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To: unclewest who wrote (125965)7/18/2005 2:21:00 PM
From: michael97123  Respond to of 793866
 
3 pakistanis and a jamaican actually.

I think it is different in england. I remember when i was a student reading about all the racism in england particularly toward pakistani immigrants (called it PAKIBASHING back then). Muslims were never mistreated here. So what you have in England is a second generation of folks who havent been totally assimilated and perhaps are more easily snookered by the jihadis. I think americans can feel a bit safer in that regard. What i worry about is the jihadi penetration into the prisons particularly with black men. IN some way these folks are disconnected from the larger society in a way that might be similar to the pakistani example in GB. If crack, rap, gangs etc are replaced with al quaeda type islam as opposed to the more benign Farrakan version, watch out. Prisoners have no rights to become guinea pigs for radical muslim clerics. Keep these guys out of the prisons. mike



To: unclewest who wrote (125965)7/18/2005 4:57:50 PM
From: Ish  Respond to of 793866
 
<<The bombers were all Pakastanis.>>

From what I've read 3 were born in Great Britain and one in Jamaica, all British citizens. 3 had traveled to Pakistan and one to Israel. Lots of evidence that they thought they'd be planting the bombs and walking away. If that's the case, someone is a major liar.

I bet the guy who was picked up in Egypt and thought to have made the bombs wishes his ass was in Gitmo.