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from: Steve Asher
date: 2006-09-11 13:56:36
subject: 2 Million UK Terrorists?

Straight from the horse's mouth.

There are 2 million potential Muslim terrorists in the UK, according
to the leader of the "Muslim Council of Britain". No need to treat
all Muslims as terrorists, just as potential terrorists which is
much the same thing, I suspect.

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Threat of up to two million Muslim terrorists, warns community leader
By STEVE DOUGHTY Last updated at 20:44pm on 10th September 2006

Britain will face have to deal with up to two million Islamic
terrorists unless there is an end to 'demonising' of Muslims, the
leader of the most influential Muslim organisation has said.

Treating all Muslims as if they were terrorists will encourage large
numbers to become terrorists, Dr Muhammad Abdul Bari said.

The warning from the chief of the Muslim Council of Britain - the
grouping that Tony Blair's Government has considered the leading voice
for Muslims - came amid rising tensions over the increasingly
suspicious attitude to Muslims in the rest of society.

Dr Bari declared: "Some police officers and sections of the media are
demonising Muslims, treating them as if they are all terrorists, and
that encourages other people to do the same.

"If that demonisation continues, then Britain will have to deal with
two million Muslim terrorists, 700,000 of them in London. "If you
attack a whole community, it becomes despondent and aggressive," he
added.

The message from Dr Bari appeared to be aimed at muting criticism from
police officers and broadcasters and newspapers who have questioned
widely-held Muslim attitudes and at police officers who have called
for greater surveillance of Muslims.

It appeared to contain a measure of exaggeration - according to the
last national census, there are fewer than 1.6 million Muslims in the
country.

### But by suggesting that a majority of British Muslims may be prepared
### to support or engage in terrorism the Muslim Council chief may
### undermine figures who have tried to ward off attacks on Muslims. 

[...]


Source: "Daily Mail"
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/
news.html?in_article_id=4045 25&in_page_id=1770


Cheers, Steve..

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