Tip from Muslim community ‘helped foil’ al-Qaeda plot. Canadian lawyer Hussein Hamdani told CTV News Channel that a tip from the Muslim community helped investigators foil the alleged al-Qaeda plot. “This goes to show the partnership between the Muslim community in Canada and the RCMP and all the police services,” said Hamdani. It might not be well known but collaboration between Muslims and government agencies —like the RCMP, CSIS, Canadian Border Services Agency and the Department of Justice— is quite common, according to Hamdani.We hear a lot of complaints about moderate muslims not speaking out to condemn terror. This sort of quiet response may be much more valuable. Hard to tell how much of this is going on, because the people who know aren't (and shouldn't) say.
Friday, April 26, 2013
War on terror news
Not all of it is bad. The Canadian "al Qaeda inspired" plot to derail a Via Rair passenger train was foiled because of a tip from the Canadian Muslim community:
Nice one.
ReplyDeleteMy thought was that moderate Muslims didn't say anything because to speak out was, in essence, to sign a death warrant for not only themselves, but for their families as well. Maintaining silence/anonymity is their security. Good to hear, though, that there are some who are trying to help.
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