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.... the Guantánamo files disclose that by the late 1990s the mosque in north London had become a “haven” for extremism where disaffected young men from around the world were radicalised before being sent to al-Qaeda training camps in Afghanistan.
At least 35 Guantánamo detainees passed through Finsbury Park and a network of other centres used by extremists in Britain, including Regent’s Park mosque, East London mosque and a rented room above the Four Feathers Youth Club near Baker Street.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...xtremists.html
Well, if it's all true, it wouldn't surprise me. In providing a 'safe haven' for people from around the world, whose backgrounds, motives and allegiances aren't really known, we seem to have created a problem the true extent of which remains to be seen. No doubt many have come here in pursuit of a dream only to discover that the reality doesn't meet their expectations. These disaffected people have then become the raw materials the extremists need to do their evil work.
It seems to me that the first task of any government is to ensure the safety of the citizens. To that extent, successive governments appear to have taken their eyes off the ball, even when alarm bells were ringing, by allowing our freedoms to be abused by those who've taken advantage of our hospitality yet don't believe in freedom at all. Ironic isn't it.....