RACE WAR POLITICS
The controversy surrounding the small band of Islamist extremists who demonstrated at the homecoming parade in Luton of the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Anglian Regiment continues.
When the soldiers, who had returned from Iraq, marched through Luton, a small mob of Islamist protesters, from Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah [ASWJ], shouted abuse and waved placards saying: ‘Anglian soldiers: Butchers of Basra’ and ‘Anglian soldiers: cowards, killers, extremists’.
This was a disgraceful episode intended to denigrate our soldiers and stir up hatred. However, as a video of the event has shown, the protesters came off the worst. Members of the general public reacted very angrily and confronted the protesters, shouting ‘scum’ and ‘no surrender to the Taliban’.
The police formed two lines between the general public and the protesters to keep them apart, before hustling the protesters away. It is believed that PC Plod have not charged the protesters, although one member of the general public was issued with a fixed penalty notice and another has been charged. Nathan Draper said:
One of the protesters, a teacher and leader of the Luton branch of the now banned al-Muhajiroun, Sayful Islam, said:
It has been revealed that one of the protesters, Jalal Ahmed, is a baggage handler at Luton airport. His airside pass has now been revoked and he will be subject to a full investigation by his employer, Menzies Aviation. Most of the protesters are believed to be on benefits.
Subsequently, Anjem Choudary, who has close links to ASWJ, described the parade as ‘vile’ and the soldiers ‘terrorists’ on the website Islam For The UK. Mr Choudary was interviewed by Kirsty Walk on Newsnight, in which he claimed that far from welcoming the soldiers home, ‘people should be indicted for war crimes’ and that he was ‘representing the Islamic viewpoint’. He claimed that Britain should not have soldiers in Iraq is it was ‘not your land’.
Kirsty Walk put it to him:
Mr Choudary replied that what he was doing was ‘within the framework of freedom and democracy’ and that people ‘are calling for an alternative to the British way of life’.
It emerged that all homecoming parades would now be targeted by the Islamists.
Mr Choudary has been interviewed by Kirsty Walk before [see the English Rights Campaign item dated 23 August 2005], when he claimed that his British passport was nothing more than a travel document. There is an alternative to Mr Choudary and his ilk deciding that they might leave, and that is that the decision is taken for them and their travel documents are withdrawn.
When the soldiers, who had returned from Iraq, marched through Luton, a small mob of Islamist protesters, from Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah [ASWJ], shouted abuse and waved placards saying: ‘Anglian soldiers: Butchers of Basra’ and ‘Anglian soldiers: cowards, killers, extremists’.
This was a disgraceful episode intended to denigrate our soldiers and stir up hatred. However, as a video of the event has shown, the protesters came off the worst. Members of the general public reacted very angrily and confronted the protesters, shouting ‘scum’ and ‘no surrender to the Taliban’.
The police formed two lines between the general public and the protesters to keep them apart, before hustling the protesters away. It is believed that PC Plod have not charged the protesters, although one member of the general public was issued with a fixed penalty notice and another has been charged. Nathan Draper said:
‘A 6ft 5in copper jumped on me and chucked me to the ground. He broke my glasses. I was held in the police station for ten hours and I still have the cuff marks. I’m being charged with racially aggravated harassment but it was them who were shouting racist things.’
One of the protesters, a teacher and leader of the Luton branch of the now banned al-Muhajiroun, Sayful Islam, said:
‘The anger has been rising. The parade was the final insult. They have killed, maimed, and raped thousands of innocent people. They can’t come here and parade where there is such a Muslim community.’
It has been revealed that one of the protesters, Jalal Ahmed, is a baggage handler at Luton airport. His airside pass has now been revoked and he will be subject to a full investigation by his employer, Menzies Aviation. Most of the protesters are believed to be on benefits.
Subsequently, Anjem Choudary, who has close links to ASWJ, described the parade as ‘vile’ and the soldiers ‘terrorists’ on the website Islam For The UK. Mr Choudary was interviewed by Kirsty Walk on Newsnight, in which he claimed that far from welcoming the soldiers home, ‘people should be indicted for war crimes’ and that he was ‘representing the Islamic viewpoint’. He claimed that Britain should not have soldiers in Iraq is it was ‘not your land’.
Kirsty Walk put it to him:
‘It is clear that you are not happy with life in Britain, with the way things are in Britain. I think you have actually even said you would like the flag of Allah flying above 10 Downing Street. You believe in Sharia Law and so forth. You are free to leave Britain, if you don’t like what happens here. Leave, you are a free man.’
Mr Choudary replied that what he was doing was ‘within the framework of freedom and democracy’ and that people ‘are calling for an alternative to the British way of life’.
It emerged that all homecoming parades would now be targeted by the Islamists.
Mr Choudary has been interviewed by Kirsty Walk before [see the English Rights Campaign item dated 23 August 2005], when he claimed that his British passport was nothing more than a travel document. There is an alternative to Mr Choudary and his ilk deciding that they might leave, and that is that the decision is taken for them and their travel documents are withdrawn.
posted by erc @ 4:12 pm
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