1200 terrorists in Britain

[semihere]

Originally Posted by jambutty

Actually we did label the IRA as Catholic terrorists, which is what they were

But usually they were branded 'Republican' terrorists. Or 'Loyalist' terrorists (or more often, not even terrorists, but paramilitaries).

Still, there was some distinction - Catholic, Republican. But the media don't say 'Shia terrorists' or 'Sunni terrorists'... why is that? Instead they evoke this link between all forms of Islam and terror. If the media explained some of the historical sectarian conflicts between Shia and Sunni Muslims (and why), then perhaps the wider public would have a better understanding of Islam (seeing the historical parallels with perhaps Christianity to put it in context) and more people would see through this trite spin that's sold to us day-in day-out. Scapegoats are one thing, but when the media is complicit in stirring religious unrest, then it smacks of pure institutional racism.

Utlimately I don't believe it IS an issue of race, religion, or even political beliefs. I think it's more a case of divide and conquer. The elites keep the masses fighting and prosper off the back of it - follow the trail of money.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by BillGreene

You are wrong - there are thousands, if not millions of Muslims who live in and love this country. Many of them were born here and are British in every sense of the word. In fact some of them are more English than I am.

I hear what your saying Bill, but the problem the security services have is find the ones who, although born here, are prepared to kill themselves and take as many other British subjects with them. They are so well hidden within their own communities that even their own relatives don't know what they are up to let alone the security services

[jambutty]

The media rarely mentions Shia or Sunny terrorists semihere because both groups have terrorists and although they are fighting each other they are also fighting the non-Muslim world.

They fight each other because they both interpret the Koran in different ways and each thinks that their way is the right way. It is simply a conflict of opinion that has escalated into combat. Christianity has learned to live with all the various factions. You don’t see the followers of the orthodox Russian Christians fighting the Roman Catholics or the Church of England followers. Buddhist doesn’t fight Hindu and neither attacks other religions.

The world conflict is a conflict of ideology or religion if you like with some politics thrown in. But then the politics of a Muslim country are controlled by the Islamic religion so it really all boils down to religion.

However it is still down to a few Islamic hotheads and not Islam as a whole.