Who does the Muslim Lobby run to?

Who do the Muslim lobby groups run to? Of course, it’s none other than our Minister of Totalitarian Affairs Intelligence Ronnie Kasrils.

SAPA reports

Kasrils asked to intervene on behalf of relief workers The Muslim Judicial Council and the Media Review Network have asked Intelligence Minister Ronnie Kasrils to intervene in the detention of two South African Islamic Relief workers in Uganda. Mufti Hussain Bhayat and Haroon Saley were detained at Entebbe Airport this week and efforts were being made yesterday by family members and the Department of Foreign Affairs to find out why. A report in Uganda’s New Vision Online said they were held by the Joint Anti-Terrorism Task Force at 2am on Monday on a stopover in Uganda after a visit to Kenya “to help with investigations”. The reason for their detention was not immediately knowns. Yousha Tayob, a spokesman for the families, said they were taken in because they were with people who had been subjected to terror-related questioning before. Later Tayob said it appeared they were suspected of being Pakistani nationals travelling on South African passports and were transmitting personal documents of the two, including matric certificates, to verify South African nationality. The MRN and MJC said they were outraged “that Muslims of undeniable integrity and a track record of poverty alleviation have been profiled as terrorists”. Sapa

I don’t want to condemn the detained individuals as terrorists but there is one thing we should make clear. The MRN do not even regard Hezballah and Hamas fighters as terrorists. They have wined and dined with them in the past and support their aims and objectives. The MRN statement expressing outrage that the two individuals have been profiled as terrorists should be seen in the light their definition of “terrorism”.

Despite their protests, it seems that the local Muslim lobbyists just can’t shake off the ever increasing allegations linking members of the local Muslim community with terrorism. Perhaps they should replace their knee-jerk maximalist denials with a considered examination of the allegations.

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Steve,
The first comment that appeared on the MRN site suggested..
1. 23-08-2008 18:57
uganda sources claim Israel in control of their military. Will MRN pls probe this?

I replied...
It seems that the Jews and Zionists have taken over the world! Will MRN pls probe this?. How is it that 0.2% of the world's population are controlling everything?
Even The MRN website is controlled by Zionists. This is something that The MRN must probe!

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Steve,
It always surprises me that the MRN implicitly concurs in labelling "Al Qaeda" as "terrorists". Surely, they are "Islamic freedom fighters" or just "Jihadis for Justice".

It is unnecessary to give Osama a hard time, especially if he is still living in some dreadful cave without running water or central heating.

The MRN might be having a go at The USA/Zionist alliance from the comfort of their website. It is quite another thing to be freezing your
b-locks off whilst bringing down the infidels/The West.

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When anti-zionist propaganda misses its mark...

According to The Media Review Network poll 60.2% of voters do NOT believe that Israel is an apartheid state.

So far, 731 people have voted.

Just goes to show that you can't always determine what people are supposed to think!

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Solomon’s Clumsiness and Myths a Formula for Idiocy
By Iqbal Jassat

Professor Hussein Solomon’s latest myth-making briefing paper titled “South Africa’s Ambiguous Response to Terrorism” has been- regrettably for him- released two hours too early! He is probably feeling embarrassed and possibly anticipating a new round of humiliation for his latest faux pass. Well, here it is!

In his rush to judge he has yet again put hid foot in his mouth. Sensing an opportunity to capitalize on reports of two South African Muslims captured in Uganda for alleged “terror” activity, Solomon grabbed it with closed eyes. Having scored dismally in his previous attempts to tarnish SA Muslims and their institutions as breeding grounds for “terrorism”, he must have relished the news about “Uganda 2.” This is my saving grace, he must have thought! Now I can nail the Media Review Network and others who are in denial about military training at Muslim high schools.

In fact “I can once again claim credibility for my research on Muslim organisations, mosques and madrassahs and Muslim media for their roles in preparing Muslims for terrorism”, must have been Solomon’s cherished dream, when he saw a chance to exploit the detention of Mufti Hussain Bhayat and Haroon Saley. And true to form, without missing a beat, Professor Hussein Solomon shot from the hip in true Western cowboy fashion.

Much to his shame and disgrace, his aim was rather low. Having pulled the trigger too quickly while his gun was still in its holster, he shot himself in the foot!

As his briefing paper was being circulated and newspaper editors were considering the merits of his thumb-suck, the Department of Foreign Affairs announced that the Uganda 2 were freed by their captors without any charge! This blew Solomon’s over once again. His attempt to fuel alarm about SA Muslims’ terrorist leanings is designed to pressure the government to become- in his words- “a credible international partner against global terror”. To attain such credibility, it is clear that regimes allied the American/Israeli axis must suspend due process of law; practise illegal renditions; engage in unlawful torture and build gulags such as Guantanamo Bay for detaining people indefinitely without trial!

Iqbal Jassat- Chairman of Media Review Network
(Media Review Network is an advocacy group based in Tshwane (Pretoria), South Africa)

Comments (1)
29-08-2008 18:56
Iqbal,
A couple of weeks ago I was invited by Mossad, the CIA, FB1, Mi5 and the SAJBD to Sheriff Bush's ranch in Texas where we re-enacted some "shoot-out" scenes from old Hollywood Western movies. It was a lot of fun. You would have had a great time. Shame you weren't invited.

But who did I meet there? You will never guess. None other than Prof Husssein Solomon. And what was he doing there? You won't believe it.... Solly was actually shooting from the hip in true Western cowboy fashion!
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[Daniel E. Levenson]

Interesting blog. When you have a moment I'd like to invite you to visit a new online Jewish journal that I publish called The New Vilna Review (www.newvilnareview.com) which is dedicated to exploring themes of modern Jewish identity from both an individual and a communal perspective. Perhaps you'd be interested in writing something about the Jewish community in South Africa for us?

-Daniel E. Levenson
Publisher and Editor-in-Chief
The New Vilna Review
www.newvilnareview.com

[Derikboy]

Sorry to post this here. Steve, can you please send your email address to me at my yahoo account?
Shot.

[Joe Daniel]

who is this moronic cook called Iqbal Jassat - I came across this nutbar defending Ahmadinajad and Khameni - two thugs who have been a part of hi-jacking their country... when Iranians the world over are protesting the tyranny in their country, idiots like these are claiming that this is a progressive regime! Ahmadinajad and Netenyahu and (idiots like Jassat) only end up tacitly providing support for the other side...both being equally despicable