Bakri's Summer Vacation

Facing possible treason charges, the radical Muslim cleric Omar Bakri Mohammed has left Britain for the Middle East:

The spiritual head of the extremist al Muhajiroun group - which is due to be banned under new anti-terror laws - claimed it is "God-forbidden" for Muslims to inform police about terror plots in the UK.

He also said they have a "duty" to fight British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

In other words, Muslims should not be subject to British law. The Sky News article leaves off one important bit, which the BBC picked up on: "He said he would stop any potential attack himself, with the help of his "Muslim brothers"." Yes, well, that's all well and good, but the infidel laws that you have no interest in obeying also exist for your protection. Will your Muslim brothers also stop fringe right-wingers from bombing your mosques? Will they stop IRA violence, if/when it resumes? Wishing that the entire world revolves around you and your Islamist pals does not make it true. The legal system does not exist merely to oppress your fellow Muslims.

When speaking to the infidels, of course, Bakri sugar-coats his message:

Speaking to Radio Five Live, he said: "I want for everybody to cool down and live in harmony."

Never mind that the harmony he speaks of involves flying the flag of Islam over No 10 Downing Street ("I would like to see the Islamic flag fly, not only over number 10 Downing Street, but over the whole world," he said.). Never mind that "cooling down" will never really happen until his dream of world domination is achieved. Burkhas for the women, AK-47s for the men, bullets for the unbelievers who don't accept dhimmitude.

Boiled down, he's really just saying: "I'm out of here a while until these nutty infidels chill out a bit...once they turn on each other and start wringing their hands about how I'm a victim, I'll be back. Then we'll get back to the Master Plan! _long, maniacal laugh_"

UPDATE: Sounds like the vacation isn't going very well so far! No reason has been given for his detention yet...