tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154495438763509967.post8047274979939299287..comments2024-01-28T06:24:50.005+00:00Comments on No Double Standards: Why "Islamist threat" not Al-Qaida versus the IRA?Martin Freedmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16952072422175870627noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154495438763509967.post-40082904407965333592007-01-05T14:05:00.000+00:002007-01-05T14:05:00.000+00:00Your points are quite correct but beside the point...Your points are quite correct but beside the point. For arguments sake, if we hypothesize that there were no marxist or atheists fighting for the IRA I still dont think that could have been labelled "catholic terrorism".<br /><br />Anyway the real question was why, in the UK, this was not stated as Al-Qaida compared to the IRA as opposed to Islamic terrorism. I only explored the idea of catholic terrorism for completeness. <br /><br />Whilst, undoubtedly, it is correct to refer to Islamic terrorism in the middle east, hopefully (some hope!) it is <i>only</i> Al-Qaida and its affiliates that are a threat in the Uk.Martin Freedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16952072422175870627noreply@blogger.com