Poor Journalism Exposed

Militant Global Network Amnesty Denies Links to Violence

2005-10-14T08:40:00.000-07:00

Militant Global Network Amnesty Denies Links to Violence

September 26th 2005
Londonistan.

News leaked today by the extremist veiled wife of extremist Islamicist Muslim fundamentalist preacher of hate, bomber Jermaine Lindsay was member of a cell of the controversial global anti-western network Amnesty International. Amnesty claim they are non-violent and allegedly champion "human rights" causes, however sources within government have expressed concern over Amnesty's anti-western anti-jewish rhetoric, and the possible process of radicalisation that occurs within Amnesty which could be a milestone to further extremist activity.

{Photo: Fierce Looking Ugly Man with Scruffy Beard holding AK-47}

The news comes 2 months after tens of innocent civilians were massacred by anti-western terror. Yesterday it was revealed that 2 extremists have been convicted for serially murdering all living organisms on their kitchen sink, then proceeding to terrorise their children as young as 3, by forcing them to be in bed by 9pm. It was also revealed that despite claims from Amnesty of being a human rights group, they have been working behind the scenes in defending the two terrorists.

Shif Malick of the Independent on Sunday also revealed that Amnesty has been working to infiltrate top British institutions including the judiciary and police. He also claimed that the group is not as it likes to portray itself because it has made fiercely racist anti-western statements, quoting an exclusive leaflet to him that he found on the Wayback Machine and which he was personally given by an Amnesty member which said "....all......()...Americans...().....should.....(). be...().....tortured". Amnesty claim these statements have been moved out of context by Mr Malick and do not refer to all Americans.

Yesterday a moderate prominent human rights activist Lady Melanie Phillips said, "We disassociate ourselves from such extremists like Amnesty, they do not represent the mainstream human rights movement, we do, and we support the government in indiscrimate internment"

Amnesty was not available for comment or response to Lady Phillips.

(c) 2005 The Neo-Con Mail & Torygraph Research & Analysis Foundation

REVEALED: Radical web of Islamists who are educated and hold down full-time jobs

2005-10-14T08:35:00.000-07:00

The Independent on Sunday has uncovered shocking evidence of a number of British-born Islamist radicals who aren’t claiming housing benefit and don’t have three wives and eleven children.

It is believed that they finance their activities, which include handing out leaflets and organising meetings for perfectly legal organisations through employment in 9-5 jobs.

The Government last night fearing a back-lash from the right-wing press said it was simply powerless to prevent people holding down full-time jobs, paying taxes and National Insurance.
“We are monitoring the situation closely” said a spokesman “but currently we have no power to prevent people holding legitimate jobs and paying their taxes, but we are looking to introduce legislation under which we will be able to hold anyone in indefinite detention if they have jobs, pay their taxes and belong to legal organisations” he said.

Sources also revealed that many of these British-born Pakistanis attracted to political and ideological issues actually work in professional occupations.

A former member of Hizb-ut-Tahrir, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of being talked about at the water-cooler in his office last night said that “I know of many British born Pakistani Muslims who are exploiting a loop-hole in the law by exercising their right to free speech and assembly” he said “and they are members of parties that aren’t even violent or banned”.
Last night Khalid Mardood the MP for a white working class suburb screamed “this is an absolute scandal! I have been warning the Government for years of the existence of a hard-core of young Muslims who hold down jobs, pay their taxes and have exercised their democratic rights to free speech and thought, but the Government has consistently ignored me!”.

An expert on terrorism at the Oxford Centre of Terrorist Studies, Sir Ronald Hargey said that he had been predicting this phenomenon for years. “I have carried out various studies for the Home Office which have predicted that British born Muslim who went through university and took degrees in subjects as wide ranging as medicine and political science would
be radicalised by the prospect of being unemployed and in debt and would eventually fall into the clutches of multi-nationals and key public sector bodies like the NHS and even end up in professional occupations” has said.

