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2008-08-01 Britain

Academic Study of Al-Qaeda Manual Stirs Debate in Britain

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Posted by Fred 2008-08-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
File under: al-Qaeda

#1 Parts of the Manual have been on "Smoking Gun" for years. There isn't too much of tactical value. UK terrorists are more likely to be inspired by the Guardian and the Independent, that that publication. Production of C4 requires only 3 chemical compounds, and instructions can be found on the internet. My take on what the terrorists already have is: Western Civilization needs to adopt life-boat ethics, and replace habeas corpus rights with show cause obligations. There have been science fiction treatments of the problem of the presence of persons who are too dangerous to live free. I believe that ideological subscription to Islamism is unconscionable in itself, and that Gitmo SOP - which led to water-boarding, etc - were only Act 1. It's time for Act 2.

Posted by McZoid 2008-08-01 04:59|| 2008-08-01 04:59|| Front Page Top

#2 Nicely written McZoid. In a demented I just got out of the nuthouse sort of way.

Posted by .5MT 2008-08-01 08:36|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2008-08-01 08:36|| Front Page Top

#3 But what may be more disturbing about such police tactics is their worrying ability to drive Muslims towards extremism.

Because nothing in their doctrine, history or examples on the world stage too numerous to count would suggest "extremism" without the help of the police.

Posted by Excalibur 2008-08-01 10:24|| 2008-08-01 10:24|| Front Page Top

#4 They are misreading the survey results, which strongly suggest that at least a third of the Muslims on British university campuses are already extreme enough to be dangerous.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-08-01 13:24|| 2008-08-01 13:24|| Front Page Top

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