Muslim Tories: 'Iran has right to nuclear arms'

[Troll]

Hmmm... not quite sure this is what David had in mind

A body set up by David Cameron to advise the Conservatives on Muslim issues has criticised the Government's relationship with Israel and concluded that Iran has "legitimate" reasons for wanting nuclear weapons.

The Conservative Muslim Forum also wants the compulsory history curriculum in schools changed to give "full recognition to the massive contribution that Islam has made to the development of Western civilisation".

It also argues that preachers who advocate a rejection of democracy and its institutions should not be denied entry into Britain.

[Clippy]

Only yesterday I was thinking to myself that Troll hasn't been about much with his cut 'n' paste antics.

And as if by magic...

How's it going CD?

[KathyWoolfe]

I'm surprised that they aren't saying "You lot in the West have nuclear weapons so why shouldn't we?"

If the USA etc want the world to be nuclear-weapon free then they should get rid of their own arsenals.

[ThomasSoerensen]

I'm surprised that they aren't saying "You lot in the West have nuclear weapons so why shouldn't we?"

If the USA etc want the world to be nuclear-weapon free then they should get rid of their own arsenals.

But then how could the yanks defend their model of rule by hypocrisy - sorry - democracy?

[KathyWoolfe]

But then how could the yanks defend their model of rule by hypocrisy - sorry - democracy?

Thats the idea - they wouldn't be able to

[BoredBloke]

Is there a Muslim Labour group? If there is, are their views any different? I suspect the Muslim part determines their views about Israel or nukes for Iran rather than the conservative part.

[Clippy]

And then again, he might have a point...

Nah.

Indeed.

The aura of permanent victimhood is overwhelming...

Which conversely explains why the pre-dominanently Christian main Labour party wouldn't want a muslim country to have any nukes.

The stench of colonial visions of grandeur are overpowering

[TheFaQQer]

I'm surprised that they aren't saying "You lot in the West have nuclear weapons so why shouldn't we?"

If the USA etc want the world to be nuclear-weapon free then they should get rid of their own arsenals.

Then then we wouldn't be able to witness the hypocrisy of condemning India and Pakistan for test firing missiles, while staying silent when the French test fire theirs.

[NotAllThere]

...Which conversely explains why the pre-dominanently Christian main Labour party ...

And there was me thinking that party ranks were full of atheistic marxists, when all the time they're happy clappy, evangelical fundementalists. I bet Gordon Brown play tambourine while he sings a rocked up version of Abide With Me.

[Churchill]

Then then we wouldn't be able to witness the hypocrisy of condemning India and Pakistan for test firing missiles, while staying silent when the French test fire theirs.

There is a difference between the two scenarios you mention.

India and Pakistan are sabre rattling.

France is merely testing their technology before flogging it to all that will buy.