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There is nothing new in this propaganda that merely repeats Tony Blair’s line of argument that there is a link between violence and holding the political ideas of Islam - ideas that carry massive public... Show more »There is nothing new in this propaganda that merely repeats Tony Blair’s line of argument that there is a link between violence and holding the political ideas of Islam - ideas that carry massive public support in theMuslim world. There is also a lack of any serious intellectual challenge from the likes of Hussain - on the one hand they say that they want to challenge our thoughts but then they call for banning - this is indicative of their inability to counter our thoughts. With regard to the proposal for a ban, this has been thoroughly refuted. These are just a few of the many statements made by those that have examined this question. 1. The Association of Chief Police Officers have said that they know "of no intelligence to justify a Hizb ut-Tahrir ban". [http:// politics.guardian.co.uk/terrorism/story/0,,1647285,00.html] 2. “I see no reason why HT should be banned on the basis of available evidence. I haven’t seen anything suggesting they have apologised for or glorified terrorism. I might not like their views but that doesn’t mean that they are criminal and that is an important distinction we have to make…members are against terror but can provide an insight into why people might become radicalised. It is important to know who one is dealing with in order to formulate a response.” [Bob Beckley, lead spokesman on community policing and counter-terrorism issues for the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO)] 3. "We have yet to see convincing evidence that Hizb ut-Tahrir as an organisation advocates violence or terrorism." [UK FCO Minister Bill Rammell, Hansard, 19/4/04] 4. "Hizb ut-Tahrir [HT] is an independent political party that is active in many countries across the world. HT's activities centre on intellectual reasoning, logic arguments and political lobbying. The party adheres to the Islamic Shariah law in all aspects of its work. It considers violence or armed struggle against the regime, as a method to re-establish the Islamic State, a violation of the Islamic Shariah." [Restricted Home Office Documents 19/8/03, Released to Hizb ut-Tahrir Britain 1/6/05 under FOI Act] Show less »