Explosions reported in Manchester?

Explosions reported in Manchester?

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MikeT66

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125 months

Wednesday 31st May 2017
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RedTrident said:
There's a phrase I hear more of in this context, 'entryism' I think it is described as, essentially infiltration. The pieces on the board have been moved for several generations, we think this is a new phenomenon, it isn't.

The Saudi teachings are now widespread across the UK. The organisations they've created have members and affiliates that include civil servants, politicians, respected community servants etc.

Especially in the Labour heartlands they've infiltrated the party membership and even have MPs linked directly to these organisations.

What would you say if I said to you that a few years ago our government banned a hate preacher that was scheduled to enter the UK to undertake a series of fundraising dinners for an organisation he is senior member of (evidenced with clear associations with AQ) and that organisation has multiple senior British Muslim politicians as members?

Or how about a serving white Labour MP who is happy to pose for pictures with the brother of a convicted Islamist terrorist from his own constituency? Said brother is also a member of this organisation, tried and failed to 'Trojan Horse' a school and also runs a food bank. There is a historical pattern of such organisations gaining legitimacy in communities through 'community' work.

Why would the MP do such a thing? Perhaps he didn't know. Perhaps he knows he needs not to upset them as they have a strong voting block in the local constituency Labour Party and he did a deal with them to get the party nomination.

There's more, much more. I watched Question Time last week. The Muslim lady who brought up the Saudi mosques, have a look at how some of the more conservatively dressed Muslims reacted. Also the white gentleman who read the leaflet out from the Didsbury mosque.

The government needs to act. They are not doing. What they need to do is straightforward. Its not even complicated. Instead they're passing responsibility.

1. Ban x,y and z organisations and prohibit members from such organisations from public office etc
2. Immediately ban the Saudis from any involvement in the teaching of UK children (you'd shed a tear if you saw the numbers of UK Muslim children being sent to private schools set up by these guys) never mind the mosques. They are brain washing a generation.
3. Prohibit any foreign born Imam from teaching in a UK mosque. The Didsbury mosque Imam at the very least fought alongside the jihadist in Libya. There's a FT article on it. You'll have to decide why more isn't being made of this.

These 3 actions are steps we can as a nation take to help solve the problem, they are ALL completely in the UK government's capabilities. The Prime Minister knows all of this, she was Home Secretary. I can only think that UK-Saudi relations will suffer if we passed legislation.

Politically, its the Labour Party that has most to lose because they've been aligned with these organisations at a community level for generations.
Thank you for taking the time to post that – very informative and very insightful. Also, very worrying.

jjlynn27

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110 months

Wednesday 31st May 2017
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amusingduck

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137 months

Wednesday 31st May 2017
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e21Mark said:
In truth, I really don't know much (if anything) about the workings of a Mosque (I'm agnostic myself) but having spoken to friends and past work colleagues who are Muslim (and I would describe as forward thinking and modern), the Islam they live by bears no relation to the fundamentalist / extremist Islam that takes everything at its most literal meaning and is unable to accept that some parts of the text have no part in the 21st century.
I will never understand how these two contradictory positions can ever be reconciled:

1. The Qu'ran is the literal word of Allah himself.

2. We must discard the passages which have no part in the 21st century.

The arrogance is mind bending. The one true God, creator of the heavens, the earth, of all life and everything that ever existed, has laid down the perfect (literally, perfect) text on which you must live your life. And then you just pick the bits you like.

confused

Edited by amusingduck on Wednesday 31st May 15:25

e21Mark

16,205 posts

174 months

Wednesday 31st May 2017
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amusingduck said:
e21Mark said:
In truth, I really don't know much (if anything) about the workings of a Mosque (I'm agnostic myself) but having spoken to friends and past work colleagues who are Muslim (and I would describe as forward thinking and modern), the Islam they live by bears no relation to the fundamentalist / extremist Islam that takes everything at its most literal meaning and is unable to accept that some parts of the text have no part in the 21st century.
I will never understand how these two contradictory positions can ever be reconciled:

1. The Qu'ran is the [u]literal[/u] word of Allah himself.

2. We must discard the passages which have no part in the 21st century.

The arrogance is mind bending. The one true God, creator of the heavens, the earth, of all life and everything that ever existed, has laid down the perfect (literally, perfect) text on which you must live your life. And then you just pick the bits you like.

confused
Most other religions seem to have managed it though, to one degree or another. I guess one would need to start with a desire to modernise and go from there?

andymadmak

14,609 posts

271 months

Wednesday 31st May 2017
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jjlynn27 said:
No buts.. It's great to see hundreds taking to the street like this.

