Interview with Tommy Robinson

An interview of a personal favorite - a plain spoken, street savvy counter-jihadist, via GatesofVienna blog: Tommy Robinson: The Polish Interview

"...It’s an excellent interview, covering a wide range of topics from the founding of the English Defence League through Tommy’s imprisonment all the way to current events in the UK and Europe.What comes through most strongly is Tommy’s struggle to accept the likelihood that he will be killed for doing what he does. He reminds us that if we aren’t willing to die for what we consider important — especially our children’s future — then our lives are all but pointless.

Michael Coren On Tommy Robinson and the EDL

AND THEN THERE'S THIS, FROM PAJAMAS MEDIA: 

Robinson didn’t quit the EDL in the way most politicians leave parties or organizations, citing personal reasons, overwork, or the desire to pursue other worthy initiatives. He could easily have done so. As someone who has become the public face of the EDL — unable to walk down the street without verbal harassment, arrested on numerous occasions on thin grounds, constantly defamed by Britain’s politically correct media, and the victim of death threats and threats against his family — he could legitimately have cited exhaustion and the need to rebuild his life.

Instead, though, he has made a devastating attack on the EDL, claiming that it has become “increasingly influenced by extreme elements that did not represent what he stood for.” His words confirm the charges of white-power fanaticism that critics have leveled at the EDL for years, and which Robinson always claimed to be vigorously combatting. His departure effectively cripples the organization, leaving thousands of non-fascist Britons who worked at his side without a viable base of anti-jihad activism, and with nothing more substantial for the future than the vague nostrum that securing Britain from extremists will require working with Muslims and that “from day one we’ve wanted to embrace everyone; all colours and creeds.”

Even more disturbing, perhaps, than Robinson’s denunciation of his former organization is his new alliance with the much-lauded Quilliam Foundation, a think tank that aims to “challenge extremism,” according to its sleek website, by targeting those social factors that lead to “radicalization.” In other words, this is an anti-extremist group that locates the source of extremism mainly in British society rather than in Islamic ideology. Quilliam, whose political affiliation is suggested by itsfriendly relations with the far-left anti-British Hope Not Hate group, is precisely the kind of organization — with its concern for “grievances felt every day by young Muslims” and its accommodationist stance on issues such as terrorist profiling that may “alienate and stigmatize” — about which the former Robinson would have been rightly suspicious. It is worth noting that Quilliam was named for William Abdullah Quilliam, a nineteenth-century British convert to Islam who dreamed, according to research by Andrew Bostom, of a pan-Islamic caliphate.

Oh, That Moral EquivalenceChair and Co-founder Maajid Nawaz’s statement of support for Robinson was notably unctuous and self-satisfied:  “Tommy wants a chance to prove he is not happy with the neo-Nazi association. I would not be a good human being if I did not allow him to demonstrate that.” Yes, this former jihadist has a good deal of self-love. Nawaz’s comments about the “symbiotic relationship between far-right extremism and Islamism” and Robinson’s mea-culpa, “I thought the EDL was part of the solution but now it is part of the problem,” seemed perfectly scripted to drive home the “equivalence” mantra dear to the hearts of the liberal intelligentsia: far-right extremism (of which the EDL is supposedly a symptom) and Muslim extremism are equally dangerous elements in contemporary British life;  far-right extremism is in fact the cause of Muslim extremism. 

GO READ THE WHOLE THING. 

Tommy Robinson's Twitter Feed

HERE.

Worth bookmarking and reading from time to time, IMO.

Tommy Robinson Attacked In Luton (Updated)

On October 11, 2013, after his resignation from the EDL:

The former leader of the EDL says he was attacked in Luton town centre this afternoon.

Tommy Robinson, real name Stephen Lennon, was filming a documentary in Chapel Street when he was allegedly attacked by three men at about 4.30pm.

A passerby who did not wish to be named said she was sat in her car nearby when the incident happened.

