Is this supposed to be an anti-terrorism strategy?
Sunny | 10.02.2009 18:31 | Iraq | Palestine | Terror War | World
How do we deal with terrorism guys? I know, let’s have an ad campaign in Pakistan highlighting successful British Pakistanis. That will really get the Taliban thinking twice! I’m assuming that’s how the conversation before they launched this:
Prominent British Muslims are being recruited to star in a government-backed advertising campaign aimed at preventing people in Pakistan from engaging in extremist activity, the Guardian has learned.
The three-month public relations offensive, called I Am the West, consists of television commercials and high-profile events in regions such as Peshawar and Mirpur. It is being funded by the Foreign Office which is paying up to £400,000 for a pilot project.
Starring in the first three adverts are Sadiq Khan, the communities minister, Jehangir Malik, the UK manager of Islamic Relief, English cricketer Moeen Ali and the Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Chaudry Abdul Rashid, who is from Mirpur. Mirpuris represent around 70% of Britain’s Pakistani population.
Wow, they really have run out of ideas haven’t they? The Guardian’s Riazat Butt has an amusing article on it, but there’s questions to be asked about the government’s anti-terrorism strategy. Is this really the best they can come up with?
Sunny
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You left wing Indy types are never happy.
10.02.2009 18:51
The government have made a choice. They can either bomb suspected areas wantonly, killing all the terrorists, or other people.
OR they could show Pakistanis at risk of becoming terrorists that Muslims/Pakistanis are welcome here, and look, here are some very sucessful ones. Please don't bomb us.
You morons complain when we bomb, and you complain when we think of an alternative. Pick a side.
Umkay