Tuesday, July 26, 2005

Londonistan

The BBC and Guardian seem to have discovered the concept of 'Londonistan' a little late. But the PM programme has been interviewing French and American commentators who say that London is a haven for Islamic extremists, many of whom are supported by State benefits.

There is no way that the British ruling elite could have foreseen this sinister trend. It has slipped under their radar, having received no publicity at all - other than the frequent headlines in Britain's most popular newspapers, the Sun and the Daily Mail.






However, this is all changing, according to the Guardian. Apparently we're going to extradite to France an Algerian accused of financing the 1995 bombings of the Paris tube network (bombings obviously carried out because of Iraq).

He's not all bad, though. You can listen to his "letters filled with poetry, descriptions of the Sahara, and discussions about English literature" on Radio Four FM tonight. Sweet.

"Letters from Belmarsh

Thu 28 Jul, 20:00 - 20:30 30 mins

An extraordinary glimpse behind the bars of Belmarsh Prison, through the correspondence between a Scottish grandmother and a Muslim man fighting extradition to France. Rachid Ramda, accused of the Paris Metro bombing, sends letters filled with poetry, descriptions of the Sahara, and discussions about English literature"

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