She said: “Three men came out of the chicken shop and started shouting at Tommy and the film crew. Then they went for him and attacked him, they were hitting him and he was just trying to get away saying he didn’t want a fight.

“Everybody was just trying to get out of the way. It was a bit crazy. I was trying to move my car, I thought ‘oh my god’ there’s kids about. I know a lot of people don’t agree with what he stands for but no one should be attacked in the street.”

Tommy tweeted “Just been attacked in Luton town cente in a religious attack!” followed by “Under attack in town, American film crew got it on camera. Good punch to be fair! America will see first hand” accompanied by a picture of the alleged attack taken from a video camera.

At this stage Beds Police have been unable to confirm any details of the incident, but it is understood police did attend the scene.

UPDATE: Robinson must have been attacked by three Muslims because he tweeted this:

so shall I blame every single Muslim cos 3 hyped up mugs went for me? I see other Muslim I know in town who were sound?

He also said that it was all captured on video. Here's the Tweet:

Under attack in town, American film crew got it on camera. Good punch to be fair! America will see first hand

Apparently, the video is for ABC America.

PUSSY POLICE OF EUROPE STAGE A CO-ORDINATED ATTACK ON ANTI-JIHAD GROUPS?

Watch the Police run like a Plethora of Pussies

I am not a fan of many of the European counter-Jihad groups. But, this is politically motivated "Justice" at work. 

My understanding from yesterday was that Tommy Robinson was arrested for using someone else's visa to enter the US to speak at a NY rally with Pamela and Robert.

Now it seems they have arrested Paul Weston (another leader of the EDL) and 53 other people in the UK - as well as countless (so far) people in Germany.

Are these attacks co-ordinated?

Unless these anti-Jihadists are involved in some sort of organized conspiracy to commit an act of terrorism themselves, I can't imagine that this is anything but Political Persecution of people whose views are considered to be "outside the mainstream."

In other words, it is suppression of Free Speech, Freedom of Conscience and all the Foundational ideas of Western Civilization.

Is a Coordinated, Europe-Wide Crackdown on Counterjihad Movements Underway?

Is this the much-anticipated post-Breivik crackdown on Counterjihad movements, which never really seemed to materialise at the time, now happening with delayed effect?

Some indications:

The arrests of Tommy Robinson and Paul Weston

Police questioning of Pierre Sauterel, the man believed to be behind the Fdesouche.com website, which is the linchpin of the anti-Genocide, anti-Islam movement in France, as well as raids on the offices of its website host, putting the main website offline.

A police crackdown on the Pro Movement in Germany.

Arrests and calls for dissolution of http://www.generation-identitaire.com/

It wouldn't surprise me if there had recently been an EU-level meeting of interior ministers or their representatives where a decision was made to launch a coordinated crackdown.

German Government Launches Raids on Anti-Islam Pro-Deutschland Movement

TOMMY ROBINSON IMPRISONED WITH HOSTILE MUSLIMS

The British Government is hereby forewarned that should any harm come to Tommy Robinson in prison, they will be held to account. 

The Government has a duty of care to all prisoners, not to go out of their way to place them in potential danger for vindictive or political reasons.

PAUL WESTON ARRESTED OUTSIDE WORMWOOD SCRUBS

From Vlad Tepes Blog:

Speaking from the back of a police van being driven to an unknown destination, Paul hurriedly informed me that he and a friend had travelled to the prison in West London this evening with the aim of visiting Tommy Robinson, or at least assuring themselves of his well-being.

FROM PAMELA GELLER

THE NIGHT OF THE LONG KNIVES ... WITHOUT THE KNIVES

The arrest of over 53 people yesterday in the UK is the beginning of the end for the once-great Britain. The leaders of the English Defence League, Tommy Robinson and Kevin Carroll, were among those arrested. 

Dozens of police in riot vans swooped on vehicles carrying EDL members on the M1 near Luton, Beds, in what officers called a “pre-event investigation.”

