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August 07, 2005
'Britain is Right in Combating Extremist Threat'
The Daily Times of Pakistan said in an August 7, 2005 editorial that Leaving aside for a while the controversial aspects" of British Prime Minister Tony Blair's "new laws, which have already invoked debate in Britain, it is important to see whether Mr Blair is essentially right in his statement" of August 5, 2005, outlining "new security measures" in the wake of the July 7, 2005 and July 21, 2005 bombings in London.
"All told," the publication added,
The answer to that can only be in the affirmative. Britain, as also other European countries, has been allowing émigrés from developing countries including Muslim states for a long time. Unlike the Middle Eastern Muslim states, Europe offers complete integration and legal rights to immigrants. Most families have stayed on and thousands more want to go to Europe for better work opportunities and upward social mobility. Neither of these is available in mother countries in most cases. Britain's outrage at the recent bombings is, therefore, understandable.The Daily Times also said, "Mr Blair's emphasis on integration cannot be faulted. Anyone who wants to stay on as a British citizen must respect the duties that come with the rights of citizenship."
For more of the editorial, see "Britain is right in combating extremist threat."
Posted by Munir Umrani at August 7, 2005 01:41 PM
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