August 05, 2005

SHIT ME UP

OK. Channel 4 news piece here Watch the report here.

Obviously, this is a news source I respect and so this exclusive shit me up a bit. Looking a bit closer, it says that the guy left the mosque to cause trouble in Brixton two years ago when the mosque first shut down and just before I started filming.

Mr. Hamza continued to preach outside the mosque for another year after this, with the whole protest going on for 16 months (I think). All those who risked the media attention to stand by him seemed to be standing by his teachings which included, specifically that no Muslim should threaten innocents in this country.

Did he part with Mr Hamza on this point? Or did Mr. Hamza lie to the Muslims about his true intentions toward the British people on the street and send the guy to Brixton to cause trouble?

I have called Abu Abdullah, but to be honest he hasn't picked up the phone in a while. Watching Mr. Bakri's contribution he seems to be saying that he had tried to keep the same line with his people for a long time, but it had been difficult. I think he takes this teaching straight from the Koran and calls it a "Covenant of security"

3 comments:

DAVE BONES said...

Top bollox newshound aren't I?

The Scrutinator said...

It would have been nice if Mr. Hamza would have warned his listeners (on the record, even), that Hamdi Isaac was trouble. Don't you think?

I'm most interested in how you eventually answer the questions you pose here.

DAVE BONES said...

"The truth" was very important to Abdullah and Hamza. When they said that innocent people shouldn't be a target, and quoted such statements from the Koran, they looked like they meant it.