How a BBC charity funded the 7/7 bombers
This one’s crying out for Photoshoppers…
Really, there’s only one thing to type in reaction to this jaw-dropping report on how a BBC charity called “Children in Need” helped fund the 7/7 bombers’ jihad– and how the ninnies dispensing the philanthropic funds didn’t want to ask the (non-needy children) terrorist recipients what they were doing with the money for fear of offending Muslims:
$%^&*#@*&$%)(*@!@!@!#$!!!!!
The charity funds went to 7/7 jihadists’ propaganda videos, radical bookstore, gym equipment, and a rafting trip for the killers before the deadly terrorist attacks in London claimed 52 innocent lives.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Political correctness is the handmaiden of terrorism.
And Toynbee, as usual, has been proven right once again: Civilizations die by suicide, not by murder.
The BBC’s Children in Need gave £20,000 raised by the general public to fund the 7/7 bombers, it emerged last night.
The cash was given to an Islamic bookshop operated by bombers Mohammed Siddique Khan and Shehzad Tanweer who spent it on propaganda videos glorifying Jihad.
It also funded computers, gym equipment and the notorious rafting trip to North Wales made by the pair a month before the attacks on London in 2005, which killed 52 and maimed hundreds.
Relatives of those who died in the atrocity claimed Children in Need was hampered from asking about the money for fear of causing offence to Muslims.
Children in Need Chief Executive David Ramsden last night said he was ‘extremely concerned’ and ordered an investigation.
But he insisted the charity had had no idea the money was being used to fund terrorism.
The £20,000 was part of an award made to Leeds Community School in the Beeston area of the city
The school was awarded just short of £250,000, of which £20,000 came from Children in Need and was given between 1999 and 2002.
Along with the school, the money also paid for the adjoining Iqra bookshop, which was run by the bombers and was the first place they came together to hatch their plans.
Children in Need and Leeds Council thought they were funding educational work for local children.
Instead, according to Martin Gilbertson, who worked at both the bookshop and the community centre, the atmosphere was anything but educational.
‘They blamed everything on the Jewish conspiracy, they hated western culture it was like living with Jihad on a daily basis’, he said.
They and Khalid Khaliq, who was jailed this year for terrorism offences, were all trustess of the Beeston Iqra charity.
According to Mr Gilbertson all three made a point of persuading local authorities to hand over hundreds of thousands of pounds which they subsequently used for terror purposes.
Hey, while we’re talking about the boobs at the BBC, check who’s at the bottom of the media believability list (via Pew Research Center). With damned good reason:
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I’ll ask again:
Are the Brits also paying TRIBUTE >>>Dane-geld?!!!!
It was quite natural for the 7/7 bombers to look for a charity to finance their mass murdering. Under the guise of “charity,” jihadists are being funded all over the globe. After all, it’s for the children.
Another wake up call, but they’ll probably hit the snooze button once again. England seems to be in denial from what I’ve been reading. We, the U.S., seems not too far behind. Then again, I live in NYC, so I can’t speak for most of the the country. Let’s hope this gets some major attention, but I doubt it will.
It was ballsy and brilliant of the Jihadists to ask for and recieve money from the very people they sought to destroy. Does Acorn get any of our tax money?
_Alms for Jihad_-book “burned” in UK-by publisher - Cambridge Press. - because of Islamic pressure by UK Saudi-billionaire….
The book-_Alms for Jihad_ — told the true story of Islamic-terrorist “charities”..
THUS — the book BURNING!!!!!
The book–:
_Funding Evil_ still available in US…
It - also - exposes the money trail of Islamic Terrorist funding!
Political correctness kills…how many such wake up calls will it take for the Euros to realize that the Islamists mean buisness?
Every country knows we’re like the Brits and that we will believe anything and donate to everybody.
After Katrina, Muslim charities with no board of directors on their website were listed on Foxnews. I wonder where the money went…
Tonight I saw a story of Chinese kids hurt by the earthquake visiting the Olympics, and then the pitch, “how you can help.” I wonder where the money is going…
I think the average Brit is tired of such political correctness nonsense. It’s the institutions like the BBC and other government departments that lack the balls to question anything Islamic.
Check the books a NPR!
I read everything carefully - past my bedtime again.
As far as the ratings of believabilty for broadcast stations - none of them are good - which isn’t surprising - not sure what that has to do with the 7/7 bombing.
It is true - that the BBC charity unwittingly contributed money (meant for the Leeds Community School) to the bombers.
