thepeel
Joined: 08 Aug 2004
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 Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 10:56 pm Post subject: Australian muslims silent on terrorism |
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MUSLIMS are refusing to give national security authorities counter-terrorism tip-offs, fearing they may implicate themselves or be labelled traitors by fellow community members.
Community sources have told The Australian that the AFP and ASIO were desperately reaching out to senior Islamic leaders to help find recruits.
A founding member of the Muslim Doctors Against Violence, Jamal Rifi, said police and spy agencies were often perceived to be anti-Islam. He said Muslims who dealt with the authorities were considered "traitors" and "non-believers".
"(Intelligence) is a taboo subject that nobody talks about in the community," he said. "Boys and girls are not even allowed to think of it as a future career."
Fewer than a dozen fluent Arabic speakers are believed to be working inside intelligence and security agencies. This is exacerbated by the difficulty in obtaining timely security clearances because ASIO is required to delve deep into their past, including time spent in the Middle East. |
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21804479-2702,00.html
Hey, no problem! The Italians did it too. |
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