The accidental execution of an innocent man

[CWebster]

Last week, a new British member commented that it was common knowledge that Israel--Mossad was behind policy initiatives and training of British anti-terrorism efforts that led to the execution of an innocent man. This was met with the predictable chorus of outrage and anti-semitic accusations. The post was deleted. Yesterday, in passing, I happened to notice this news item that I am sure will fly under the radar, but it does validate the deleted post and serves to underscore how the US is deliberately kept in the dark.

Here it is folks--and you have to wonder how the Muslim countries feel about the Israelis in this role:

Gainer retrained his officers after a trip to Israel during which he and other chiefs traveled with the Police Executive Research Forum for week-long counterterrorism schooling from Israeli officers familiar with confronting Palestinian suicide bombers.

The Israeli training of British and American law enforcement officials makes some groups ask whether the police are going too far. The tension is especially pronounced among Muslim community leaders, who are deeply suspicious of Israel because of the country's long-standing conflict with the Palestinians.

"The London situation where an innocent man was shot and killed was based on Israeli procedure, and I don't think that we want to be replicating the actions of a foreign government engaged in a brutal occupation of another people," said Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations. "It sends the wrong message to the Muslim world."



http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/03/AR2005080301867.html?sub=new

[wtmusic]

1. This is an outgrowth of the ethos of the "new war"

"We're fighting a new war now"

"The enemy is invisible"

"Everything has changed since 9/11"

Nothing has changed a whit since 9/11, except our willingness to accept fear as a logical foundation for defense policy.

[annabanana]

2. ..these are the droppings of the elephant in the room..

that no one wants to talk about...