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Andrew Gilligan continues to beat his drum on the unsuitability of Lutfur Rahman for the post of Mayor of Tower Hamletsdrawing this time on reports thatRoshonara Choudhry, the woman found guilty of the attempted murder of Stephen Timms MP yesterday, was 'self-radicalised' listening to online lectures by Anwar Al-Awlaki.
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Gilligan writes,"Some of the latest coverage has noted that Awlaki "lived in London" for a time – but with only one exception, yesterday's Sun, the media has steered surprisingly clear of his close links with that well-known home of tolerance and moderation, the East London Mosque, and those self-proclaimed "democratic Muslims," the Islamic Forum of Europe (IFE), who control the mosque."
It's a bit of a stretch for the rational mind to lump the lot together and conclude that "There could be no clearer illustration of why the East London Mosque and the IFE should be beyond the pale of democratic politics. Yet these are the people who provided backing for the man who is now mayor of Tower Hamlets, Lutfur Rahman," as Gilligan does, but let's indulge him for a minute |
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