Editorial Bear

Accused 'fled London wearing burka'
Monday January 15, 12:34 PM

One of the alleged July 21 bombers fled London after the attempted attacks disguised as a woman wearing a burka, their trial heard.

Yassin Omar was captured on CCTV at Golders Green coach station in north London and at Birmingham coach station disguised in the traditional Muslim women's dress. Full story here.



If you're looking for a more damning reason why the traditional Muslim burka should be banned, you'll be hard pressed to find one.

A terrorist suspect escaped the country in a burka. Weeks after another murder suspect did exactly the same thing. Allowing people to pass through border security in an all-encompassing black sheet is simply incompatible with national security.

For example, CNN reporters including Daniel Pearl skipped through Iraq's borders dressed in burkas. I'm surprised the insurgents aren't as upset about the whole issue as I am!

No, the burka should be banned. Especially in Britain, after we suffered a terrifying small scale glimpse of what our very own 9/11 might look like.

Certainly the actions and beliefs of the suicide bombers represent only a tiny minority of British muslims. But while Britain tolerates this absurd outfit for the sake of the majority of muslims, it will be exploited by the minority - the killers and terrorists.

It should be banned.

This isn't a religious issue.

The whole thing reminded me, in fact, of The Saint in New York, in which Simon Templar dresses up in a Nun's habit and guns down a gangster on the steps of the City Courtroom. He sheds the black hood and robes and escapes without trace.

Whether they represent the Muslim faith or the Catholic one, all encompassing disguises have no place at security checkpoints. As the Chief of Police himself pointed out, you might as well allow people dressed as Pantomime Horses through.