Muslim anti-war protesters abuse British soldiers as 'baby killers' during homecoming parade

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Twice in two years they have fought in Iraq. Twelve of their regimental comrades paid the ultimate price there and in Afghanistan. Over the past two years they have spent day after day patrolling hostile territory, where every passer-by could have a gun or a bomb. So the 200 men of the 2nd Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment perhaps had a right to expect a heroes’ welcome yesterday on a homecoming parade through Luton.

Instead, they were faced with the hate-filled jeers of anti-war protesters waving placards saying: ‘Anglian soldiers: Butchers of Basra,’ and ‘Anglian soldiers: cowards, killers, extremists.’ There was a furious reaction from the hundreds lining the streets to support the soldiers – known as the Poachers. Shouting ‘scum’ and ‘no surrender to the Taliban’, they turned on the Muslim demonstrators. Police were already out in force to protect the anti-war group and arrested two men among the soldiers’ supporters.

It’s very easy to tarnish all the Muslim community with the same brush, but I do wonder, if the roles were reversed, if such a protest would be allowed in a Muslim country.’ Gordon Brown condemned the protests and ministers and senior politicians branded the demonstration ‘insulting’ and ‘sordid.’ Shadow Secrewheretary of State for Defence Dr Liam Fox said: ‘This is offensive, appalling and disgraceful.

But the Muslim protesters were unrepentant. Teacher Sayful Islam, self-styled leader of the Luton branch of al-Muhajiroun – the now-banned radical organisation led by Sheikh Omar Bakri – said: ‘The anger has been rising. The parade was the final insult. ‘They have killed, maimed and raped thousands of innocent people. They can’t come here and parade where there is such a Muslim community. What do they have to be proud of?’ Posters were displayed accusing the Army of maiming babies and innocent civilians in Iraq

Trouble flared as the soldiers marched to a meeting with the Duke of Gloucester, the regiment’s colonel-inchief, and local dignitaries. He said:' The anger has been rising up. The parade was the final insult. 'They have killed, maimed and raped thousands of innocent people. They can't come here and parade where there is such a Muslim community. What do they have to be proud of?' Leaflets urging Muslims to demonstrate against the soldiers' homecoming had been distributed around Luton earlier in the week. Under the headline 'Criminals' it railed against the troops' 'audacity' at marching though the town centre and accused them of having 'blood on their hands.'

It finished with the words:' We urge the Muslims of Luton not to stay silent against these murderers of Muslim men, women and children and to do what we as Muslims have been obliged to do and speak against an open evil.'

At one point a man climbed onto a roof and threw a packet of bacon at the Muslim group. Bedfordshire police said the Muslim protesters were later ‘escorted from the area to a safe place to disperse’. The force said last night: ‘Everything that went on will be examined and if any offences have been committed then we will arrest them.’ The regiment's tragic roll callThe Royal Anglian Regiment has lost ten soldiers during the Afghan conflict and two during the Iraq conflict.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11...ing-parade.html

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This Bakri crew seems to be a bunch of crazies who delight in provocations.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2310016.ece

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..and then some.

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them darn brits are at it again!

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This Bakri crew seems to be a bunch of crazies who delight in provocations.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2310016.ece

I wonder how many are members on VJ?

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This Bakri crew seems to be a bunch of crazies who delight in provocations.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2310016.ece

I wonder how many are members on VJ?

VJ is the mother ship