'Will Britain Go Muslim?'
By J. Grant Swank Jr. (02/13/08)
“Khalid Kelly, an Irishman, converted to Islam two years ago while imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for distilling and selling alcohol. Since then, he has become the public face of the London-based organization called Al-Muhajiroun.
“The radical organization is led by Sheikh Omar Bakri Mohammed, who has long been linked to bin Laden's International Islamic Front for Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders.
“The presence of militants like Bakri has earned the British capital the sobriquet ‘Londonistan’ among diplomats and terrorism experts, who see London as a worldwide center of Islamic terrorism” per San Francisco Chronicle’s Lynne O'Donnell. ( http://www.sfgate.com/ )
Britain has bent over backwards to make a fool of itself. May non-Muslim societies not follow.
"’Osama bin Laden is a good man. Osama bin Laden wants the same as me -- he wants to see the implementation of God's law,’ says Khalid Kelly as he sips coffee in a sun-filled London cafe and expounds on his allegiance to the man who has declared war on the West.”
Britain opens its borders to those who claim the destruction of non-Muslim nations. Britain permitted Muslim clerics Egyptian Yusuf al-Qaradawi and Sheikh Abdur-Rahman al-Sudais of Saudi Arabia to house in Britain. Both are known for broadcasting their hatred against Jews and all those holding to non-Muslim principles.
Yusuf, banned from America, informs media of his endorsement of suicide bombers. He states that “martyrdom operations” are what Muslims must activate in order to see through their faith.
Liberal Brits defend their laxity by saying that their country does not ban free speech, even that which advocates the destruction of free countries. Therefore, extremist Muslims take full advantage of free speech.
Naturally such free speech would not be permitted, say, in Iran.
“Syrian-born Bakri, whose group's Web site often carries statements purportedly by Osama bin Laden and advocates support for al Qaeda activities, has lived in Britain since 1985, after being deported from Saudi Arabia.
“Police and intelligence organizations number his adherents between 300 and 800. He has bragged about recruiting young Muslim men to fulfill ‘religious obligations’ by doing three months ‘military training’ in such battle zones as Afghanistan, Chechnya and the Balkans. Since the Persian Gulf War of 1991, he has named British Prime Ministers John Major and Tony Blair as ‘legitimate targets.’”
And where again does this killer reside. Britain, of course—since 1985.
"’Al-Muhajiroun are well known for their notorious antics, including publicity stunts on the 9/11 anniversary, calling it a “towering day in history” and the perpetrators “the magnificent 19,”’ said Inayat Bunglawala, a spokesman for the Muslim Council of Britain. ‘They clearly set out to create a rift between the Muslim community and white society, and part of their agenda is to destabilize society.’
“Extremist proselytizers like Kelly continue to use London as their forum.
"’George Bush said you are with us or with the terrorists -- we have no problem being called terrorists,'’ he says.
"’When you call us extremists, it's OK because we are against all the pornography, drinking, homosexuality, pedophilia out there. When you call us fundamentalists, it's OK because we stick fundamentally to our beliefs.’”
Muslims are the largest minority religion in the UK. Their vocal threats and secret maneuverings however make them a significant threat to traditional non-Muslim culture in Britain.
“The major extremist Muslim leaders in London are: Sheikh Omar Bakri Mohammed, a Saudi exile who leads Al-Muhajiroun (the Migrant's Movement), an international organization founded in the 1980s. Bakri is anti-Israel and has encouraged young followers, including converts, to join Islamic factions in regional wars in the Balkans and Chechnya, and in Afghanistan.
“Imram Waheed, London representative of Hizb ut-Tahrir (Islamic Liberation Party), a group led by Abdul Qadeem Zallum that claims to be nonviolent but supports suicide bombings in Israel and seeks to establish a worldwide caliphate, or Islamic regime.
“Sheikh Omar Mahmoud Othman abu Omar, also known as Abu Qatada, a Jordanian Palestinian granted asylum by Britain in 1993. Tried and convicted in absentia in Jordan for terrorist activities, Abu Qatada has openly called for the destruction of the United States and its Arab allies and is known as ‘al Qaeda's spiritual ambassador in Europe.'”
J. Grant Swank, Jr.
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