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alp227 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-04-11 02:09 PM
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English Defence League founder claims he is target of Islamist death threat
The founder of the English Defence League claims he has been warned that his life is in danger if he leads a protest in Luton.

Stephen Lennon, 28, said senior police officers were urging him to leave his home town ahead of the anticipated arrival of thousands of EDL supporters.

The militant anti-Islamist campaigner said he was under police protection. He claimed Bedfordshire police had issued him with an "Osman warning", which are given by the police to advise individuals that they are at serious risk of being killed by someone who appears to have the capability to make good their threat.

Lennon, who routinely wears a bulletproof vest, said the warning followed a text message threatening to kill his children.

Full story: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/feb/04/edl-death-threat-luton-protest
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LeftishBrit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-04-11 02:17 PM
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1. Islamist extremists and anti-Islam extremists = two sides of the same poisonous coin
Edited on Fri Feb-04-11 02:17 PM by LeftishBrit
Interesting article from 2009:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/nov/04/fatwa-english-defence-league

I like the following organization:

www.hopenothate.org.uk
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non sociopath skin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-04-11 04:01 PM
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2. I agree, LB.
I'd say they deserve each other, but that's cold comfort for the poor beggars caught in their crossfire.

Yes, "Hope Not Hate" is a great organization.

The Skin
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