Muslim group says Australian military action incites terrorism
WHILE Muslim leaders in Melbourne supported the anti-terrorism raids,
a fringe group called a news conference in Sydney where it repeatedly
refused to condone the police action or condemn the killing of the US
ambassador and other diplomats in Libya.
''If you light fires overseas, flares will come,'' said the media representative for Hizb ut-Tahrir Australia, Uthman Badar.
Mr Badar said he was not interested in ''superficial rhetoric'' about victims because that ignored the root cause of terrorism: Western aggression against Muslims.
He acknowledged that police had a right to protect Australia's security - ''if that makes you happy'' - but he insisted this missed the point. To stop terrorism, he said, we must address the provocation, which included Australia's military actions.
''If you light fires overseas, flares will come,'' said the media representative for Hizb ut-Tahrir Australia, Uthman Badar.
Mr Badar said he was not interested in ''superficial rhetoric'' about victims because that ignored the root cause of terrorism: Western aggression against Muslims.
He acknowledged that police had a right to protect Australia's security - ''if that makes you happy'' - but he insisted this missed the point. To stop terrorism, he said, we must address the provocation, which included Australia's military actions.
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