The real shame is that there were people that worked in the bookstore and the school who were aware of the bombers “hate for western culture” and apparently did nothing about it.
After 7/7 - as with our 9/11 - people are now much more alert towards such activity.
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We have to stop ignoring what is going on around us. We have to stop letting things that seem “funny” go because we’d be embarrassed if it was really nothing. I personally work with charities, and will be keeping my eye on where the monies are going.
Great. Just great. 7/7 could’ve been prevented had this charity asked about what was going on with all the money they were handing out. Instead they were worried about offending muslims and people died as a result.
Political correctness is the prostitute to all our enemies.
I have started to really question charities since spring when my Catholic Church handed out a flyer. It was for a meeting sponcered by Catholic Charites, and it encouraged all “immegrants” to come and hear about their rights in the community, what to do if they are pulled over by the police, etc. I could not believe it! I went to the Catholic Charites web site, (feel free to check this), to learn that they also pay for lawers for “immegrants” facing deportation, needing housing, food, etc… Ummm?
Also this week, the TV and radio stations in my area have started up the “back to school” drives asking for school supplies for needy children.
Who are these kids? Anchor babies? Illegals fresh in from (insert country here)?
I have to wonder… Are these charites creating a class/group of people who come to expect them?
Do little Jesus’ parents come to count on the fact that he will be getting his school supplies for free, lunches for free, and christmas presents for free (Don’t forget about Toys-for-Tots), and there-for the parent can put their tax-free money towards other things like a new Plasma TV?
Just wondering?
PGTips (Aug 20 @ 1:10)
You are so right!
When ordinary people here in the UK hear about the latest PC nonsense they are so often quoted as saying that it’s “Political Correctness gone mad”.
My thinking is that it’s not Political Correctness gone mad - it is Political Correctness.
Ordinary people over here are sick and tired of it. As usual it’s those in authority that are causing the problem.
Conservatives appear to have been caught unawares in both the UK and the USA. The left have been infiltrating institutions like the BBC for years.
I for one can think of no way to take them back!
(I prefer to call it PC fascism as this is much easier to say and more accurate).
Well said, Arnold. Bravo.
Well there is one way…Armed insurrection. Mind you for Britain its not really a viable option anymore. But it has to be considered. I think you are at the point over there that peaceful action is no longer going to be effective.
MM said:
Not that MM needs any help, but I think if you read the quote above, she wasn’t linking it to the 7/7 bombing.
I am not fond of armed insurrection wsmith6565. It too often results in a worse situation, indeed I can only think of one armed uprising that produced a better system and that happened some 230 years ago - one of our colonies got a bit above themselves. I wonder what became of them.
Besides, the UK government is obsessed with disarming ordinary citizens (perhaps they are taking more note of their unpopularity than we give them credit for)
Hmmm, I wonder what they would make of this
For an example of the latest example of PC Fascism in the UK go here
Bombs and guns will not beat a strong SOCIETY, but POLITICAL CORRECTNESS will…
I can, unfortunately, believe that the very liberal BBC gave money to terrorists and didn’t questions them due to Political Correctness.
What I can’t believe is that CNN scored so much higher than Fox. I didn’t realize there were so many rubes out there watching the ‘news’.
England has become a training ground for jihadists. If they don’t stop bending over, it will soon be too late to get up.
Political Correctness has only one purpose, and that is to camouflage and ultimately destroy truth. We must euphemize despicable behaviors and practice rhetorical yoga with dangerous beliefs so as not to offend people who are by definition offensive. What is happening in Britain is a preview of what we have coming if we continue to allow the morally- and intellectually-vacant to dictate what acceptable debate practice is in the U.S.
Why I only stick with Salvation Army and the Humane Society.
Ask and ye shall receive…
No one should like armed insurrection. However, I don’t see much of a chance for any change in Britain short of that.
I don’t think you can attain revolution by bloodless means. It’s that bad. If you shrink from it, be prepared for slavery.
Live free or die. Death is not the worst of evils - General John Stark, Revolutionary War
Another strong case for conceal carry:
Everyone knows, the problem IS Islam.
How many examples does one need?
On August 20th, 2008 at 1:49 am, joromima said:
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Excuse me, what is your problem joromima? Some of us enjoy chatting about an issue, who are you to say stop. You’re not my mom.
Of course not! We can’t offend the Muslim male, that would be….islamophobic!! No! We must be tolerant, even if it means the end of our culture! At least we were tolerant!