The group had been planning a protest next Saturday in Walthamstow, north-east London. (More here)

Is there no one is the political establishment in the UK who has any decency, integrity or spine?

"Paul Weston Arrested Outside Wormwood Scrubs" British Freedom Party

By George Whale, 21:20 Monday

I have just received an urgent telephone call from British Freedom leader Paul Weston who has been arrested outside Wormwood Scrubs Prison.

Speaking from the back of a police van being driven to an unknown destination, Paul hurriedly informed me that he and a friend had travelled to the prison in West London this evening with the aim of visiting Tommy Robinson, or at least assuring themselves of his well-being.

Speaking through a glass panel they had asked officers at the prison to confirm that Tommy was being held there, but they refused to provide this information, citing the ‘Data Protection Act’. Paul and his friend again demanded to know where Tommy was being held, and at that point both were charged with breach of the peace, arrested and bundled into the police van.

Our conversation was cut off with Paul loudly remonstrating to an unidentified individual, “take your hands off me!”

We will update you on the situation as it unfolds.

*Update: We have since learned that Tommy Robinson is being held in Wandsworth prison

Met Police Attempt to Crush The EDL in Order to Appease The Enemy 

Tommy Robinson and other Key EDL Members Were Arrested and Imprisoned by the Met Police

This article is dedicated to the corrupt and useless Metropolitan Police, who stood idly by as Muslims showing their allegiance to the Mujahideen attacked them on the streets of London.

Currently, the British government and the Metropolitan police are more focused on destroying UK Counter Jihad groups by arresting key EDL leadership members and placing them in custody in an attempted take down of the EDL, or, as seen in a sicking case few months ago, arresting JDL UK members for attempting to debate hateful Muslims on the streets of Londonwhilst allowing British Mujahideen members to freely walk the same streets.

All the while the British police are turning on their own people to appease the Muslim population of the UK, Muslims repay Britain with terror plots and threats of death and murder.

Yesterday, we wrote how Devout British Muslims Planned Mass Suicide Attacks, which were described as the next “9/11″

Today, it has been revealed that Somalia’s Islamist Shebab militia have warned Britain it would “pay the heftiest price” for its “war against Islam” and the extradition of radical cleric Abu Hamza to the United States, and threatened to inflict on Britain its worst-ever attack by stating: ”The nightmare that surreptitiously looms on British shores is bound to eclipse the horrors of 7/7 and 21/7 combined”

The Al-Qaeda linked group also vowed to “go to every possible length to attain the freedom of imprisoned Muslim scholars.” Another message read: “Britain will pay the heftiest price for its brazen role in the war against Islam and endless brutality against innocent Muslims.”

You may be wondering why the Metropolitan police are more focused on destroying Counter Jihad groups, while at home and abroad, Muslims threaten to bring death and destruction to the streets of Britain.

I thought the same thing, until I saw this video of the Met police attempting to control a rabid Muslim and Leftist mob at a Pro-Palestine event in London, who called the police ‘F*cking Cowards, Kuffar Scum and Pussies’ when the Muslim mob attempted tobeat up a lone policeman, he drew his baton only to be called a ‘racist coward’ by the Muslims, the Met police spent most of their time running for their lives, here you can see their ‘effectiveness’

The arrest and imprisonment of Tommy Robinson and the attempted destruction of Counter-Jihad groups is a worrying turn of events, it brings the question as to which side the Metropolitan police are really on and who is pulling their strings?

As Patriots loyal to Britain are arrested and imprisoned whilst those who preach hatred against Britain and bleed the country dry are free to walk the streets, it is clear that London is yet another European city lost to the grip of Islam and appeasement of Islamism, the Met police can foot most of the blame.

Oh, what can the Police do? They are unarmed, right?

