UK Terrorists FaceTherapy Not Prosecution: The New Appeasement?

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It would be easy to conclude from UK headlines that the British Government is getting tough on Terrorism. But while British Security services seek an extension to the detention laws for potential terrorists the government appears to be undermining their efforts.Cabinet Minister Jacqui Smith has announced a $25 million initiative to provide therapy and counseling to people who are members of extreme violent religious organizations. Crucially, under the new plan, members of such fanatical organizations will not automatically face prosecution.It is hard for any observer to see a coherent security policy developing in Britain.For a country that risked its very existence on appeasement in the 1930’s what would make them want to repeat such a doomed experiment?  Not for the fist time, British leaders are prepared to treat fanatics as they would themselves - as reasonable people. The root of this folly goes to the heart of the British Labor {Labour} party movement itself. There is a deep distrust of history within the party. It is an ingrained belief born out of European left wing politics that there are no lessons to be learned from the past.Had the previous Prime Minister Tony Blair had any interest in British history then he would have hesitated before taking on Afghan tribesmen.Unfortunately, such flawed thinking is not confined just to the British Labor Party. Sir Hugh Orde, the Northern Ireland police chief, believes there should be dialogue with al Qaeda. While Sir Hugh’s credentials on N. Ireland policing are impeccable, his global view on terrorism ....................Go to article

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