PrintJuly 26, 2006
Radical Islamists and Western Governments
A shocking program aired on British TV's Channel 4 recently that should give pause to every Western government concerned about their domestic terror threat and raise questions from citizens about who their elected representatives are seeking advice and guidance from regarding Islam and terrorism.
The half—hour program, Who Speaks for Muslims, presented by New Statesman political editor, Martin Bright, reveals that high ranking officials in the Foreign Office of the Blair Administration are openly advocating dialogue with some of the most radical international jihadist elements, allowing them to enter the UK after re—labeling them as 'moderate' and 'mainstream'; in addition to the administration's close alliance with the Muslim Council of Britain, an organization dominated by radical Islamists and which is far from actually representative of British Muslims.
On July 12th, two days before the program was aired, a publication was released by the UK—based...(Read Full Article)
