BNP MEP Andrew Brons has contradicted himself over the existence of al Qaida, in turn saying they are “terrorists” and then saying “there is considerable doubt”
BNP MEP Andrew Brons has contradicted himself over the existence of al Qaida. In the space of one blog post, he calls them “terrorists who have already committed terrorist acts” before saying “there is considerable doubt” they even exist.
The far-Right fantasist wrote:
“Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaida are terrorists who have already committed terrorist acts and intend to commit more in the future …
“Returning to Al Qaida, for a moment, there is considerable doubt about its existence as an organisational entity as distinct from an ideological one.”
Brons, described by the Guardian as “the genteel face of neo-fascism”, has a long history of Hitler-worship, homophobia and violent anti-Semitism and racism.
He edited the National Front’s 1983 manifesto, writing:
“We believe the gradual dismantlement of the Apartheid system over the last 17 years to be retrograde … The alternative to Apartheid, multiracialism, envisages an extinction of the White man.”
• More damning evidence of Brons’s Fascist past can be found on Hope Not Hate, Socialist Unity and Pickled Politics.
9 Responses to “Racist MEP is an al Qaida denier … or is he?”
Shamik Das
RT @leftfootfwd: Racist MEP Andrew Brons, al Qaida denier: http://is.gd/5qbZE <— BNP scum
Miller 2.0
Hmm… what evidence is there to suggest that Al Qaida is an organisational entity (a thing in itself) rather than a loose network, or something even more informal? Without publicly available intel I think it’s worth keeping an open mind on this maybe?
Shamik Das
How can you say they “intend to commit more [terrorist acts] in the future” and then doubt their “existence as an organisational entity”. If they’re able to commit acts of terror “in the future”, surely there can be no doubt as to their existence in the present?
gsdog7
RT @leftfootfwd: Racist MEP Andrew Brons, al Qaida denier: http://is.gd/5qbZE
Swagata
Shamik, put aside the BNP loon and I think it’s possible for people to commit crime in the name of Al Qaeda but for it not to exist as an organisation. It doesn’t have a hierarchy, a website or any other particular structure. Several groups in different places in the world, from Indonesia to North Africa, claim some affiliation but are they fully incorporated and taking orders from some AQ high command? I’m not sure.