British Muslims urge Blair to change foreign policy

[NVMojo]

August 13, 2006

British foreign policy puts civilians at increased risk both at home and abroad and is fuelling extremism around the world, Prime Minister Tony Blair was told yesterday

A total of 38 British Muslim groups and politicians put their names to a full-page advertisement in a number of national newspapers, calling for a change in London's stance to world affairs, particularly in the Middle East.


"It is our view that current British government policy risks putting civilians at increased risk both in the UK and abroad," the open letter said.


"To combat terror, the government has focused extensively on domestic legislation. While some of this will have an impact, the government must not ignore the role of its foreign policy.


"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."

Signatories to the letter include the main Muslim Council of Britain umbrella group, four Muslim members of parliament's lower House of Commons plus three of the four Muslim members of the upper House of Lords.

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http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/08/13/d608131301115.htm

[Greeby]

1. Hmmph, good luck

He doesn't care what ANY kind of British people think. :eyes:

[rocktivity]

2. Rocknation urges Britian to change Blair

:headbang:
rocknation

[wellst0nev0ter]

3. "Don't You See? We're Fighting Them Over There. . ."

"oh, right, never mind then." :eyes:

[adriennui]

4. blackmail by any other name is still blackmail.

kinda reminds me of the cosa nostra in the US....payment for protection, in this case adherence to the muslim way.