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Troubleshooter · 07-11-2005, 07:55 PM

A little something I picked up at the Reason website. It has several hotlinks, too many to add, and some interesting comments as well.

Londonistan

The Washington Post this morning offers a lengthy piece about the "sprawling shape and deep history of al Qaeda and related extremist groups in London." Writes the Post, the British capital long ago "became 'the Star Wars bar scene' for Islamic radicals, as former White House counterterrorism official Steven Simon called it, attracting a polyglot group of intellectuals, preachers, financiers, arms traders, technology specialists, forgers, travel organizers and foot soldiers."

"Today," according to the piece, "al Qaeda and its offshoots retain broader connections to London than to any other city in Europe . . ."

The NYT fronts its own version of the London story, writing that in recent years, "Britain had become a breeding ground for hate," and its capital "a crossroads for would-be terrorists who used it as a home base . . ."

The New Stateman's Jamie Campbell wrote last August about Why terrorists love Britain.
Posted by Charles Paul Freund at July 10, 2005 10:26 AM

07-11-2005, 07:55 PM	#142
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	A little something I picked up at the Reason website. It has several hotlinks, too many to add, and some interesting comments as well. Londonistan The Washington Post this morning offers a lengthy piece about the "sprawling shape and deep history of al Qaeda and related extremist groups in London." Writes the Post, the British capital long ago "became 'the Star Wars bar scene' for Islamic radicals, as former White House counterterrorism official Steven Simon called it, attracting a polyglot group of intellectuals, preachers, financiers, arms traders, technology specialists, forgers, travel organizers and foot soldiers." "Today," according to the piece, "al Qaeda and its offshoots retain broader connections to London than to any other city in Europe . . ." The NYT fronts its own version of the London story, writing that in recent years, "Britain had become a breeding ground for hate," and its capital "a crossroads for would-be terrorists who used it as a home base . . ." The New Stateman's Jamie Campbell wrote last August about Why terrorists love Britain. Posted by Charles Paul Freund at July 10, 2005 10:26 AM __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle