posted on Nov, 30 2003 @ 06:21 PM
Are you an Al- Qaeda sympathiser ?
There have been a spate of raids and arrests across Europe this week ( end November 2003 ), where authorities have detained men they believe are
�Al-Qaeda sympathisers�.
As I watched the BBC�s coverage of heavily armed police men raiding flats and homes in Gloucester, my first reaction was shock. I was shocked that
half the police force in the country was required to conduct one raid. It wasn�t as if Saddams WMD�s had found their way into Gloucester. But I guess
scare tactics are a very powerful election tool.
My shock was further enhanced when I listened to the Home Secretary, David Blunkett, say the men detained were �Al-Qaeda terrorists�. He has now found
himself in hot water with the Attorney General, for making these unfounded remarks. In any event, I delved deeper into this sudden burst of activity
to see who were these men being arrested. Some were Pakistani, some were Algerian, Turkish, Italian, the customary Saudis and a few UK nationals.
However, one thing was common amongst all of them. They were being labelled as �Al Qaeda sympathisers�. The same term used to describe the men in
Guantanemo and Bagram. The same term used to describe Richard Reid, Anwarul Haq Mujahed and other captives. �Al Qaeda sympathizers��now what does that
mean ?
Let�s actually look at this carefully.
Full Article can be found here
~Messiah~