British government plans to monitor Muslims in wake of new attacks hindered by equating terrorism with 'Islamophobia'

MIM: Uncle of London bomber says his nephew "was not a terrorist"

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MIM: The 'waffling' on the part of the British regarding who is the enemy has led them to equate terrorism with Islamophobia in the interests of suicidal politcal correctness.

Now it appears that law enforcement is naively expecting the same groups who justified the bombers actions as a response to bogus injustice are being counted upon to turn in people whom they admire for getting their message across.

(As could be seem in a quote of the uncle of one of the bombers who not only justified his nephew's actions but proclaimed he was "not a terrorist"). The 'liason' groups like the MCB and MAB, are themeselves working hand in glove with the terrorists - so the whole monitoring idea - whose intentions are laudable- is doomed to failure from the start. It appears that the authorities havent been reading the statements put out by the Muslim leaders they intend to work with -which proclaimed that the social and political climate in the UK and the US are the root cause of terrorism. One can only envision meetings where the Muslim groups come to the UK authorities with a list of grievances to be addressed 'claiming that they have no way to prevent future terrorist attacks( if such fabricated 'injustices' continue ) in lieu of the names of terror suspects.

MIM:Dr. Daniel Pipes comments on the statement by the uncle of one of the bombers who justified his nephew's actions is a glimpse into the real mindset of UK Muslims a proves undeniably that they are a part of the problem andnot the solution.

He Wasn't Terrorist": Mahzer Mahmood reports in the News of the World, a London tabloid, about the views of an uncle of July 7 suicide bomber Shehzad Tanweer. Bashir Ahmed feels no compunctions about publicly stating that he considers the 22-year-old not a terrorist but a person "looking for justice."

I would not say that he was a terrorist. He was driven to this. He was desperate. He was driven to that by desperation because he couldn't find justice anywhere. This lad has made a name for himself in the world. Muslims call it a sacrifice, the Europeans call him a terrorist.

Ahmed calls suicide bombers "desperate people" who "take extreme action" because "They can see that their [Muslim] brothers are not getting their rights." He blames Tony Blair and George Bush for the bombings, demands that they apologize for "for the way they have abused the human rights of Muslims" and warns that "There will be more" violence. (July 17, 2005)

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Govt plans to 'monitor' Muslims
Meanwhile, the British government plans to set up special intelligence units across the country to monitor Muslims and allow authorities build a "community by community" picture of where extremism is developing, The Guardian newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Special squads, to be known as Muslim Contact Units, will be staffed by intelligence officers and established in areas with a high Muslim population including Yorkshire, north-west England and parts of the Midlands, the report said.

After the London bombings, police have admitted their intelligence of what goes on in Muslim communities is "low" and urgently needs to be boosted, said the newspaper.

The police and British Home Office say that a Muslim Contact Unit already operating in London had helped thwart extremist attempts to recruit young British Muslims, by working with Islamic communities.

The establishment of the special units nationwide was one of the first concrete, counter-terrorist measure to emerge after the London bombings.

The units will have people with language skills and seek detailed knowledge of the "dynamic of Islamic communities in their areas", said The Guardian.

Their role would be to help protect Muslim communities from Islamophobic abuse and attacks, while also gathering information on extremist activity.

MIM: Come again ? Using Muslim fith columnists from Britain's major Islamic organisations to monitor their own and 'protect them from Islamophobic abuses and attacks?

It was the suicidal policy of British political correctness which allowed the terrorists free reign - now the British expect the Muslims who blamed their policies for the attacks (while portraying the terrorists as victims whose actions were justified ) is expected to also gather information on extremist activity ?!

Bloody War for Europe

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A statement in the name of a group that claimed responsibility for the London bombings threatened to launch "a bloody war" on the capitals of European countries that do not remove their troops from Iraq within a month.

"This is the last message we send to the European countries. We are giving you one month for your soldiers to leave the Land of the Two Rivers. Then there will be no other messages, but actions, and the words will be engraved in the heart of Europe," Abu Hafs al Masri Brigades said on Tuesday in a statement.

The "two rivers" in the statement refer to Iraq's Euphrates and Tigris rivers.

The authenticity of the statement -- which surfaced on an Islamic website known as a clearing house for extremist groups' material -- could not be verified.

A United States official said there is some mystery that surrounds the group, which has no proven track record of attacks.

Experts are skeptical of its statements. The organisation has claimed responsibility for events in which it clearly did not play any role, such as the 2003 blackouts in the United States and London that resulted from technical problems.

But, the US official said, there is a school of thought that the name may apply to an umbrella organisation for a loose group of terrorists that take actions in the name of al-Masri -- one alias of Mohammed Atef, Osama bin Laden's top deputy who was killed in a US airstrike in Afghanistan in November 2001.

While loosely defined, the group is thought to have a presence in Europe, said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the information's sensitive nature.

It is not the first time this group has threatened European nations. In recent months it said its operatives would strike in Europe if European nations did not withdraw their troops from Afghanistan and Iraq.

"It is time for you to understand that the Mujahedeen [holy warriors] will not leave their nation suffering under the stigma of humiliation and the killings by American fire which you allied with," the statement said.

It vowed to launch "a bloody war, God willing", against Denmark, Holland, Britain, Italy and other countries "whose soldiers are roving and having fun in Iraq".

The group was one of at least two to claim responsibility for the July 7 bombings that killed 56 people on London's underground and a double-decker bus.

"We promise you that these will be the last words", the statement said. "After that, our Mujahedeen will say something else in your capitals."

'Everything possible' done to protect Britain
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Wednesday that he was satisfied Britain's security services did "everything that is possible" to protect the country before the London bombings.

The comments, during the prime minister's weekly question and answer session in Parliament, came after a report said Britain lowered its threat assessment level as a result of a confidential intelligence report.

The intelligence findings had concluded there was no group with the intent or capability to attack the country three weeks before the attacks.

"I am satisfied that they do everything that is possible in order to protect our country," Blair said.

Govt plans to 'monitor' Muslims
Meanwhile, the British government plans to set up special intelligence units across the country to monitor Muslims and allow authorities build a "community by community" picture of where extremism is developing, The Guardian newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Special squads, to be known as Muslim Contact Units, will be staffed by intelligence officers and established in areas with a high Muslim population including Yorkshire, north-west England and parts of the Midlands, the report said.

After the London bombings, police have admitted their intelligence of what goes on in Muslim communities is "low" and urgently needs to be boosted, said the newspaper.

The police and British Home Office say that a Muslim Contact Unit already operating in London had helped thwart extremist attempts to recruit young British Muslims, by working with Islamic communities.

The establishment of the special units nationwide was one of the first concrete, counter-terrorist measure to emerge after the London bombings.

The units will have people with language skills and seek detailed knowledge of the "dynamic of Islamic communities in their areas", said The Guardian.

Their role would be to help protect Muslim communities from Islamophobic abuse and attacks, while also gathering information on extremist activity.

The government announced plans to set up a joint taskforce to map out measures to tackle extremism and its roots after talks with Muslim community leaders on Tuesday. - Sapa-DPA, Sapa-AFP