It was a shocking, abominable murder. But the fear remains that this may not be the action of hatred-obsessed psychopaths, but the beginnings of a long-drawn-out saga of Muslim revenge.
The words that the murderer used have already gone round the world: “we will never stop fighting you. The only reason we have done this is because Muslims are dying every day. This British soldier is an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth”.
It is terrible that this happened on a British street, but that is precisely why this location was chosen. One of the killers added: “in our land our women have to see the same. You people will never be safe. Remove your government. They don’t care about you”. Continue reading
The news today that 3 more NATO troops have been killed by Afghan soldiers – bringing the number of such murders to 15 in this month alone and 45 this year so far – is serious enough, but it hides a much more disturbing background. It has been dismissed as a series of random killings, not connected by any common thread, simply the result of personal grudges. However, a recent US military psychologists’ investigation found that it actually reflected deeply ingrained hate stereotypes on both sides. 
The killing of 6 British soldiers in Helmand-Kandahar this week will accelerate the timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Afghanistan, whatever the MOD may say to the contrary. The UK government was already committed to bring back home 1,000 of the 9,500 UK troops (excluding special forces) stationed there by the end of this year and to conclude all British involvement in a combat role by 2014. What will contribute to a faster draw-down is growing war weariness among the public, budget pressures, and a belief among the military that the Taliban have been significantly weakened over the last 2 years. 
You know things are not going well when even the puppet government installed by the occupying US forces criticises its masters. In January, President 