C4 drama Britz perpetuates myth of Muslim guilt

[TonyGosling]

There are at least four serious flaws in the tale the British public have been sold of 7/7's muslim suicide bombers.

Firstly the four probable patsies caught a cancelled train to Kings Cross, secondly there were and are no CCTV images of them on the tube or buses that day, thirdly Peter Power lied that his nice little exercise had nothing to do with the bombings and lastly Scotland Yard warned Benjamin Netanyahu not to leave his hotel at least 15 minutes before the bombs went off.

So the debate has subtly shifted from whether or not these four guys did blow themselves up and if not who was responsible for the London Bombs.... to what sex of evil freedom-hating Muslim will next kill innocent Londoners.

Mossad, MI6 and the CIA are conveniently put out of the frame by these warmongers posing as writers.

anyway - here's the row developing over this

Drop terror film, Muslims tell C4
http://news.google.com/news?ncl=1122672705
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_artic le_id=490213&in_page_id=1770

Drop terror film, Muslims tell C4
By SIMON WALTERS
Last updated at 00:10am on 28th October 2007

Islamic leaders last night called on Channel 4 to cancel a film about a British girl who is driven to become the UK's first female suicide bomber.

Britz, to be broadcast on Wednesday, tells the fictional story of a British-born Muslim who becomes part of a terror cell that sets out to slaughter hundreds of people.

Several of the characters are portrayed as associates of the real perpetrators of the July 2005 London bombings, in which 52 people died.

The film has also attracted criticism for labelling the police racist bullies after would-be suicide bomber Nasima, played by Manjinder Virk, is force-fed a ham sandwich by an officer.

Last night, Kurshid Ahmed, chairman of the British Muslim Forum, said: "A film which attempts to glamorise or rationalise the actions of suicide bombers has no place on our TV screens.

"Channel 4 should be working with us to defeat terrorism and extremism, not sowing hate and division in our communities."

Channel 4 says Britz is an attempt to understand what could lead a second-generation Muslim to turn against the country of their birth.

It blames Labour's "draconian" antiterror laws and foreign policy for alienating the Muslim community.

Director Peter Kosminsky denied radicalised Muslims would feel vindicated by the film.

"I hope that nobody who sees it would think there is anything triumphant or joyful about Nasima's journey.

"The point of the piece was to make non-Muslims know what it feels like to be Muslims in Britain today."

[rodin]

It gets more blatant by the hour

[TonyGosling]

Muslim minister is held at US airport
http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=1722842007

BRITAIN'S first Muslim minister said he was "deeply disapp-ointed" yesterday after being detained at a US airport where his hand luggage was tested for traces of explosive materials.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1409134.stm

Shahid Malik, the MP for Dewsbury and an international development minister, was returning to Heathrow after meetings and talks on tackling terrorism, when he was stopped at Dulles Airport near Washington yesterday morning.

He was searched and detained by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) - the department whose representatives he had been meeting on his visit.

Mr Malik said: "After a few minutes a couple of other people were also taken to one side. We were all Muslims."

Mr Malik said he was particularly annoyed as he was detained for an hour at JFK airport in New York last year by the DHS - despite the fact that he was a keynote speaker at an event organised by the department.

After his 40-minute detention yesterday, he said: "I am deeply disappointed. There was no malice involved but it has to be said that the US system does not inspire confidence."

[blackbear]

Hello Tony...

The photo relates to Burnley + not Dulles airport.......tut tut....

I believe Shahid Malik ( Uncle Ali ) has been well recompensed for the incident. He has also done well as a MP....just check his expenses.

The people of Stoneyhome, unlike "Uncle Ali", know quite well about 9/11.

He was amiable but a wary chap when I chatted to him in Burnley.

Not a friend of the truth.! Typical MP.!

[blackbear]

The other side of the coin.

The following from a muslim hate site.....Thatchell welcome.!

Humanising the suicide bomber
Posted by Gordon

Earlier this year Channel 4 was under fire for its 'The Mark of Cain' drama, and it is in the firing line again over a controversial drama airing over two nights this coming week that attempts to rationalise British suicide bombers.

'Britz' tells the story of a second-generation British Muslim woman and her brother. One joins the security services, in this case MI5, while the other is radicalised and becomes a suicide bomber.

It has been condemned by the British Muslim Forum, which says it reinforces negative stereotypes. It has a point. Of all the stories that could be told about Muslims in the UK today does anyone really want another about extremists?

Khurshid Ahmed, chairman of the British Muslim Forum, said: "A film which attempts to glamorise or rationalise the actions of suicide bombers has no place on our screens. Channel 4 should be working with us to defeat terrorism and extremism, not sowing hate and division in our communities and reinforcing negative stereotypes."

'Britz' is directed by Peter Kosminsky, who has previously given us the fall-out of peacekeeping in Bosnia in 'Warriors', New Labour bashing in 'The Project' and the build up to the war in Iraq/David Kelly's in 'The Government Inspector'.

Kosminsky's defence of 'Britz' is frankly a little old and worn out. You know this as soon as you hear the phrase the "whole German nation". In an interview in the Sunday Times he says that these people "are not monsters", which is odd as I'm not sure how else you describe people who blow up people on trains. Maybe they're just committed and dedicated rather like your average sports fan.

"Does it show any kind of consideration for the relatives of people who died on 7/7? I ended up thinking, well, yes – we don't do them a service by portraying these people as insane.

"That would be as silly as saying the entire German nation was in the grip of a mass psychosis during the latter half of the 1930s. It’s clear there are second-generation Muslims who are contemplating extreme action who are not monsters. I think the way to do a service to the relatives and friends of those who died on 7/7 is to try to stop it happening again. And the first step is to try to understand how it could have happened in the first place."

The Home Office has seen the film and has some sound advice for Channel 4 although the likely hood of it being listened to is slim.

A government spokesman said: "Having seen extracts from the film and heard Mr Kosminsky's comments, we can understand the British Muslim Forum's concerns. Given Channel 4's remit as a public service broadcaster, they should listen to the views of moderate Muslims who reject violence and extremism, and they should air those views alongside this film."

If you have four hours to spare to 'Britz' airs on C4 on Wednesday and Thursday.

Comments (33)

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[TonyGosling]

[Emmanuel]

I wanted to write something about the Billboards advertising this latest propaganda series. It has made me really angry. There is a whole group of them repeated along one road near where we live.
I havent seen the series.
The message is "whose side are you on? "
Depicts an Asian woman and Man with the British flag and fire on the other side.
You cant get more blatant than that. it serves a purpose even if passers by dont actually watch the programme.
It is just another rendition of a Bush speech where 'you are either with us or with the Terrorists. ' Black and white duality, good and evil and reminds us of the values of Britain and the destruction of fire.
I have thought what could be graffitied on it but apathy has stopped this.

[jfk]

pure, unadulterated suggestion propaganda.
the myth of mass hatred of the west,
racist,
lies lies lies.

[Emmanuel]

Couldnt say it better myself JFK!
In the words of Alex Jones 'These people are scum"

[PaulStott]