Blair ponders return as Muslims hit out

[cal04]

Tony Blair has been warned by leading British Muslims that the Iraq war and the UK's failure to use its influence to end Israeli attacks on civilians are fuelling extremism at home. Their views are set out in a letter as a full-page advertisement in newspapers.

The letter warns: "The debacle of Iraq and now the failure to do more to secure an immediate end to the attacks on civilians in the Middle East not only increases the risk to ordinary people in that region, it is also ammunition to extremists who threaten us all."

It was signed by three of the four Muslim MPs - Sadiq Khan, Shahid Malik and Mohammed Sarwar - as well as three of the four Muslim members of the House of Lords - Lord Patel of Blackburn, Lord Ahmed of Rotherham and Baroness Uddin. It was also backed by 38 Muslim groups, including the Muslim Council of Britain, the Muslim Association of Britain, the British Muslim Forum and the British Muslim Forum.

Mr Khan said the Government's Middle East policy was seen as "unfair and unjust" by many people. "Whether we like it or not, such a sense of injustice plays into the hands of extremists," he said.

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article1218685.ece

[truthisfreedom]

1. and where are our Muslim Senators and Representatives, and why are they

silent?

[Der Blaue Engel]

3. Um...we don't have any.

http://www.altmuslim.com/perm.php?id=1716_0_26_0_C

[jwirr]

4. Do we have any?

[Lindacooks]

5. What are you talking about?

First of all, I don't think there are any. And if there were, do you think that would make ANY difference against the huge noise machine the Repukes have cranked up?

[DoYouEverWonder]

2. Oh give Tony a break

he needs some time off to plan the next terror attack with Georgie Boy.