MikeO996

2,008 posts

225 months

Wednesday 31st May 2017
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amusingduck said:
I will never understand how these two contradictory positions can ever be reconciled:

1. The Qu'ran is the literal word of Allah himself.

2. We must discard the passages which have no part in the 21st century.

The arrogance is mind bending. The one true God, creator of the heavens, the earth, of all life and everything that ever existed, has laid down the perfect (literally, perfect) text on which you must live your life. And then you just pick the bits you like.

confused

Edited by amusingduck on Wednesday 31st May 15:25
Which is exactly Islamic State's view, and why they are hard to challenge theologically.

rscott

14,779 posts

192 months

Wednesday 31st May 2017
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MikeO996 said:
amusingduck said:
I will never understand how these two contradictory positions can ever be reconciled:

1. The Qu'ran is the literal word of Allah himself.

2. We must discard the passages which have no part in the 21st century.

The arrogance is mind bending. The one true God, creator of the heavens, the earth, of all life and everything that ever existed, has laid down the perfect (literally, perfect) text on which you must live your life. And then you just pick the bits you like.

confused

Edited by amusingduck on Wednesday 31st May 15:25
Which is exactly Islamic State's view, and why they are hard to challenge theologically.
It has been tried though - http://www.lettertobaghdadi.com/

amusingduck

9,398 posts

137 months

Wednesday 31st May 2017
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rscott said:
MikeO996 said:
amusingduck said:
I will never understand how these two contradictory positions can ever be reconciled:

1. The Qu'ran is the literal word of Allah himself.

2. We must discard the passages which have no part in the 21st century.

The arrogance is mind bending. The one true God, creator of the heavens, the earth, of all life and everything that ever existed, has laid down the perfect (literally, perfect) text on which you must live your life. And then you just pick the bits you like.

confused

Edited by amusingduck on Wednesday 31st May 15:25
Which is exactly Islamic State's view, and why they are hard to challenge theologically.
It has been tried though - http://www.lettertobaghdadi.com/
Not very convincing, is it? It's just a list of things that Islam is/isn't, I'm no further to understanding why these are supposed to be true.

If only the creator of mankind had the foresight to state his teachings in language that is unequivocal to his creation rolleyes

rscott

14,779 posts

192 months

Wednesday 31st May 2017
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amusingduck said:
rscott said:
MikeO996 said:
amusingduck said:
I will never understand how these two contradictory positions can ever be reconciled:

1. The Qu'ran is the literal word of Allah himself.

2. We must discard the passages which have no part in the 21st century.

The arrogance is mind bending. The one true God, creator of the heavens, the earth, of all life and everything that ever existed, has laid down the perfect (literally, perfect) text on which you must live your life. And then you just pick the bits you like.

confused

Edited by amusingduck on Wednesday 31st May 15:25
Which is exactly Islamic State's view, and why they are hard to challenge theologically.
It has been tried though - http://www.lettertobaghdadi.com/
Not very convincing, is it? It's just a list of things that Islam is/isn't, I'm no further to understanding why these are supposed to be true.

If only the creator of mankind had the foresight to state his teachings in language that is unequivocal to his creation rolleyes
Did you click past the executive summary to the actual letter - http://www.lettertobaghdadi.com/14/english-v14.pdf ? There's a lot more detail explaining the reason behind each statement, along with relevant references.

amusingduck

9,398 posts

137 months

Wednesday 31st May 2017
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rscott said:
amusingduck said:
rscott said:
MikeO996 said:
amusingduck said:
I will never understand how these two contradictory positions can ever be reconciled:

1. The Qu'ran is the literal word of Allah himself.

2. We must discard the passages which have no part in the 21st century.

The arrogance is mind bending. The one true God, creator of the heavens, the earth, of all life and everything that ever existed, has laid down the perfect (literally, perfect) text on which you must live your life. And then you just pick the bits you like.

confused

Edited by amusingduck on Wednesday 31st May 15:25
Which is exactly Islamic State's view, and why they are hard to challenge theologically.
It has been tried though - http://www.lettertobaghdadi.com/
Not very convincing, is it? It's just a list of things that Islam is/isn't, I'm no further to understanding why these are supposed to be true.

If only the creator of mankind had the foresight to state his teachings in language that is unequivocal to his creation rolleyes
Did you click past the executive summary to the actual letter - http://www.lettertobaghdadi.com/14/english-v14.pdf ? There's a lot more detail explaining the reason behind each statement, along with relevant references.
Thanks, I missed that

RedTrident

8,290 posts

236 months

Wednesday 31st May 2017
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anonymous said:
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And that's why I and many others like me no longer work in this field. It's a sad thing. The 22 that died last week in my city. 100% avoidable.

Meanwhile the diversion from our public bodies is this we stand together stuff. All admirable. And we all know the more attacks that happen the less we will stand together and good people will turn on each other.

