A V7 Think Tank Report www.v7europe.com V7 Intelligence Report (London Unit) Written by Dominic Whiteman
Using the LTTE as a case study to show that UK banning legislation is an appalling failure in its current format. Background: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was banned in the UK on February 28th 2001. The annual publication of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) London "Military Balance 2005/2006" referred to emerging links between the LTTE and the Al-Qaeda movement. It was later revealed confidentially by the editors to diplomatic sources that these links were in terms of commercial transactions including trafficking for financial gain and acquisition of technology rather than any ideological linkage. Experts are studying with interest links between the LTTE and Al-Qaeda in its financial, commercial and arms dealings. It is also believed that such links also exist in maritime transactions. |
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A V7 Think Tank Report www.v7europe.com A V7 Intelligence Report Written by Adrian Morgan May 2008 Current Cases On Tuesday, May 13th 2008, Human Rights Watch urged Saudi Arabia to revoke a death sentence. Sabri Bogday, a Turkish man who had a barbershop in the Saudi kingdom, had been given a death sentence in April this year. Mr Bogday was accused of blaspheming against Allah. The incident allegedly took place 14 months ago during an argument with his neighbour, an Egyptian who ran a tailor's shop. |
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A V7 Think Tank Report www.v7europe.com A V7 Intelligence Report Written by Adrian Morgan June 2008 Indonesia is widely described as a "moderate" Islamic nation. In many ways this has been true. Recently, however, a conflict has been brewing between those who support moderate interpretations of Islam and those who support hard line and intolerant forms. This conflict has even been seen by some commentators to be pushing Indonesia to the very brink of a civil war. Here, I will try to explain the background of this conflict, whose causes belong as much to politics as they do to religion. |
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A V7 Think Tank Report www.v7europe.com V7 Intelligence Report Written by Adrian Morgan July 2008 This month, the annual British event known as "Islam Expo" came to a close. In 2006, this "celebration" of Islamic heritage and identity gathered criticism as the event - then held in Alexandra Palace in North London - took place while relatives were commemorating the first anniversary of the 7/7 attacks. Additionally, some of the proposed speakers at that 2006 event were known to hold extremist views. |
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