05-11-2007, 05:37 PM
http://au.news.yahoo.com/070115/2/122uj.html
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Friday May 11, 08:17 PM
<b>London terror suspects' probe continues</b>
British police have been given five more days to question four suspects arrested this week in connection with the 7/7 London bombings, including the widow of ringleader Mohammad Sidique Khan.
"There was an extension granted which lasts until Wednesday for all four," a Scotland Yard spokeswoman said.
"Questioning continues and all four remain in custody."
Khan's widow Hasina Patel, her brother and two other men were detained on Wednesday on suspicion of the commission, preparation, or instigation of acts of terrorism.
Terrorism suspects can be held for questioning for up to 28 days in total, but police must apply to a judge to extend their initial detention after the first 48 hours and then at weekly intervals.
Khan and three other young British Muslims blew themselves up on July 7, 2005, killing 52 people on three London underground trains and a bus in the first suicide attacks by Islamist militants in Western Europe.
Wednesday's arrests were the second set within weeks. Three men were charged last month with conspiring with the bombers.
Police say a key focus of their investigations is to trace people who may have known what the bombers were planning or provided them with logistical support such as money or accommodation.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->From the above: 'the first suicide attacks by Islamist militants in Western Europe.'
And again, the rest of Europe is ignored.
Orthodox Serbia is constantly terrorised but no one in the west cares. International TV news doesn't have the time of day for them. They're expendable, after all. <i>Way</i> more than 52 Serbians have been murdered thanks to islamis. But still, only the 'first salami suicide attacks in W Europe' count and it gets special mention as if it somehow highly significant. Strange world. It's news like this that desensitizes people to the plight of others: unless it happens to the US or W Europe it doesn't count, it's not important, it's no problem.
Doesn't matter that Serbia and Russia and Greece - all Orthodox, note - have had to deal with various levels of terrorism for a long time. But oh my, when something like this happens to W Europe or US, the world <i>must take note</i> and <i>something must be done</i>: time to declare 'war on terror'.
Of course, it hardly needs to be said that there's <i>zero</i> room to discuss jihadi-terrorism against non-Europeans like Thais, Sudanese, Phillipinos and Indians naturally.
Day-in, day-out, the media keeps reinforcing this hierarchy. The majority of the world is ignored or presented as though 'they brought the jeehad on themselves for not treating their salami populations well' - if it isn't too busy pondering the non-mystery of 'why are they so poor?'
One good thing comes through in the above article, though: they've started using the word 'Muslims', rather than only 'Islamists' (the latter also makes an appearance above).
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Friday May 11, 08:17 PM
<b>London terror suspects' probe continues</b>
British police have been given five more days to question four suspects arrested this week in connection with the 7/7 London bombings, including the widow of ringleader Mohammad Sidique Khan.
"There was an extension granted which lasts until Wednesday for all four," a Scotland Yard spokeswoman said.
"Questioning continues and all four remain in custody."
Khan's widow Hasina Patel, her brother and two other men were detained on Wednesday on suspicion of the commission, preparation, or instigation of acts of terrorism.
Terrorism suspects can be held for questioning for up to 28 days in total, but police must apply to a judge to extend their initial detention after the first 48 hours and then at weekly intervals.
Khan and three other young British Muslims blew themselves up on July 7, 2005, killing 52 people on three London underground trains and a bus in the first suicide attacks by Islamist militants in Western Europe.
Wednesday's arrests were the second set within weeks. Three men were charged last month with conspiring with the bombers.
Police say a key focus of their investigations is to trace people who may have known what the bombers were planning or provided them with logistical support such as money or accommodation.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->From the above: 'the first suicide attacks by Islamist militants in Western Europe.'
And again, the rest of Europe is ignored.
Orthodox Serbia is constantly terrorised but no one in the west cares. International TV news doesn't have the time of day for them. They're expendable, after all. <i>Way</i> more than 52 Serbians have been murdered thanks to islamis. But still, only the 'first salami suicide attacks in W Europe' count and it gets special mention as if it somehow highly significant. Strange world. It's news like this that desensitizes people to the plight of others: unless it happens to the US or W Europe it doesn't count, it's not important, it's no problem.
Doesn't matter that Serbia and Russia and Greece - all Orthodox, note - have had to deal with various levels of terrorism for a long time. But oh my, when something like this happens to W Europe or US, the world <i>must take note</i> and <i>something must be done</i>: time to declare 'war on terror'.
Of course, it hardly needs to be said that there's <i>zero</i> room to discuss jihadi-terrorism against non-Europeans like Thais, Sudanese, Phillipinos and Indians naturally.
Day-in, day-out, the media keeps reinforcing this hierarchy. The majority of the world is ignored or presented as though 'they brought the jeehad on themselves for not treating their salami populations well' - if it isn't too busy pondering the non-mystery of 'why are they so poor?'
One good thing comes through in the above article, though: they've started using the word 'Muslims', rather than only 'Islamists' (the latter also makes an appearance above).