I still cannot believe the Didsbury mosque imam that fought alongside the jihadists in Libya is allowed to freely teach our children and no one is really calling it out.

RedTrident

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236 months

Wednesday 31st May 2017
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Deptford Draylons

10,480 posts

244 months

Wednesday 31st May 2017
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RedTrident said:
And that's why I and many others like me no longer work in this field. It's a sad thing. The 22 that died last week in my city. 100% avoidable.

Meanwhile the diversion from our public bodies is this we stand together stuff. All admirable. And we all know the more attacks that happen the less we will stand together and good people will turn on each other.

I still cannot believe the Didsbury mosque imam that fought alongside the jihadists in Libya is allowed to freely teach our children and no one is really calling it out.
Amazing, isnt it ? You'll note the Didsbury mosque defenders who were very vocal in offering up excuses in regard to the Question Time leaflet, all gone silent.
Even more amazing was the hypocritical stance they have of wanting to be seen as the good Muslims and mosque, but peddling the divisive st and inviting in dangerous loons.

rscott

14,779 posts

192 months

Wednesday 31st May 2017
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Deptford Draylons said:
RedTrident said:
And that's why I and many others like me no longer work in this field. It's a sad thing. The 22 that died last week in my city. 100% avoidable.

Meanwhile the diversion from our public bodies is this we stand together stuff. All admirable. And we all know the more attacks that happen the less we will stand together and good people will turn on each other.

I still cannot believe the Didsbury mosque imam that fought alongside the jihadists in Libya is allowed to freely teach our children and no one is really calling it out.
Amazing, isnt it ? You'll note the Didsbury mosque defenders who were very vocal in offering up excuses in regard to the Question Time leaflet, all gone silent.
Even more amazing was the hypocritical stance they have of wanting to be seen as the good Muslims and mosque, but peddling the divisive st and inviting in dangerous loons.
I don't think anyone defended the leaflet. We just asked to see a copy before commenting on it - something I've still not been able to find.

RedTrident

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236 months

Wednesday 31st May 2017
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What about the imam fighting alongside the jihadists in Libya? There's a FT article on it. Is that false?

I'm a Muslim. I've been to these mosques associated with Saudi funding. The leaflets I've personally seen are far worse than what the bloke on QT read out.

Add that Guardian article I've just linked. Increasingly obvious that our politicians are in bed with the Saudis. And whilst it remains this way, more of our children will be murdered and a generation will be brainwashed.


anonymous-user

55 months

Wednesday 31st May 2017
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RedTrident said:
Increasingly obvious that our politicians are in bed with the Saudis. And whilst it remains this way, more of our children will be murdered and a generation will be brainwashed.
I have a horrible feeling that the wker who did this bomb was over there with the full support of our establishment.

There is a video on YouTube of Mrs T praising the Mujahedeen to high heaven - this is how long we have been colluding with these knobs.

dudleybloke

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187 months

Wednesday 31st May 2017
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RedTrident said:
As we all know "sensitive" is code for could get our employees in trouble.
And by employees I mean the so called right honorable politicians who need to remember that they are supposed to work for us.


anonymous-user

55 months

Wednesday 31st May 2017
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RedTrident said:
anonymous said:
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And that's why I and many others like me no longer work in this field. It's a sad thing. The 22 that died last week in my city. 100% avoidable.

Meanwhile the diversion from our public bodies is this we stand together stuff. All admirable. And we all know the more attacks that happen the less we will stand together and good people will turn on each other.

I still cannot believe the Didsbury mosque imam that fought alongside the jihadists in Libya is allowed to freely teach our children and no one is really calling it out.
You come across as a very genuine and decent guy and perhaps , just perhaps there may be some hope.
Countdown made some quiet honest replies to some post I made and its clear that we both feel and worry about our children

anonymous-user

55 months

Wednesday 31st May 2017
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laserservo said:
Any evidence for the first part? the thatcher comment is another pointless deflection in another typical episode of deflections.
I am deflecting nothing, I am merely trying to understand why someone was "reported" several times, travelled to see his known Islamist family in a war zone and got back without even being stopped to check if he brought too many fags back.


The Thatcher comment is merely to show the we have "worked with" the Islamists since the 80s and continued to do so.

We still sell arms to known s - and bow nicely whilst we do it.

Something stinks.


edit to clarify: I have no "evidence" that we supported his travel. as I said originally it is a "horrible feeling", nothing more.


del mar

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200 months

Wednesday 31st May 2017
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andymadmak said:
jjlynn27 said:
No buts.. It's great to see hundreds taking to the street like this.
What is great to see ?

30,000 non muslim blasphemers ?

Or

A few hundred blocking up Oxford street for hours whilst they celebrate their own holy day ?