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chickenfeet) wrote2005-07-13 07:13 am
chickenfeet) wrote2005-07-13 07:13 am
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Some practical statistics
Lord Stevens claims 3000 British based Muslims have been through Al Quaeda training camps.
Let's see:
There are 1.6 million Muslims in Britain, of which half, one assumes, are female and unlikely to attend AQ camps. So, 800,000 males.
At least a quarter of those must be too young to have had terrorist training so let's say 600,000 adult males.
So 1 in 200 adult British Muslim males have left the country for terrorist training?
I have my doubts.
Let's see:
There are 1.6 million Muslims in Britain, of which half, one assumes, are female and unlikely to attend AQ camps. So, 800,000 males.
At least a quarter of those must be too young to have had terrorist training so let's say 600,000 adult males.
So 1 in 200 adult British Muslim males have left the country for terrorist training?
I have my doubts.