Labour Peer - Lord Ahmed of Rotherham
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazir_Ahmed,_Baron_Ah...
Has just offered a bounty for the capture of President Obama. Okay, maybe it was tongue in cheek but he also spoke out in support of the terrorist group responsible for the Mumbai slaughter - a slaughter where many Brits also died. If a regular British citizen said something similar, on-line for example, the Yanks would be calling for his extradition.
So will Ed show some balls and kick him out of the Labour party?
The terrorist he is supporting:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pak...
Has just offered a bounty for the capture of President Obama. Okay, maybe it was tongue in cheek but he also spoke out in support of the terrorist group responsible for the Mumbai slaughter - a slaughter where many Brits also died. If a regular British citizen said something similar, on-line for example, the Yanks would be calling for his extradition.
So will Ed show some balls and kick him out of the Labour party?
Article said:
A controversial British parliamentarian of Kashmiri origin, Lord Nazir Ahmed, has announced a bounty for the capture of U.S. President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush according to a report in Pakistan’s Express Tribune newspaper Sunday.
Ahmed, who became the first Muslim life peer in 1998, made these comments in Haripur on Friday to express his solidarity with chief of Laskhar e Tayyiba, Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, upon whom the United States placed a $10 million bounty last month.
Ahmed described the bounty on Saeed as “an insult to all Muslims and by doing so President Obama has challenged the dignity of the Muslim Ummah,” Express Tribune quoted him as saying.
“If the U.S. can announce a reward of $10 million for the captor of Hafiz Saeed, I can announce a bounty of 10 million pounds on President Obama and his predecessor George Bush,” he said, adding that he was prepared to do whatever was necessary to gather this sum, including selling his assets.
Lord Ahmed is no stranger to controversy in Britain. He hosted a book launch at the House of Lords in 2005 of a controversial Swedish writer Israel Shamir who is known for his anti-Israeli and Jewish views.
Ahmed was a vocal opponent of the British government’s decision to honor writer Salman Rushdie with a knighthood in 2007.
http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/04/15/207833.htmlAhmed, who became the first Muslim life peer in 1998, made these comments in Haripur on Friday to express his solidarity with chief of Laskhar e Tayyiba, Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, upon whom the United States placed a $10 million bounty last month.
Ahmed described the bounty on Saeed as “an insult to all Muslims and by doing so President Obama has challenged the dignity of the Muslim Ummah,” Express Tribune quoted him as saying.
“If the U.S. can announce a reward of $10 million for the captor of Hafiz Saeed, I can announce a bounty of 10 million pounds on President Obama and his predecessor George Bush,” he said, adding that he was prepared to do whatever was necessary to gather this sum, including selling his assets.
Lord Ahmed is no stranger to controversy in Britain. He hosted a book launch at the House of Lords in 2005 of a controversial Swedish writer Israel Shamir who is known for his anti-Israeli and Jewish views.
Ahmed was a vocal opponent of the British government’s decision to honor writer Salman Rushdie with a knighthood in 2007.
The terrorist he is supporting:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pak...
For all of those that do not consider extreme Islam a threat to our way of life let me ask you this, would you be happy for this man with the views he obviously holds to represent you in the house of lords?
And please don't use my username as a guide to my political persuasion (sp). I'm not a rampant BNP member.
Just a little concerned that some in the Muslim community would rather we all converted to their ways and beliefs. It begs the question of which other little laws/views/legislation are pushed through?
And please don't use my username as a guide to my political persuasion (sp). I'm not a rampant BNP member.
Just a little concerned that some in the Muslim community would rather we all converted to their ways and beliefs. It begs the question of which other little laws/views/legislation are pushed through?
johnfm said:
He killed someone in that crash.
What a disgrace that he not only didn't do any serious time, but is still a 'Lord'.
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king disgrace - notwithstanding people make mistakes and have accidents, he killed someone.
I can't imagine him being overlly remorsefull about it, unless it was a fellow Muslim he had killed.What a disgrace that he not only didn't do any serious time, but is still a 'Lord'.
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king disgrace - notwithstanding people make mistakes and have accidents, he killed someone.7mike said:
Seems to be an old round good bloke 
Wonder if he's cut down on the number of texts he sends when driving these days?
Except that's not Lord Ahmed. That's Anjem Choudhary.Wonder if he's cut down on the number of texts he sends when driving these days?
Edited by 7mike on Sunday 15th April 21:29
http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1710000/images/_1713...
That's Lord Ahmed.
968 said:
Except that's not Lord Ahmed. That's Anjem Choudhary.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1710000/images/_1713...
That's Lord Ahmed.
Fair enough; the pic was along side an article where Lord Ahmed was quoted as saying ‘What would one say if the Saudi or Afghan governments honoured the martyrs of the September 11 attacks on the United States?’ with regard to the knighthood of Salman Rushdie. Seems writing a book is on a par with murdering thousands of inocent people in his eyes then. http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1710000/images/_1713...
That's Lord Ahmed.
7mike said:
Fair enough; the pic was along side an article where Lord Ahmed was quoted as saying ‘What would one say if the Saudi or Afghan governments honoured the martyrs of the September 11 attacks on the United States?’ with regard to the knighthood of Salman Rushdie. Seems writing a book is on a par with murdering thousands of inocent people in his eyes then.
I'm not defending him, but the pic isn't him, just in the interests of accuracy.
Labour have suspended him.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17723890
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17723890
Edited by Victor McDade on Sunday 15th April 23:17
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