Sunday, March 29, 2009

UK: 200 jihadist schoolchildren identified!

Hey, kids! What time is it? It's jihad time! "Police identify 200 children as potential terrorists," by Mark Hughes for the Independent, March 28 (thanks to all who sent this in): Two hundred schoolchildren in Britain, some as young as 13, have been identified as potential terrorists by a police scheme that aims to spot youngsters who are "vulnerable" to Islamic radicalisation.



The programme, run by the Association of Chief Police Officers, asks teachers, parents and other community figures to be vigilant for signs that may indicate an attraction to extreme views or susceptibility to being "groomed" by radicalisers. Sir Norman, whose force covers the area in which all four 7 July 2005 bombers grew up, said: "What will often manifest itself is what might be regarded as racism and the adoption of bad attitudes towards 'the West'.



Speak to them in what way? In a way that challenges Al-Qaeda's claim to Islamic authenticity and purity? Doubtful.




He stressed that the system was not being used to target the Muslim community. "The whole ethos is to build a relationship, on the basis of trust and confidence, with those communities," said Sir Norman.



Of course not! But what if the misinterpreters of the faith challenge the claim that they're misinterpreting it? What will Sir Norman do then?

But Inayat Bunglawala of the Muslim Council of Britain said the police ran the risk of infringing on children's privacy. He warned: "There is a difference between the police being concerned or believing a person may be at risk of recruitment and a person actually engaging in unlawful, terrorist activity.

"That said, clearly in recent years some people have been lured by terrorist propaganda emanating from al-Qa'ida-inspired groups. It would seem that a number of Muslim youngsters have been seduced by that narrative and all of us, including the Government, have a role to play in making sure that narrative is seen for what it is: a nihilistic one which offers no hope, only death and destruction."

What if that's what they want? As Maulana Inyadullah of al-Qaeda once put it: "The Americans love Pepsi-Cola, we love death." How is one to respond to this kind of impulse? Not by saying, "Oh, that way offers only death and destruction!"

A Home Office spokesman said: "We are committed to stopping people becoming or supporting terrorists or violent extremists. The aim of the Channel project is to directly support vulnerable people by providing supportive interventions when families, communities and networks raise concerns about their behaviour."

What the heck is a "supportive intervention"? Does it have anything to do with challenging the jihadist belief system? I highly doubt it.
Thanks Jihad Watch

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