Iraq war fuelling extremism among young British Muslims: report

[ProSense]

Iraq war fuelling extremism among young British Muslims: report

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LONDON (AFP) - British foreign policy and in particular the Iraq war has made it easier for Islamist extremists to recruit young British Muslims, according to a report released here Thursday.

The study -- "Counter Terrorism: The London Debate" -- was prepared for the capital's Metropolitan Police Authority which oversees London's police force.

It is the latest study to suggest a link between British foreign policy and extremism, particularly since the 2005 suicide attacks on London's public transport system that killed the four bombers and 52 commuters.

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Lord Toby Harris, the MPA's member with special responsibility for counter-terrorism, said in response that no-one seriously disputed the fact that the war had been used as a radicalising tool by extremists.

"The problem of international terrorism in this country predates the Iraq War but the point is that the effect of the Iraq War has made it easier for individuals to be taken down the road towards terrorism," he said.

"That is something no-one is actively disputing."

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[Prophet 451]

1. This comes from

...the Institute for Slowly and Painstakingly Working Out The Bloody Obvious.

[ShortnFiery]

2. Well the Brits have regained their sanity as a nation and pulling out of Iraq by the end of 2008

Perhaps the tension will lessen in the UK Muslim Communities? :shrug: