UK gov't: People who believe in armed resistance would be considered as extremis

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 http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/feb/17/counterterrorism-strate gy-muslims

Anti-terror code ‘would alienate most Muslims’


The government is considering plans that would lead to thousands more British Muslims being branded as extremists, the Guardian has learned. The proposals are in a counterterrorism strategy which ministers and security officials are drawing up that is due to be unveiled next month. […]

According to a draft of the strategy, Contest 2 as it is known in Whitehall [i.e. the UK Government], PEOPLE WOULD BE CONSIDERED AS EXTREMISTS IF:


• THEY BELIEVE IN jihad, or ARMED RESISTANCE, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. This would include armed resistance by Palestinians against the Israeli military.

• THEY FAIL TO CONDEMN THE KILLING OF BRITISH SOLDIERS IN IRAQ OR AFGHANISTAN.

• They advocate a caliphate, a pan-Islamic state encompassing many countries.

• They promote Sharia law.

• They argue that Islam bans homosexuality and that it is a sin against Allah.


Contest 2 would widen the definition of extremists to those who hold views that clash with what the government defines as shared British values. […]

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related links:

 http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2009/02/14/9-arrested-by-terror-po lice-en-route-to-gaza-gaza-bound-aid-van-set-for-mammoth-journey/

Nine arrested in England by terror police en route to Gaza


 http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/please-dont-hate-us-uk- ad-campaign-to-target-extremism/

Please don’t hate us: UK ad campaign to target extremism


 http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2009/01/09/gaza-attack-fuels-al-qa ida-extremism-in-the-uk/

Gaza attack fuels Al Qaida extremism in the UK


 http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/riz-khan-indias-911-the -aftermath-mumbai-attacks-in-the-british-press/

Mumbai attacks in the British press

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