Rumor has it, many of the Police do, in fact, have guns. They have their weapons safely tucked up their asses, Nico. They are only allowed to take them out as a last resort to kill themselves if the Muslims get too angry.

Don't worry, Europe. You can still find new and creative ways to kill yourselves.

Like for instance, how about if you allow Muslim Brotherhood Spiritual Leader, Yusuf al-Qaradawi write your laws for you:

Muslim Brotherhood 'God Father' Qaradawi Organization Helping Qatar Draft Blasphemy Law that will be presented to the United Nations

TMBR - Italian media is reporting that the Qatari Justice Minister, with help of an organization headed by Global Muslim Brotherhood leader Youssef Qaradawi, is designing a law that would ban attacks on or offenses to religion that will be presented to the United Nations. According to an ANSAmed report:

The Qatari Justice Minister is designing a law that would ban attacks on or offenses to religion. The ultimate goal of the initiative is to create an international law with the help of the United Nations.

News of the minister’s plan was reported on Friday by the Doha Gulf Times. ‘In recent years, there have been insults and offenses against religion through drawings, films and other means. Thus we have taken the initiative to create a legislative instrument on an international level to protect the sacredness of all religions. The draft will be presented at the United Nations,’ declared Qatari Justice Minister Hassan bin Abdullah al-Ghanem.
The Qatari minister is collaborating with the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) on making religious offense considered a crime abroad as well as at home. ‘Offenses to religion shake the foundations of stability in the world and put world peace at risk,’ said Yousuf Qaradawi,president of IUMS. Every religion has its sacred elements. In the case of Islam, the Koran and the Prophet Mohammed are sacred, and any attack automatically sparks undesirable consequences, Qaradawi explained. ‘It is impossible to contain the spontaneous rage of a mass insulted by an offense to their religion,’ Qaradawi added. 
Qatar’s initiative comes on the heels of violent protests throughout the Islamic world – particularly in the Arabic regions – against the American- made, anti-Islamic film, ‘Innocence of the Muslims’. Even in Doha, hundreds of people demonstrated in front of the United States embassy in a peaceful protest, which nevertheless saw many wave black banners and chant for jihad, the fight for Islam. Another initiative is also being undertaken in Doha to appease spirits. The cinematic company AlNoor Holdings recently announced that it will produce a trilogy on the history of the Prophet Mohammed with the explicit goal of showing the Occident the true image of Islam.
A post from last month reported that International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) had demanded that Pope Benedict XVI apologize to Muslims over remarks he made in 2006.
The IUMS was launched on July 11, 2004 in conjunction with a visit by Youssef Qaradawi to London for a meeting of the European Council for Fatwa and Research. Many prominent individuals tied to the Global Muslim Brotherhood are or have been associated with the IUMS including:

• Rachid Ghannouchi (leader of the Tunisian Muslim Brotherhood)

• Ismail Haniyeh (Hamas Prime Minister in Gaza)

• Safwat Hegazi (close to the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood )

• Isam al-Bashir (Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood leader)

• Jamal Badawi (U.S. Muslim Brotherhood leader)

• Mohammad Sawalha (U.K. Muslim Brotherhood/Hamas)

• Basheer Nafi (Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader, formerly associated with the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT)

• Isaq Farhan (Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood)

• Salah Sultan (formerly tied to U.S. Muslim Brotherhood, noted anti-Semite)
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Qaradawi, a virulent anti-Semite is often referred to here as the most important leader of the global Muslim Brotherhood, an acknowledgement of his role as the de facto spiritual leader of the movement. In 2004, Qaradawi turned down the offer to lead the Egyptian Brotherhood after the death of the Supreme Guide. Based in Qatar, Sheikh Qaradawi has reportedly amassed substantial wealth through his role as Shari’ah adviser to many important Islamic banks and funds. He is also considered to be the “spiritual guide” for Hamas and his fatwas in support of suicide bombings against Israeli citizens were instrumental in the development of the phenomenon. A recent posthas discussed a video compilation of Qaradawi’s extremist statements.