However Prof Hargey stressed it wasn’t fair to tarnish the whole Muslim community with the same brush: “The vast majority of Muslims in this country are innocent, law-abiding and thick as two short planks who would happily scrounge off the welfare state and dutifully vote in Jack Straw at every opportunity” he assured.

His comments were echoed by the MP Khalid Mardood who said last night that most Muslims in his constituency rejected the dangerous notions that a university education might entail such freedom to think critically and articulate opinions: “I am very happy to say that the vast majority of Muslims I know are happy with low educational achievements brought in by this Government and are happy to see their children hanging out in chicken and chip shops or slopping out in young offender institutions in increasing numbers and more importantly they are very happy to carry on voting for the Labour party year in year out, no matter who we bomb”.
Members of the local mosque committee last night were unable to comment (in English). Alleged members of Hizb ut Tahrir who were contacted were also unable to comment (because they were busy working).

Received from Mustafa Khalid

Independent on Sunday goes Tabloid!

2005-10-14T04:57:00.000-07:00

If you didn't already know, the IoS has gone tabloid in format.

This was of course after several "tabloid style" witch hunt articles appeared concerning the Muslim community - "Shock Horror - Muslims work for NHS", etc, etc.

What do readers think of the new tabloid format?

How important is the format vs. the quality of the content?

Thoughtful Piece in the Guardian

2005-10-13T11:45:00.000-07:00

Seamus Milne, who doesn't seem to need to malign Muslim groups or the Muslim community to climb the career ladder, writes an insightful piece in today's Guardian.

Here is an extract:

In fact, under the terms of the bill, anyone who voices support for armed resistance to any state or occupation, however repressive or illegitimate, will be committing a criminal offence carrying a seven-year prison sentence - so long as members of the public might reasonably regard it as direct or indirect encouragement. Terrorism is not defined in the bill as, say, indiscriminate attacks on civilians, let alone an assault on civilian targets by states - but as any politically motivated violence against people, property or electronic systems anywhere in the world. This is not only an assault on freedom of speech and debate about the most contentious subject in global politics. It also makes a criminal offence out of a belief shared by almost every society, religion or philosophy throughout history: namely, that people have the right to take up arms against tyranny and foreign occupation. Clarke made clear on Tuesday that this was exactly his intention. He could not, he said, think of any situation in the world where "violence would be justified to bring about change".

Sadly, this type of article is often missing from the debate - especially when you have some characters who abuse the Muslim community and Muslim groups in order to curry favour with right wing editors and media moguls.

Scandal – Did Shiv Malik Justify 9/11?

2005-10-13T07:04:00.000-07:00

Just got some interesting info about the journalist Shiv Malik – I was in discussion with a senior member of HT who had found some interesting information about him. I thought it would be useful as it completely discredits the guys journalistic credentials.

Just some background….

Shiv Malik is a Leeds graduate who has worked on recent articles for the Independent on Sunday and New Statesman. His claims to fame are "outing" Dilpazier Aslam, the Guardian trainee, and also calling a lot of other employers to inform them that they are employing members of Hizb ut-Tahrir. He has also written disparaging articles about other Islamic groups including Young Muslims and Islamic Society of Britain. He has employed some very underhand tactics in writing these articles – for example calling up and claiming to be someone else. He has also printed complete lies in some of his articles – he says for example that HT members joined the Territorial Army.

He has also recycled again and again the ridiculous "conveyor belt" theory, created by the neo-cons in the USA – that HT are some sort of "conveyor belt" for terror because they call for the peaceful establishment of an Islamic Caliphate and just by calling for such a state they are a recruiting sergeant for AQ. His expediency is amazing – in his article in the New Statesman back in September 2004 he referred to the "enthused, informed debate" of HT study circles but in an article in the Independent on Sunday on 7 August 2005 these had become "indoctrination cells". His article said "Hizb ut-Tahrir is a real threat to society"; not at all his conclusion back in September 2004. It seems that his opportunism and attempt to use the Muslim community and groups to get up the career ladder knows no bounds.

