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UK Academics Arrested For Researching al-Qaida

Posted by kdawson on from the terrism-is-the-root-password-to-the-academy dept.

D Afifi writes "Two political researchers at the University of Nottingham, in the UK, have been arrested under the Terrorism Act for downloading Al-Qaida material from a US government website. The material was to be used for research in terrorist tactics. There has been a huge public outcry, with university staff planning a march to demonstrate against the attack on academic freedom. Yet, one of the students, an Algerian, is still held in custody under immigration charges and is being fast-tracked for deportation."

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  1. Re:No surprise... by Das+Modell · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I suspect the muslims are not the only segment of the British population that are trying to change the UK. Picking on one minority will only exacerbate the situation.

    I am not aware of any other group with similiar goals. But yes, I guess it's important to blame everyone equally so nobody's feelings are hurt. How this novel approach will let the British deal with the problem posed by Muslims in the country is anyone's guess.

    A lot of these "muslims" you object to are British by birth, a lot of them were born British citizens although born in another country (a consequence of empire building).

    Yes, but that doesn't mean they are truly British, or loyal to the country. The 2005 bombings in London were conducted by "British" Muslims. One of the perpetrators of the 2007 airport attack was a "British" Muslim, and the other one was an engineer getting a PhD in computational fluid dynamics, which is pretty odd considering that Muslim terrorists are all supposed to be poor and illiterate peasants living in grass huts or something.

    It's the same story everywhere in Europe. Muslims don't have the same attachment to nationalism as most other people do. The Ummah is more important to them.

    Obligatory message to potential moderators: no, I'm not "trolling," nor am I "flamebaiting." If you disagree with me then present valid counter-arguments. Downmodding me in a fit of leftist-liberal rage is simply going to prove I'm right.
  2. Re:No surprise... by Hubbell · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Woah, thanks for the revelation there chief. All this time I thought they were coming here for money due to their subsistence farming operations being destroyed and their land taken away by corporations via NAFTA and that they didn't give a shit about assimilating anything other than our money into their country. If they all wanted to assimilate so badly, why the fuck do I have to see English/Spanish signs everywhere I go? Every other group that immigrated to this country assimilated, they either learned the language or starved, yet if we try to make the mexicans do the same we are racists. Most European immigrants (older ones mind you, who came over in the first half of the 20th century) HATE the illegals for their bs antics of not becoming a part of our culture, and instead trying to force theirs on us.