Maybe if I pretend I'm dead, the Muslims will leave me alone.

Europe Turning Churches into Mosques

Bouchra Ismaili, a Rotterdam city councilman: "Listen up, crazy freaks, we're here to stay. You're the foreigners here, with Allah on my side I'm not afraid of anything. Take my advice: convert to Islam, and you will find peace".

The Middle East is full of churches turned into Islamic sites, like the Umayyad in Damascus, the Ibn Tulun in Cairo and the cathedral of St. Sophia in Instanbul.

In Hevron and on Jerusalem's Temple Mount, the Muslims built their sites on the Jewish ones.
A sad prophecy of the writer Emile Cioran once cast a sinister prophecy on Europe: “The French will not wake up until Notre Dame becomes a mosque”.

This is now a reality. But unlike the Middle East, where non-Muslim sites were razed or violently converted to Islam, in Europe this process is voluntary.

The church of Saint-Eloi in the French region of Vierzon will soon become a mosque. The diocese of Bourges has put on sale the church and a Muslim organization, l’Association des Marocains, made the most generous offer to buy the site.

The church of Saint-Eloi is located in an area inhabited by Turks and Moroccans. It’s the “de-Christianization” of Europe, which is naturally followed by its gradual Islamization and increasing anti-Semitism. Of 27.000 inhabitants in the town of Vierzon, only 300 go to church once a week.

In the past decade, French Catholic bishops formally closed more than 60 churches, many of which are destined to become mosques, according to the research conducted by the newspaper La Croix.

According to a recent report of the US Pew Center, Islam is already “the fastest-growing religion in Europe,” where the number of Muslims has tripled over the past 30 years. One third of all European children will be born to Muslim families by 2025.

Demography is the most important symptom of exhaustion: without a cradle, you can't sustain a civilization.

To understand this historic process one has to see the number of churches converted into mosques.

In the Netherlands, more than 250 buildings where Catholics, Lutherans and Calvinists have prayed for centuries, have changed owners.

Like the Fatih Camii Mosque in Amsterdam, which once was a Catholic church, the Saint Ignatius. Or the church of S. Vincentius, which was put on sale along with the benches, the crucifixes and the chandeliers. Today more than half of the Dutch population is “buitenkerkelijk”, it means free from any religious affiliation, as well as Catholics decreased by 70 percent.

Islam is now considered the “most widely practiced religion” in the Netherlands. The Oude Kerk, the oldest church in Amsterdam, built in 1309, stands solidly in the heart of downtown. Around it is the red-light district with the South American and Eastern European prostitutes knocking on the glass to attract the attention of passersby. The Neuwe Kerk, the church where the Dutch kings were crowned, is a museum. The only "church" in the city that is crowded is that of Scientology, which offers free stress tests.

4,400 church buildings remain in the Netherlands. Each week, two close their doors forever. A synagogue in The Hague was turned into the al Aqsa Mosque.

In Duisburg, Germany, the Catholic church closed six churches. In Marxloh, the only church that survives, that of St. Peter and Paul, will close at the end of 2012. In Germany 400 churches have been closed.

The municpality of Antwerp, Belgium, proposed to transform the empty churches into mosques. Scandinavia lives the same phenomenon. To cite one case, the Swedish churches of St. Olfos is used by the Muslims. The main mosque in Dublin is a former Presbyterian church.
In England, 10.000 churches have been closed since 1960. By 2020, another 4.000 churches will close while there will be, it is predicted, 1.700 new mosques, many of which will arise on former churches.

A French friend showed me one of Rotterdam's main square, where there is a mosque with Arabic writing outside. "That used to be a church".

Is Islam the destiny for the world's most affluent, relaxed and pacified societies which opted for self-liquidation? And will this decadent, semi-Islamicized Frankestein named "Europe" declare war on Israel?

Read the full story here.