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To: Ichy Smith who wrote (2375)	10/11/2006 5:02:54 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20106

Kelly warns Muslims: tackle extremists or lose your cash [UK waking up] Daily Mail ^ \| 11th October 2006 \| Daily Mail dailymail.co.uk Government cash will be withheld from any Muslim group that fails to tackle extremists, Communities Minister Ruth Kelly announced today. Moderate Muslims could no longer "sit on the sidelines" and "pay lip service" to the fight against terrorism, Ms Kelly said in her first major speech on the role of Islam in Britain. There had to be a "fundamental rebalancing of our relationship" with all Islamic groups, she added, pointing out that many Muslims privately praised Britain's openness for allowing their religion equal access to the armed forces, police and Parliament. But she said the Muslim community had a great responsibility to use its influence to curb the rise of radicalism and she had decided to change the rules on funding and grants accordingly. "In future, I am clear that our strategy of funding and engagement must shift significantly towards those organisations that are taking a proactive leadership role in tackling extremism and defending our shared values. "It is only by defending our values that we will prevent extremists radicalising future generations of terrorists." Ms Kelly said cash would go to goodquality teaching of and about Islam in schools for all faiths and to imams and mosques that were in touch with young people. Other projects that would be backed were "strong leadership programmes for young people; projects that engage and empower women; deradicalisation programmes and diversionary activities." Ms Kelly said that she knew that her message would be "challenging for some", but added: "I make no apologies for that. The scale of the threat means doing any less would be a dereliction of our duty. It would be letting down those within your communities who are leading the fight against the extremists."

To: Ichy Smith who wrote (2375)	10/12/2006 5:25:38 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20106

Militiamen kill 11 at TV station in Iraq (Sadrites Attack) AP ^ \| October 12 2006 \| LEE KEATH newsone.ca Suspected Shiite militiamen, some dressed as police, broke into a television station and gunned down 11 Iraqi executives, producers and other staffers Thursday — the deadliest attack against the media in this country, where at least 81 other journalists have been killed in the past three years. In another attack on Iraqi media, the body of a Kurdish radio reporter was identified at the Baghdad morgue. About two dozen gunmen, some in police uniform, pulled up to the Shaabiya offices at 7 a.m. Thursday in civilian cars, stormed into the building and killed most of those inside, said the station‘s executive director, Hassan Kamil, who was not there at the time. Among the dead were the station‘s chairman of the board, Abdul-Raheem Nasrallah, along with station technicians and two guards, Kamil said. Several employees managed to run away, and there were two wounded survivors — the program director and chief producer — who were in critical condition. There were also rumors that the station was being financed by Libya. Reporters Without Borders said the militiamen may have been seeking to avenge the kidnapping of a revered Lebanese Shiite cleric, Imam Musa al-Sadr, 28 years ago, an attack often blamed on Libya. Al-Sadr is a distant uncle of Muqtada al-Sadr, head of the Mahdi Army, Iraq‘s most feared militia. (Excerpt) Read more at newsone.ca ....