Minister admits Islamic extremists who believe in jihad and sharia law have infiltrated the Labour Party, Islamic World News, NewAgeIslam.com

Islamic World News

Minister admits Islamic extremists who believe in jihad and sharia law have infiltrated the Labour Party

The Labour Party has been inflitrated by Islamic fundamentalists, a Government Minister admitted today.

Members of the Islamic Forum of Europe (IFE) which believes in Britain should develop sharia law have placed sympathisers in elected office and local branches of parties, an investigation revealed.

The covert campaign is part of an attempt at 'mass mobilisation' of voters by the group, which believes in jihad.

Jim Fitzpatrick, the Environment Minister, told the Sunday Telegraph the IFE had become a secret party within Labour.

He said: 'They are acting almost as an entryist organisation, placing people within the political parties, recruiting members to those political parties, trying to get individuals selected and elected so they can exercise political influence and power, whether it’s at local government level or national level.'

'They are completely at odds with Labour’s programme, with our support for secularism.'

Mr Fitzpatrick, the MP for Poplar and Canning Town, said the IFE had infiltrated and 'corrupted' his party in east London in the same way that the far-Left Militant Tendency did in the 1980s.

Leaked Labour lists show a 110 per cent rise in party membership in one constituency in two years.

A six-month investigation into the IFE and its political activities revealed it had 'consolidated' its influence at the London borough council of Tower Hamlets, which has a budget estimated at£1bn.

Other recordings by undercover reporters include leaders of the group saying they opposed democracy and supported sharia law.

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Obama understands that security lies in cooperation, not in bigger weapons, Islam and the West, NewAgeIslam.com

Islam and the West

Obama understands that security lies in cooperation, not in bigger weapons

Sept 18, 2009

US President Barack Obama’s decision to shelve plans to base a missile-defence system in Eastern Europe is a welcome sign of his departure from the war-mongering policies of his predecessor. The decision has already prompted sharp criticism from Obama’s Republican rivals, who claim that the new US president is compromising America’s national security. But the truth is that Obama’s move will probably go a long way toward making the United States – and the world – safer.

Supporters of George W. Bush’s costly defence plan argued that it was necessary in order to ward off threats from Iran. But even after tens of billions of dollars were spent developing the advanced missile-interceptor system, the Pentagon could offer no guarantees that it would actually work in realistic conditions.

Obama said on Thursday that his administration had reassessed the threat of Iran’s missiles and had concluded that it could be countered with cheaper defence weapons that have a proven track record of working. The Obama administration’s conclusion is an important one because it touches on an issue of major concern: the tendency of world leaders to exaggerate threats.

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