By Andrew L. Jaffee

When Britain’s MI5 chief revealed that, “There are at least 2,000 people in the UK who pose a threat to national security because of their support for terrorism,” what was the response from the Ramadhan Foundation? Denial — which is not a river in Egypt. From the BBC:

… [MI5 chief] Jonathan Evans said there had been a rise of 400 since November 2006.

He said children as young as 15 were being recruited for terrorist-related activity by al-Qaeda. …

In order to gather recruits, Mr Evans said, extremists were methodically and intentionally targeting vulnerable young people and children. …

Mohammed Shafiq, a spokesman for the Muslim youth organisation [Ramadhan Foundation], said the language was inflammatory and called for responsible dialogue.

He said the group was prepared to talk to the police and security services, but in order to defeat terrorism it was important to acknowledge the threat existed mainly due to foreign policy. …

The “logic:” recruiting Muslim children for terrorism is not the responsibility of Britain’s Muslim community; the problem is the UK’s recognition of Israel and its troops in Iraq? Talk about passing the buck…