February 09, 2011

More Hamza..

I'm reading this the same as everyone else:

Radical cleric European human rights claim rejected


and

SCOTLAND YARD PROBES ABU HAMZA HATE BROADCAST

Apparently Mr Hamza got a message out through Hani al-Sibai. This was one of the guys who turned up in the public gallery at Hamza's trial. I had no idea who he was till I saw him on TV much later.

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February 05, 2011

Camerons Muscular Plan

...Speaking to a security conference in the German city of Munich, Mr Cameron said that the threat of terrorism must be confronted not only though intelligence and surveillance, but by taking on the ideology of Islamist extremism at home.

"Frankly, we need a lot less of the passive tolerance of recent years and much more active, muscular liberalism," the Prime Minister said.

While a "passively tolerant" society allowed its citizens to do what they like, so long as they do not break the law, a genuinely liberal country "believes in certain values and actively promotes them," Mr Cameron said.

"Freedom of speech. Freedom of worship. Democracy. The rule of law. Equal rights, regardless of race, sex or sexuality. It says to its citizens: This is what defines us as a society. To belong here is to believe these things.

"Each of us in our own countries must be unambiguous and hard-nosed about this defence of our liberty."

The Prime Minister stressed that right-wing extremists and Christian fundamentalist preachers of hate must also be condemned.

He also insisted that a clear distinction must be made between the religion of Islam and the political ideology of Islamist extremism...

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February 04, 2011

COME ON EGYPT

Not been bloggin of late, been engrossed in making music. Al Jazeera is on in the background rooting for Egypt. Its been quite amazing how Al J is really coming into its own through this and twice as amusing that the whole of the US is suddenly watching it.

http://www.thenation.com/blog/158183/washingtons-sudden-embrace-al-jazeera-wont-erase-past-us-crimes-against-network

Not in the tea leaf reading business so no predictions.

Also in the news, it seems from Wikileaks that the US govt started in Finsbury where I left off

AMEMBASSY LONDONTO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6191INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE PRIORITYRUEHSW/AMEMBASSY BERN PRIORITY 0479RHEFHLC/HOMELAND SECURITY CENTER WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY

Nothing new or particularly secret really, they should sort their filing system out though.

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