So far, the British authorities have refused to release the names of the Islamic jihadis, as they have plenty more raids and arrests to conduct, but that might change today. Here’s something we do know about one of the jihadis
London terrorist had twice been referred to police over his extremist views
One of the three jihadists who murdered revellers in central London on Saturday had been reported to the anti-terror police on at least two occasions, it has been claimed.
A former friend of the terrorist, who was shot dead by police along with two accomplices, claimed he had been radicalised while watching YouTube videos and said he contacted the authorities Âafter becoming concerned over his friend’s extremist views.
A neighbour also claimed she had contacted police in Barking, east London, after the suspect tried to convert her children to Islam and radicalise them. The man is not being named at the request of the police.
The former friend claimed he contacted police after comments the man made about other previous attacks. But he said the authorities had failed to act and take action despite evidence of increasingly extremist views.
The jihadi spent lots of time watching Youtube videos of Islamist radical Ahmad Musa Jibril, who the UK Telegraph refers to as a “hate preacher”, rather than an extremist cleric. I guess they have a limit on how much they can discuss radical Islam.
The jihadi linked to the London Bridge attack is 3rd from the left, between the two jihadis in white.
Yet, the British authorities did nothing. The UK Daily Mail, always a bit more sensational, covers the same story
The security services face difficult questions today over how at least one of the London Bridge terrorists slipped through the intelligence net despite being reported to the police at least twice for his extremism.
The 27-year-old Muslim, known to friends as ‘Abz’, appeared in a TV documentary last year about British jihadists – and was involved in a filmed altercation with police after an ISIS-style flag was unfurled in Regent’s Park, London.
He was caught on camera alongside two notorious preachers who were well known to police and intelligence officials because of their extremist views.
A friend of the suspect had reported him to the anti-terror hotline after he became radicalised by watching extremist videos on YouTube and police were also warned about the suspect radicalising children in a local park two years ago, giving them sweets and money.
Why was nothing done? Neither article really speculates. Could it be the aversion to anyone putting themselves out there which would cause them to be accused of “Islamophobia”, leading to the investigator to be investigated and sanctioned, perhaps fired? There’s a disturbing tolerance for radical Islam in Britain, which has led to such incidents as the Rotherham child rape issue, and known radical jihadis being ignored. Authorities are almost afraid to do anything, lest they be accused and have the government come down on them.
(Fox News) While such reviews remain in preliminary stages, a British intelligence source told Fox News that it is an “all hands at the pump†approach, with Joint Intelligence Operations to be carried out collaboratively with M15, Scotland Yard and the Army’s Special Air Service (SAS) all involved.
The points of focus include: recruiting and deploying even more counterterrorism officers, and pushing through new laws to “round up†suspected terrorists and, if convicted, stripping them of their citizenship as a deterrent.
“There is also early talk that things could go as far as banning the burka,†the source said.
How about just not letting them in to start?
Crossed at Right Wing News.
Authorities have a tough job balancing free speech rights vs potential active threats.
For example, Portland MAX train terrorist, Jeremy Christian’s white supremacist, neo-Nazi, anti-Muslim, pro-violence stance was known to police. He is an ex-con with a history or violent behavior and made public threats against Blacks and Muslims.
What should police have done to have stopped Christian from murdering two decent citizens?
First maybe you could get your story straight instead of promoting your leftist fantasy, little jihadi guy.
https://townhall.com/columnists/jackkerwick/2017/06/01/white-supremacistterrorist-jeremy-christian-fact-vs-leftist-fiction-n2334881
Well, they could have investigated his links to Bernie Sanders and Jill Stein, for one.
Really, man, facts mean nothing in your world, do they.
Jeff,
If you can’t differentiate between a global religious war propagated by Islm and a schizophrenic then you have no business commenting.
My idea is get rid of the Muslim, after all we have been at war with them for over 50 years.
TEACH
So your plan to stop domestic terrorism would be to monitor Bernie Sanders supporters?
Do you really think that would help?
Would that have found Dylann Roof, Alexandre Bissonette, Timothy McVeigh, Eric Rudolph, Sean Urbanski, Robert Dear, James Jackson, Eric Frein, Jerad and Amanda Miller, Frazier Glenn Cross, the Smiths with Skokel Skains and Keith, Wade Michael Page, Peden and Salmon et al, Grigsby and Pederson, Ray Peake, Jim David Atkisson, Keith Luke, Andrew Joseph Stack, James Von Brunn etc. It seems what they all had in common were anti-government, white supremacists beliefs and maleness. Jihadis are almost all males as well.
My original rhetorical question was what could police have done to stop Christian. Or the other anti-government, right wingers listed above, or the jihadis who have murdered. The answer is probably nothing. Certainly they all likely had less radical friends and relatives who suspected they might be dangerous, but these friends and relatives didn’t come forward. What causes a radical jihadi or a right-wing radical to snap and commit terroristic murder? Should we infiltrate every mosque and fundamentalist church, monitor all Islamic and alt-right websites, monitor facebook posts for anti-government, white supremacist, christian identity and jihadi rantings?
So, I’ll rephrase. What do you recommend we do to eliminate terrorist attacks in the US? There have been about 150 deaths from terror attacks since 9/11, 95 by jihadis (including the Pulse nightclub 49 – which may have been partly attributable to anti-gay hatred), and 48 from right-wing terrorists, who murder in smaller numbers per event.
Kinda like your comments.