Back to the interesting information…

On the 17th of September 2001, before the blood of the victims of 9/11 had even dried, Mr Malik posted the following heartless comment on the Indymedia website:

https://www2.indymedia.org.uk/en/2001/09/11599.html
Worlds gone crazy
17.09.2001 02:32

The world has gone crazy. 5000 businessmen and military personnel die and suddenly we are at war. With, whom? In what way? With a prime suspect who no one has any proof of guilt and who himself denies responsibility. More people die each day from starvation or bad water as a result of IMF loans yet were are all the three minute silences for them. Over 1.5 million children have died in Iraq as a direct result of the American imposed embargo. Which CNN viewer knows their suffering, much longer and much more painful?

It is sickening watching countries who poured vitriol on the U.S. in their daily papers for years, suddenly Kowtowing to it’s demands and sending in messages of condolences. It is disgusting watching the press of the supposedly “free and civilised” world printing such obvious propaganda and attempting to rile masses to whatever cause the Whitehouse may choose. Where are those questions like “why did this happen”? Why is the press simply Muslim bashing? Where’s all the reflection that’s supposed to happen at a time like this? Why is no one noticing what’s happening in Palestine?
Someone needs some sense right now. S.M.

shiv Malik
e-mail: ShivMalik@hotmail.com

He expresses these views that now seem at odds with the journalistic witch hunt he has been conducting in the Muslim community. Is he trying to "justify" these attacks by drawing comparisons to the number killed by the embargo in Iraq? He finds it sickening that countries are "sending in messages of condolences" – well would he rather these countries send messages of admiration – "serves you right"???

He finally asks "why is press simply Muslim bashing?" – Good question Mr Malik – we are waiting for an explanation from you for your "Muslim bashing".

The weird thing is that since the senior member of HT told me about this, it has now disappeared from the Indymedia site – the link is still there if you search for "shiv malik" on the main page, but is now inaccessible.

Any way, using the Wayback Machine, his views are still on there [be careful he may try and delete them] - http://web.archive.org/web/20041026051616/http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2001/09/11599.html

The Internet is such a wonderful thing!

May be Muslims should now start writing to the Editor of the Independent on Sunday [t.davies@independent.co.uk] or the New Statesman [john@jkampfner.net]. Will we now start to see headlines that say "IoS journalist sacked for justifying 9/11"?

Will the real Shiv Malik please stand up!!??

Welcome to Poor Journalism Exposed

2005-10-13T06:47:00.000-07:00

I would like to welcome all new visitors to this blog that exposes poor journalism.

It has been named in honour of Shiv Malik - a journalist with the New Statesman and Independent on Sunday.

Shiv Malik is a Leeds graduate who has worked on recent articles for the Independent on Sunday and New Statesman. His claims to fame are "outing" Dilpazier Aslam, the Guardian trainee, and also calling a lot of other employers to inform them that they are employing members of Hizb ut-Tahrir. He has also written disparaging articles about other Islamic groups including Young Muslims and Islamic Society of Britain. He has employed some very underhand tactics in writing these articles – for example calling up and claiming to be someone else. He has also printed complete lies in some of his articles – he says for example that HT members joined the Territorial Army.

He has also recycled again and again the ridiculous "conveyor belt" theory, created by the neo-cons in the USA – that HT are some sort of "conveyor belt" for terror because they call for the peaceful establishment of an Islamic Caliphate and just by calling for such a state they are a recruiting sergeant for AQ. His expediency is amazing – in his article in the New Statesman back in September 2004 he referred to the "enthused, informed debate" of HT study circles but in an article in the Independent on Sunday on 7 August 2005 these had become "indoctrination cells". His article said "Hizb ut-Tahrir is a real threat to society"; not at all his conclusion back in September 2004. It seems that his opportunism and attempt to use the Muslim community and groups to get up the career ladder knows no bounds.

We will continue to expose such poor journalism that whips up hysteria rather than tackling issues objectively.