John from Kemsing, going to Afghanistan to protest won't do anything to stop women and children being killed by UK and US forces there. There is nothing Mr. Choudary can do in Afghanistan to bring to an end the military occupation of that country by the UK and US, or the killing of innocent women and children there by your government and mine. Bringing their plight to the attention of the people of the UK, can have an effect in the UK, because if enough public pressure is applied to the government in the UK, it will have to end its military occupation of Afghanistan. Is there some reason why this form of protest is incompatible with the culture of the UK? Is it un-British to be against letting your government carry on wars and military occupations in other peoples' countries? Are you telling me that you think your country has a right to do whatever it wants on other peoples' countries, and that it is un-British to express disagreement with this concept? If so, I find that a bit strange given the amount of abuse people in the US get from people in the UK about our invasion and occupation of Iraq.

Or are you telling me that protest is an acceptable form of discourse in the UK, but only when it is practiced by people who are not Muslim?


Dr.Quelch, is it also murder when Hindus do it, or is it only murder when Muslims do it?