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| Mutt-wit handing out leaflets in Scotland calling for murder of U.S. civilians |
| 2002-07-31 |
| Scottish sympathisers of al-Qaida are targeting American tourists in Edinburgh with a leaflet calling for the murder of US civilians. Al-Qaida supporter David Allison - whose actions were described as "stupid and irresponsible" by a spokesman for Edinburgh’s Central Mosque - has already begun distributing the leaflets on Princes Street. Mr Allison said: "We want to show solidarity with al-Qaida and Iraq. We plan to let American tourists know that not everyone is in favour of [George] Bush and [Tony] Blair’s war in Afghanistan." Mr Allison, from Dundee, claimed to be part of a network of al-Qaida supporters who call themselves "Al-Quaeda Scotland". He admitted that the leaflets were designed to shock. "Hoot, laddie, pehaps we cannae spell it, but we can feel it!" "We will be specifically targeting Americans during the Festival to let them know that there are people who are opposed to the US war against innocent people in Afghanistan," Mr Allison said. "Obviously we expect an aggressive response, but they have to find out there is another point of view which they will not have heard in their own country." Perhaps an "aggressive response" might include a nice poke in the nose for Mr Allison? That would be nice. Mr Allison, a photographer and freelance computer expert, describes himself as a "political green" with Hindu religious beliefs. "I became a photographer because I have a very artistic temperament but never learned how to draw. I photograph cartoons and I'm trying to get my new comic strip syndicated. It's called 'Li'l Abner'..." He warned that his group would be targeting US performers during the Fringe, adding: "There is an American band appearing at the Festival who we are planning to target by distributing these leaflets outside. We will continue these activities and are happy to listen to people’s views if they are opposed to the leaflet." "Since my IQ is considerably lower than body temperature, this is the only way I can get people to pay attention to me. I tried taking off all my clothes in public, but all that happened was that the girlies started making jokes about little teeny-tiny mushrooms..." A representative of Edinburgh’s Central Mosque fiercely condemned Mr Allison. "It is a very stupid and irresponsible thing to do. Islam teaches that all life is sacred," he said. That's Muslim for "that sonofabitch is trying to get us killed!" |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |