Those nice bearded chaps at CAGE aren't at all happy with Andrew Gilligan of the Telegraph today for his article, By day, at heart of counter-terror policing. And by night, preacher of extremism.
Here's what got up their noses:
Here's what got up their noses:
The Government watchdog which inspects police forces’ readiness for terrorism admitted that it employed one of Britain’s most notorious Islamic extremists.
For almost two years Abdullah al Andalusi, led a double life, the Telegraph can reveal.
By night, he taught that the terror group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) was “no different to Western armies,” said that “kaffirs,” non-Muslims, would be “punished in hell” and claimed that the British government wanted to destroy Islam.
By day, using a different name, he went to work for the same British government at the London offices of Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC), the official regulator of all 44 forces in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Looking at Abdullah's Twitter feed, it appears as if the BBC had really taken him to their hearts.
Here's just a few examples from the past month or so:
Here's just a few examples from the past month or so:
BBC Radio Debate: Should British Police publicly display support for Military Charities? (and UK government double… http://t.co/bzibSroQJr
— Abdullah al Andalusi (@AbdullaAndalusi) July 10, 2015
BBC Radio 5 interview on UK Government’s treatment of British Muslim families w/ members involved in the Syrian war http://t.co/MOyQPXvfyZ
— Abdullah al Andalusi (@AbdullaAndalusi) June 30, 2015
I will be appearing on BBC radio Ulster today at 12:30pm to discuss the recent incident of a Police Officer being... http://t.co/eQtox1gisA
— Abdullah al Andalusi (@AbdullaAndalusi) June 22, 2015
...and, of course, he's recently been on 'The Big Questions' (it almost goes without saying):
Yesterday's 'Debate' on whether Islam Clashes with 'British Values'
Yesterday was the strangest debate I've ever... http://t.co/fTdGQv1QhI
— Abdullah al Andalusi (@AbdullaAndalusi) June 13, 2015
The BBC really do pick 'em, don't they?
And, lest you were missing him already, here is a sample of what Abdullah al Andalusi has to offer the BBC in the way of incisive, reasoned Islamic thought:
UK banned glorification of terrorism. Law considers insurgencies that fight British occupation, to be terrorism. So isn't 4th July illegal?
— Abdullah al Andalusi (@AbdullaAndalusi) July 4, 2015
The BBC just moves on from one poster boy to another. They eventually get tired of having to answer complaints about their pet's insane extremism, and dump him for another one. From Mo Ansar to Anjem Choudray to this guy and (according to Delingpole) Dilly Hussain. Soon enough, the BBC will start claiming that he represents no one but himself, most Muslims don't approve, etc.
ReplyDeleteEventually, they're going to run out of 'good' Muslims.
Speedialism - an insiduous ideology infecting our broadcasting organisations.
ReplyDeleteThe BBC seems extraordinarily unlucky in who they end up featuring as 'spokespeople' (in some cases mostly men) for certain groups, especially whilst also attempting to push 'not all are.../... tiny minority../... not respresentative memes for communities whilst fielding extremists to actually represent them.
ReplyDeleteJust another 'unique' I guess.