"This England..."

Bangladesh

Tower Hamlets

People may be forgiven for believing that there is a hidden agenda among many immigrants  to impose alien cultures, sometimes alien to their own, in ghettoised areas simply to impose their political will on British society.

Here we have another example. "You became a viper in our midst willing to go to as far as possible to strike at the heart of our system. You purport to be a British citizen but what you stand for is totally alien to what we stand for in our country. - Mr Justice Royce, jailing Bilal Ahmad at Bristol Crown Court.

This England never did, nor never shall,

Lie at the proud foot of a conqueror.

William Shakespeare, "King John", Act 5 scene 7

Postscript

Were it not so serious this might appear a sick joke given its hypocrisy. Thanks to Voice Of The Copts (see Blogs to the right) I picked up this video, Islamic Emirate Project, which claims to be the Muslim response to the tragedy in Norway by calling for the Sharia in Britain, Europe and the World. Dismissed as nutters, extremists often take matters into their own hands as demonstrated here with the declaration of Britain's first Sharia law zone. 

Dadaab, Kenya: Somalis Fighting For Survival

If anyone seriously doubts that there is a famine in Africa, MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES (MSF) have provided some powerful images from the Dadaab refugee camp here.

Phone-hacking scandal inquiry conduct

Lord Justice Leveson has now outlined the conduct of his inquiry into the phone-hacking scandal.

The Murdoch Cameron show

Look where you will, despite the enormity of the famine in Africa and the tragedy in Norway, the Murdoch stories will not go away illustrating the seriousness of the problem for the Tories, the top two, Cameron and Osborne, in particular.

Every stone upturned produces further revelations about the extent of Murdoch's influence and the power wielded by his organisation in British politics but amongst all the stories emerging there can be few as devastating for the Prime Minister as the account from across the pond of 'The Cameron Collapse'.

Update
There's more and more and yet more - money this time. Did I hear bankers mentioned?

Islamist deceit

Yesterday I referred to reports that militant Islamists in Somalia had agreed to lift restrictions to allow aid to get through to the starving. Not only has this been denied by the rebels but they have even rejected the UN's claim that there is a famine in the region.

How odd, then, that 'Islamic Relief' is not only one of the charities listed on the Disaster Emergency Committee's 'East Africa Crisis Appeal' but the same appeal is an option for giving on their own web site. However, caution is needed in giving directly to Islamic Relief amid reports that little aid if any gets through to non-Muslims. 

Updates
A report here (with pictures) on the 2.2 million starving Somalis the Islamist militants Al-Shabab claim do not exist. And they want to impose their ideology on the rest of us!! 
More here (video)
and here. Better dead than Christian aided apparently.
Finally, an excellent summary of the problem here - " 'The world should be ashamed' of Somalia crisis", a Today interview with Oxfam's Chief Executive, Dame Barbara Stocking.

The dilemma of the Horn

From arms to famine.

International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell has described the response of other countries to the African famine crises as "derisory" but the scale of the problem is enormous and not limited to feeding the hungry.

Islamists in Somalia have agreed to lift restrictions to allow aid to get through but doubts inevitably remain leading to a crisis in charitable giving. With 57% of people believing overseas aid is wasted and stories of corruption with aid diverted or even used against our interests here and here the temptation to ignore requests to donate, eg, to DEC is becoming a problem. 

Despite the harrowing pictures it must be right to question a strategy that saves people in a time of crisis only to let them live a life of misery, often mercifully short. Misrule, the problem of piracy, and the threat of militant Islamic expansion all need to be addressed to restore public confidence that their charity is not misused or abused.    

Integrity today

"Let down" and "betrayed" by people they "trusted",

can't say anything, see anything, hear anything or do anything.

Aren't other people beastly!