Blair's target

By Rafiqul Islam Rime, Agrabad, Chittagong
21 August 2005, 18:00 PM
I was appalled going through a feature by Chintito in the last issue of SWM. British Prime Minister Tony Blair has recently taken some measures against terrorism in the UK.

The fact is that the measures that were taken are directed against Islam as he has resolved to oust/deport Islamic clerics, shut down the mosques and so on. People like Robin Cook and others along with the majority of the Britons (70 percent) think that British soldiers should be pulled out of Iraq immediately & blame/accuse Tony Blair of telling a big lie to them regarding its fight against Iraq on the false pretext that Iraq possessed WMD. Bush & Blair have unleashed hell on Iraq that has turned the land into a graveyard. Millions of innocent people have already lost their lives most of whom are women & children. One wonders if these civilised leaders of the civilised people amuse themselves with deaths, then what is left for humanity?

At this point of time any sane mind can comprehend the dire point that these people out there are deliberately stigmatising Islam and its followers as terror & terrorists. Measures taken by Blair to fight terror are proof enough of his mindset which unfortunately will frighten moderate Muslims residing in the UK. Tony Blair should follow traditions of his country and its people.

Finally, I strongly believe that Mr. Blair will not be able to answer the questions that Chintito has raised in his article.