By Effendi | Published:
February 25, 2010
There is to be a demonstration for calling for protection of the Pahari people and peace in Chittagong Hill Tracts on Sunday 28 February.
On Saturday 20th February, an outbreak of violence against the Jumma people of Khagrachari in Rangamati caused the deaths of 4 people, hundreds of homes torched, destruction of a temple and a church, and many dozens still missing.The random violence against the Pahari people has continued unabated.
The oppression of the Chakma and Pahari peoples has been going on for decades and incidents of this kind form part of a long-standing conflict.
We urge the end to the attacks and violence against the Paharis in Bangladesh.
Please come and show your support and solidarity for the Jumma people in Bangladesh.
A chronology of events that have occurred has been maintained here:
http://unheardvoice.net/blog/category/human-rights/cht/
More details on facebook.
By Effendi | Published:
February 5, 2010
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab has turned on his mentor, Anwar al-Awlaki:
According to the source, Abdulmutallab told investigators he obtained the powerful explosives PETN and TATP in Yemen and was left on his own to decide when and how to bring down a plane, Milton reports. Abdulmutallab has apparently disclosed to investigators he picked Northwest Flight 253 because of its availability.
The source said Abdulmutallab told investigators he was guided by al-Awalki to detonate the bomb over U.S. soil, unlike the failed British bomber plot in 2006 when the bombers were instructed to detonate bombs on airliners over the ocean on the way to the U.S. so that there would be no evidence left behind.
Al-Awlaki himself said in a recent interview that he and Abdulmutallab had kept in contact. A senior U.S. intelligence official said al-Awlaki represented the biggest name on the list of people Abdulmutallab might have information against. Both spoke on condition anonymity to discuss the sensitive ongoing investigation.
Also posted in Islamism, Terrorism |
By Guest | Published:
December 26, 2009
This is a cross-post by Shiraz Maher from Standpoint Magazine.
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Peter Neumann from the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR) at King’s College, provides some instant analysis of the attempted bombing of a Delta Airlines flight travelling from Amsterdam to Detroit. He’s got all the main bases covered, so I’ll only provide some footnotes to a few his points:
Similarities with the ‘shoe bomber’. Richard Reid, the so-called ‘shoe bomber’ tried to blow himself up onboard an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami shortly before Christmas in 2001. As with today’s incident, Reid was caught fiddling with the explosive device, which failed to set off properly. Interestingly, it later turned out that Reid had an accomplice, Saajid Badat, who was hoping to bomb a different plane.
Also posted in Terrorism, Your View |
By admin | Published:
December 24, 2009
The Spittoon would like to wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas and restful holiday period.
Remember not to eat too many mince pies!
By Faisal | Published:
December 14, 2009
SIOE Leader Stephen Gash had said that the SIOE demo at Harrow Central Mosque yesterday would attract 2,000 supporters out of the 3,200 he claimed as total membership for his organisation. However, the BBC reports that fifteen SIOE protesters turned up in Harrow. Although from my estimates, fifteen is possibly overly generous of Aunty.
Asim Siddiqui sees at least one encouraging sign in the rise of white-race supremacist movements of the far-right resurgent all over Europe and now getting its freak on in Britain:
By Guest | Published:
November 30, 2009
Combat 18 Russia is claiming responsibility for the recent terrorist attack on a passenger train.
Many analysts are unconvinced. If it turns out the C18 claim is false, this is nonetheless a worrying development insofar as C18 Russia is clearly seeking to position itself as an active terrorist organisation.
According to this report, the C18 statement reads:
We, the militant autonomous group Combat 18, claim the responsibility for the attack against Nevsky Express. We will continue! The time has come. We say that the war will affect everyone. There are no indifferent people and no innocent victims in this war. There are only our supporters and enemies.
The group has also claimed responsibility for an explosive device found in the subway in Saint Petersburg on November 14.
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Read the full article by Edmund Standing
By admin | Published:
November 27, 2009
The entire team here at the Spittoon would like to wish all our readers a very happy and blessed Eid ul-Adha.
Also posted in Uncategorized |
By Effendi | Published:
November 10, 2009
Over the next few days, The Spittoon and our friends over at Harry’s Place and Focus on Islamism will be looking at some of the British Islamist organisations and activists who admire, defend, campaign for, broadcast, showcase and otherwise support the jihadist preacher, Anwar Al-Awlaki.
The list is extensive. Not least because Al-Awlaki, who is based in Yemen, is regarded as the pre-eminent English language demagogue and theoretician of violent jihadism. We intend to publish more material on the UK-based followers of Anwar Al-Awlaki over the next few weeks.
So stay tuned…
- Azad Ali: Civil Servant, the head of the Civil Service Islamic Society and a leading activist with the Islamic Forum Europe and the Muslim Security Forum.
- Cage Prisoners: Islamist outfit masquerading as a human rights organisation. Has a long and extensive relationship with Anwar al-Awlaki.
Also posted in Islamism | Tagged Anwar al-Awlaki |
By Faisal | Published:
October 27, 2009
On Saturday 31 October, Islam4UK plans to hold a procession called “March for Sharia” starting at 1pm. They intend to march past the Houses of Parliament where their members will call for the imposition of Shariah law and for the House of Commons to be abolished.
This website was set up by a collection of groups and individuals – both Muslim and non-Muslim – to organise a counter-demonstration against those who seek to undermine and challenge our values. We come from diverse social and religious backgrounds but share a common belief in secular democracy and the values of the British liberal state such as legal and constitutional equality for all, equal rights for women and minorities, and the right to religious freedom (including freedom from religion).
British Muslims for Secular Democracy (BMSD), is organising and coordinating a broad based counter-demonstration of those of all faiths and none who are determined to stand together, in defence of liberal secular democracy.
By Guest | Published:
October 8, 2009
This is an extract from the speech delivered by Chris Grayling, shadow Home Secretary, at the Tory party conference in Manchester yesterday.
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The Home Office has another key responsibility.
The security of our people and of our nation.
To take the lead in the battle against terrorism.
And the fight against an ideology of hate and violence.
An ideology that damages the reputation of decent, law abiding British Muslims as well as threatening life and limb.
And let’s be clear. That ideology wants to destroy the civil liberties that make this country what it is. No Government should allow them to do so, and the way this Government has eroded those liberties is shameful and must be reversed.
Our police and security services have done a magnificent job in protecting us against the terrorist threat.
We owe them a huge debt of gratitude.