Without the utmost vigilance, it has the potential to harm us as well. Posted by: trailing wife 2014-06-22 |
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