Salaamz. Islamist on its own doesn't really mean anything horrible. IT is the association of this word with words like "terrorist" and "extremism" which gives it a negative spin - hence when anything is called "Islamist", the human mind has now been conditioned itno thinking it is bad and evil. This is actually a bullying tactic and labelling. It's like a bully labelling you as "shorty". Even though you may be short, the act of calling and labeeling you "sharty" is insulting. It is the implied association of the word rather than the literal meaning with which the media are playing with. So on a literal basis there is nothing wrong in calling a group or an individual and "Islamist", but for the associations of the word, it is nothing short of bullying and labelling a whole.

Bush and Blair used God and Christianity as focal points that inspired them to invade and "save" Iraq - how come they are not labelled as "Chritianists"? After all theirs was a campaign at a much larger scale than any of Osama Bin Laden's schemes. And they even accept divine inspiration. No one calls them looneys or terrorists. Yet, these smaller Islamic military factions are labelled "Islamists". The conception of Israel was also a divine inspiration, and the continued land grab is justified by the same biblical claim - yet no labels are being made out here for the Israelis.

I don't mind if the media demonises those who do wrong, so long as it demonises every group that does commit terrorism, in an unbiased fashion. What I do object is the singling out of Muslim and Islamic groups as appropriate for the label of "Islamist". How come the IRA were not labelled as some sort of fanatical Christian terrorist faction? It should be one rule for everyone. This is the root cause of the animosity majority of the Muslims and indeed Arabs have towards the West - the double standards of the West used against them. One rule for them and another for us. YOu can see it in the way the Americans have dealt with Israel for their Nuclear technology and Iran on its supposed capabilitiy of nuclear technology.

Aslaam Alkium :

1. We are suffering consquently due to 7/7. This is the fact, and its not going to go away.

2. Sterotypes and HATE against us has widespread.

It is in this era where we need to act in utmost Solidarity, protect the interests of each other and our values. We need to become the MOST POWERFUL and INFLUENTIAL community in BRITAIN, by political means. If we dont we could potential see another "Holocaust" in this case it will be us.

This is another Crusader WAR people. The WEST again , using deception to pursure its imperial christain values.

Its time to act Smart and wake up. Cause each one of us is now a POTENTIAL Target. A COP can come and put a bullet to our "Shoulder" and then allege he/she thought that victim (Muslim) was a potential Terrorist.

This is the problem, we muslims are seen with the frame of MIND that we are all Potential Terrorists in the country. Soo any means are justifiyed.

We need to eradicate that PERCEPTION.

Maslaami

Well, homicidal maniac muslims consider non muslim blood to be cheap so why can't us non muslims pay you in kind?

The blood of a muslim has no value here because of what you would all like to do to us.

Muslims are not deserving of the description "human".

Nice shot by the US by the way in taking out Zarquawi! More of the same please Mr Bush!

Well said AK. Right to the point. Extremist Jay and his friend Benari are serial Islamophobes, though one mages better than the other to contain his racist hatred in language at least.

Perhaps you should look into the double standards of the Islamic world, there are plenty going on there too. And isn't time you guys let the Crusades go? It happened a long time ago...get over it. And it was in response to Islamic imperialism, another conveniently glossed over fact. And what about the modern day Islamic imperialism...now known as mass immigration. Look at yourselves, your beliefs & your history first before you blame your ills on the West!

mike - you only prove what the world says about you, hitler was a pathetic copy of you!!

mike, you know as much about history as the tabloids have about loyalty, so when are the boers going to be booted out of the UK with its past that far outstrips anything that you believe, time will soon catch up with all who go abroad by force & whatever they have done will be reversed!!

Blood may be cheap, but look at the photo that is Ketchup! Even cheaper! Blood would not congeal like that, i have worked in a A & E ward, i do know, the raid was wrong but please don't take the mick!

So if this tomato sauce, then you have never worked in any hospital or related organisation. So just look at the films made during the 1940's, same faces repeated ad nauseum. What a joke.

So it is blood! Why then has it congealed into the wrong colour? More importantly why is his blood so thick that it congeals around his eye and yet none appears to actually flow down the side of his face, people don't bleed like that, he would have had blood all over his shirt and a scab on the top of his head, not a blob! But the final point, why is there no swelling at all? Around the injury, he doesn't even have a black eye! I said the raid was wrong and i don't deny people were injured, but not this joker! Why no swelling? Look at similiar injuries on the web, none look like this!

Now you claim to know physiological behaviour of blood, so red is the wrong colour now. This could explain why your lot have no country or origin?

For some reason you have not displayed my last post, firstly along with most people i accept the raid was wrong and don't doubt that people were injured. However IF this photo is real which it isn't it raises questions:1. Why no scab?2. why has his blood congealed into the wrong colour? congealed blood is darker.3. Why no bruise? No black eye?4. Why does the blood seem to stick to his face and not actually flow downwards? Or does this individual have unusually coloured and viscous blood?I noticed nursy that you never answered my questions, u simply gave a few questions of ur own, now it's ur turn.I believe that the raid was stupid and wrong and people were hurt, why though have a false photo? What is that nonsense about me having no country of origin?

Such limited knowledge only shows what you really are, considering you expect anyone to answer questions but ignore facts shows what you are. Nonsense??! Not really!! Just pure facts.